TAI TF Kaan

The TAI Kaan, internally known as the TF for Turkish Fighter and as the MMU, the National Combat Aircraft, is a fifth-generation, stealth, twin-engine, all-weather air superiority fighter under development by Turkish Aerospace Industries. It is designed to replace the Turkish Air Force's fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons and is also intended for export. The programme was approved by the Defence Industry Executive Committee in December 2010 and the design and development contract was signed in August 2016. The prototype performed taxi and ground tests in March 2023, was rolled out two days after the first of them, and made its maiden flight on 21 February 2024. The prototypes and first production aircraft are to use two General Electric F110 turbofans, with a Turkish engine planned after 2030.