TAI KAAN (TF-X)

The KAAN is Turkey's indigenous stealth multirole fighter, intended to replace the F-16. Powered by two General Electric F110 engines (temporary until a domestic engine is ready). Features twin-tail, reduced-RCS design. Aims for 5th generation capability.

First flew February 2023. Multiple test flights completed 2023-2025. Mass production planned late 2020s. Engine dependency on GE F110 is critical — Turkey is developing domestic TEI TF-6000 engine for final production variant.