[🇹🇷] Saudi Arabia eyes up to 100 Turkish Kaan fighter jets as US-made F-35 remains inaccessible

[PakistanProud]

Date of Event: Dec 26, 2024

Source: https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2024/saudi-arabia-eyes-up-to-100-turkish-kaan-fighter-jets-as-us-made-f-35-remains-inaccessible

According to Ekotrent on December 26, 2024, Saudi Arabia has begun negotiations with Türkiye to acquire 100 Kaan fifth-generation fighter jets. The talks were held during a three-day meeting in Istanbul, where Türkiye's Defense Industry President Haluk Görgün hosted Saudi Arabia's Deputy Defense Minister Khaled bin Hussein Al-Biyari and Air Force Commander Turki bin Bandar Al Saud. Discussions centered on the potential procurement of the aircraft, joint production opportunities, and technology transfer agreements, with deliveries anticipated in the 2030s.

 

[Dogun18]

@Lulldapull @LegionnairE

 

[Mainerik]

@Lulldapull @Bilal9 @Saif @Sharma Ji

 

[Sharma Ji]

Haven't kept up with this, do they have a flying prototype ?

Quick gooble says they using GE engine for now but Turkey is developing their own engines.

Looks nice, well done, Turkiye.

 

[Dogun18]

@Jiangnan Why didn’t Saudi Arabia choose J10?