Türkiye signs first deal to export KAAN fighter jets

Türkiye has signed the first agreement on the export of its own fifth-generation KAAN fighter jets, Report informs.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on X that, under the agreement, Türkiye will supply Indonesia with 48 units of the KAAN aircraft, the first Turkish nationally produced fighter jet.

According to the Turkish press, the agreement was signed on the sidelines of the INDO Defence 2025 exhibition in Indonesia. The total value of the agreement, according to preliminary data, was $10 billion.

The fifth-generation KAAN fighter jet is the first national combat aircraft of Türkiye. The prototype of the fighter jet made its maiden flight on February 22, 2024. Serial production is scheduled for 2028.