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I'm sure it has something to do with the dogfights with PLAAF...
CEO of TAI had an interview a couple days ago:
"Now, Kaan's engine, as you know, is being developed in collaboration with TEI and TR Motor. Yes. The PDR phase was completed last week. We moved on to the CDR. This was an important phase. In other words, the design has emerged. What will it be like? What will be there? What will be placed where? What interfaces will affect the interior design of the aircraft, its weight, power, etc. These are now frozen as a concept. One of them has been chosen, and this is the stage where the final design details are started. This takes approximately 1 to 1.5 years. In the meantime, sometimes risks are taken, and parts and systems that will take a long time to procure are worked on beforehand, and quickly, I think, we plan to start the first prototype tests in the 2028-29 range. So we will put it on the aircraft in the 2029-30 range. It's progressing fast right now, but we need to speed up even more."
Apparently they are aiming for a bee size RCS for the Kaan:
"Now, Kaan's engine, as you know, is being developed in collaboration with TEI and TR Motor. Yes. The PDR phase was completed last week. We moved on to the CDR. This was an important phase. In other words, the design has emerged. What will it be like? What will be there? What will be placed where? What interfaces will affect the interior design of the aircraft, its weight, power, etc. These are now frozen as a concept. One of them has been chosen, and this is the stage where the final design details are started. This takes approximately 1 to 1.5 years. In the meantime, sometimes risks are taken, and parts and systems that will take a long time to procure are worked on beforehand, and quickly, I think, we plan to start the first prototype tests in the 2028-29 range. So we will put it on the aircraft in the 2029-30 range. It's progressing fast right now, but we need to speed up even more."
Apparently they are aiming for a bee size RCS for the Kaan:
TLDR for recent updates regarding both the F110 and the TF-35000:
On the F110 supply:
On the TF-35000 development status:
On the F110 supply:
On the TF-35000 development status:
Roketsan CEO: "We aim to ready Gökbora in 2-2.5 years"
"Gökbora will be a much better missile (vs Meteor). Because when you look at the subsystems on the Gökbora, such as its datalink capability, engine structure, warhead, sensors, and seeker, it will be one of the newest generation missiles in this field. We think that Gökboran will be a much better missile, and we will not only launch Gökbora from Eurofighter. Yes. We have Kaan. We will launch it from Kızılelma. We will launch it from our Kaan. We will launch it from our Akıncı. Maybe we will launch it from Anka. So, therefore, we will have a very long-range beyond-visual-range missile that we can integrate into every platform. This missile is very valuable to us. Of course, the indispensable point is radar integration. Yes. That's the key point. There is a very good collaboration between ASELSAN and Roketsan there. We are working together. With the radar they have developed our missile, God willing, will be able to hit its target from very long distances by being guided. What is the timeline for Gökbora? With the features we mentioned, we aim to have Gökbora ready within a period of 2 years, 2.5 years, God willing."
"Gökbora will be a much better missile (vs Meteor). Because when you look at the subsystems on the Gökbora, such as its datalink capability, engine structure, warhead, sensors, and seeker, it will be one of the newest generation missiles in this field. We think that Gökboran will be a much better missile, and we will not only launch Gökbora from Eurofighter. Yes. We have Kaan. We will launch it from Kızılelma. We will launch it from our Kaan. We will launch it from our Akıncı. Maybe we will launch it from Anka. So, therefore, we will have a very long-range beyond-visual-range missile that we can integrate into every platform. This missile is very valuable to us. Of course, the indispensable point is radar integration. Yes. That's the key point. There is a very good collaboration between ASELSAN and Roketsan there. We are working together. With the radar they have developed our missile, God willing, will be able to hit its target from very long distances by being guided. What is the timeline for Gökbora? With the features we mentioned, we aim to have Gökbora ready within a period of 2 years, 2.5 years, God willing."
KIZILELMA LRIP batch to enter service this year equipped with MURAD-100A GaN FCRs:
Notably, TurAF’s long-awaited first fighter-grade AESA radar to enter operational service will be an indigenous system (if we exclude the Qatari Typhoons scheduled to join TurAF service this month).
Notably, TurAF’s long-awaited first fighter-grade AESA radar to enter operational service will be an indigenous system (if we exclude the Qatari Typhoons scheduled to join TurAF service this month).
