KAAN The Fifth Generation Fighter Jet
It is my personal opinion that in Türkiye we have more ‘traitors’ than any other nation. I will elaborate on that thought a bit later. But, I make this statement in reference to the event that occurred on the 21st of February, 2024 when Turkiye inaugurated its first fifth generation fighter jet in a flawless thirteen minute flight, from takeoff to landing. There are only three other nations in the world who have produced fifth generation fighter jets- the U.S., Russia and China. Both South Korea and Japan are still working on their jets, neither of which have successfully flown yet. South Korea did a brief flight, but they had help from the U.S. The Turkish jet, named KAAN, made world-wide headlines on February 21. With its successful flight it became the fourth nation to manage such technology. Mind you, to build a fifth-generation jet including the jet engine is more difficult that the making of an atomic bomb. The Turkish jet’s name, known as TF-X KAAN, is written in Turkish a...