Contact Us

Türkiye’s KAAN fighter jet begins pre-flight taxi tests

Türkiye's National Combat Aircraft, KAAN's new prototype, successfully performed its first taxi test.

  • 2
  • 9
KAAN successfully completed its taxi test

KAAN rolled out of the hangar onto the runway on March 17, 2023. Over an 11-month period, it was prepared by Turkish engineers to meet the sky. It successfully completed the tests it underwent for its first flight mission.

  • 3
  • 9
KAAN successfully completed its taxi test

National in design and manufacturing, KAAN has a wingspan of 14 meters, a height of 6 meters, and a length of 21 meters. Its cockpit is single-seater. Its twin engines, high maneuverability, low radar visibility, ability to carry weapons internally, and electronic warfare capability are among KAAN's notable features.

  • 4
  • 9
KAAN successfully completed its taxi test

KAAN will be able to work collaboratively with unmanned aerial vehicles, airborne early warning and control platforms, and other planned elements.

  • 5
  • 9
KAAN successfully completed its taxi test

KAAN will provide enhanced combat power with air-to-air combat using new generation weapons, precise strikes from internal weapon bays at supersonic speeds, and artificial intelligence and neural network support.

  • 6
  • 9
KAAN successfully completed its taxi test
  • 7
  • 9
KAAN successfully completed its taxi test
  • 8
  • 9
KAAN successfully completed its taxi test
  • 9
  • 9
KAAN successfully completed its taxi test