Turkey Says TAI TF-X Stealth Fighter Is Better Than F-35 nationalinterest.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationalinterest.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Turkey's ambitious project to develop a homegrown stealth fighter, the TAI TF Kaan, recently achieved a significant milestone with its maiden flight at Akinci air base, reaching a speed of 230 knots. But that is just the start of a long development process.
One of the requirements for the TF-X fighter early on was that it would make a more air-superiority-oriented partner to Ankara’s expected fleet of F-35 Lightning II fighters.