Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is in talks with a number of international locations to export its domestically developed KAAN fighter jet, the corporate’s CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu mentioned Monday.
TAI is presenting its merchandise on the fifty fifth Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, together with the multi-role Gokbey helicopter, the Hurkus primary coaching plane, the Hurjet superior jet coach, and the Aksungur unmanned aerial automobile.
“We define TAI as the supermarket of Türkiye’s aviation, with our units producing helicopters, UAVs, satellites, and even products for Airbus and Boeing—we have everything,” mentioned Demiroğlu, who can be attending the occasion.
Demiroğlu mentioned Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto expressed curiosity within the KAAN fighter jet throughout his go to to Türkiye in April. TAI adopted up with a go to to Indonesia in May, ensuing within the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the Indo Defense Expo 2025 in Jakarta.
Noting that this memorandum is greater than a easy settlement, Demiroğlu mentioned: “This is a framework agreement that determines what the product is, how many of them will be made, and how they will be.”
“We will hopefully sign the final contract in a few months,” he added.
Demiroğlu famous that KAAN has attracted robust curiosity globally.
“We’re in talks with some countries, and we expect serious developments from others, too,” he famous.
Demiroglu talked about that TAI is working with varied international locations, together with Spain, on the Hurjet.
“Spain choosing our Hurjet stirred a significant buzz both in Europe and around the world as the second NATO country to choose it, after Türkiye, whose air force will also use the aircraft for training purposes,” he mentioned.
European protection spending has surged over the previous 12 months, Demiroğlu famous, including that Türkiye is well-positioned to fulfill rising demand.
“We have the infrastructure and the product range to meet both our own needs and those of our allies,” he mentioned. “Türkiye is one of the candidates with a serious advantage as a source for defense products.”
He additionally highlighted previous collaborations with European producers, together with Airbus and the helicopter division of Italian aerospace big Leonardo SpA, saying that TAI is ready to fulfill Europe’s platform necessities.
Source: www.anews.com.tr