The Turkish Air Force is strengthening its independence by shifting pilot training and combat preparation to a fully domestic ecosystem built around HÜRKUŞ, HÜRJET, KAAN and national simulators.

Altınay Defence Technologies has completed the design phase of the pneumatic munition release system developed for KAAN and moved into production. The company also announced that its Iron Bird test infrastructure has reached the acceptance stage, marking another major milestone in the project.

Female engineers and technicians at TUSAŞ successfully designed, manufactured and integrated a KAAN fighter jet component entirely through a women-led team.

Defense Industry President Haluk Görgün announced that the KAAN Technology Facility, built by HAVELSAN within the TUSAŞ campus, will significantly enhance the national fighter jet’s digital capabilities and engineering capacity.

New prototypes of Türkiye’s National Combat Aircraft KAAN have been unveiled for structural and flight testing. The development marks a major milestone toward serial production.

At World Defence Show 2026 in Riyadh, KAAN, J-35A, KF-21 and F-35 appeared side by side. Chinese media highlighted Türkiye and South Korea’s stronger presence at the event.

TAI CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu stated that Saudi Arabia’s interest in the KAAN fighter jet has reached the highest level, with concrete and positive developments expected soon.

Turkish Aerospace has activated the APAJ system on the KAAN assembly line. The technology marks a major step forward in digitalization, precision manufacturing, and production efficiency.