Ukrainian companies are participating in developing the KAAN, Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter jet, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said.
As he specified, Ukrainian companies have joined the development of a promising engine and a promising fifth-generation aircraft – the KAAN fighter- by collaborating in developing the jet’s components and systems. This is a promising cooperation, and after being put into service with the Turkish military, Bodnar added that this fighter may be of interest to Ukraine’s air force.
“Perhaps this will be useful in the context of the production of new drones in Ukraine, which will be produced by the new plant of the Baykar Makina company,” the diplomat said.
Two large Turkish companies, Baykar Makina, the manufacturer of Bayraktar combat drones, and the state company TUSAŞ (TAI), purchase Ukrainian jet and turbojet engines for their unmanned aerial vehicles.
“In addition, there is a separate project for the supply of helicopter engines. The main partners here are the Ukrainian companies Motor Sich and Ivchenko Progress,” said Bodnar.