In a solemn tone, in the context of a pre-election event, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that the "national fighter aircraft of Turkey" will be called KAAN.
In the wake of his illness becoming the subject of global debate, the Turkish president posted a photo on his Twitter account of himself looking haughty, wearing a pilot's jacket and sunglasses, and climbing into the cockpit of KAAN.
However, despite his efforts to appear prosperous, the signs of fatigue are not hidden, with his image once again betraying weakness.
See the video:
Millî Savunma Bakanı Hulusi Akar, “İstikbalin Yüzyılı Tanıtım Programı"ndaki konuşmasında “NATO standartlarında üretilen ve operasyonlarda denenmiş olan silah sistemlerimizin sahadaki etkinliği, tüm dünyanın da dikkatini çekmiş, yerli ve millî savunma sanayi ürünlerimize olan… pic.twitter.com/3j6kyEPexX
— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) May 1, 2023
At the same time, Erdoğan did not fail to send a new warning message to Greece, stressing the following: "We will continue to disturb those on the other side of the waters".
❝Milletimizin canına kasteden DEAŞ'ından PKK, PYD, YPG'sine kadar eli kanlı terör örgütlerinin hiçbirine nefes aldırmıyoruz, aldırmayacağız❞
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, İstikbalin Yüzyılı Tanıtım Programı'nda konuştu https://t.co/SsH8mYGPsl pic.twitter.com/n9ebRpxfqx
— Anadolu Ajansı (@anadoluajansi) May 1, 2023
Turkey is now in every "field" – on land, sea and underwater, air and space, Erdoğan said during the event – “Century of the Future” – organised by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in Ankara for the presentation of the aircraft.
💢 Türkiye’s national combat aircraft has been named KAAN, announces President Erdogan
💢 Fifth-generation aircraft will replace aging F-16 fleet
💢 Jet has top speed of 1.8 mach, twin engines produce 29,000 pounds thrust each https://t.co/AdWHzsHsYN pic.twitter.com/m4ucC8MmqY
— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) May 1, 2023
İstikbal, gök vatan, millî muharip uçağımız KAAN! 🇹🇷 #İstikbalinYüzyılı pic.twitter.com/EuZEroqByS
— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) May 1, 2023
The fifth-generation aircraft, KAAN, was developed by TAI to replace its aging fleet of F-16s, it stressed, in the wake of the Turks' inability to get US congressional approval for the upgrade kits.
"With this aircraft, Turkey will become one of the five countries that have this kind of technology," Erdoğan said.
Karada, denizde, denizaltında, havada, uzayda, her alanda varız! 🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/9n9QuKBanp
— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) May 1, 2023
The aircraft, launched as a project in 2016, is 21 metres long and can reach a maximum speed of mach 1.8 thanks to its twin engines, which can produce 29,000 pounds (13,000 kg) of thrust each. "Its name is KAAN, may his sword be sharp!" commented the Turkish industry in its post.
KAAN, as a fifth-generation aircraft, according to TAI, has many advanced features, such as battle damage detection, low detectability, precision targeting and internal weapons storage.
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