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The prototype performed taxi and ground tests on March 16, 2023<ref name="Trevithick-17.03.2023" /> and was ceremonially rolled out two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/turkish-future-fighter-comes-together-ahead-of-victory-day-roll-out|title=Turkish future fighter comes together ahead of 'victory day' roll-out|website=janes.com|author=Gareth Jennings|date=24 November 2022|access-date=12 January 2023|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217140402/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/turkish-future-fighter-comes-together-ahead-of-victory-day-roll-out|url-status=live}}</ref> Its maiden flight, initially scheduled for 27 December 2023 (one day before the maiden flight of the [[TAI Anka-3]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/turkeys-anka-3-flying-wing-unmanned-combat-air-vehicle-flies|title=Turkey's ANKA-3 Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Flies|author=Thomas Newdick|website=thedrive.com|date=28 December 2023|access-date=21 February 2024|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229013030/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/turkeys-anka-3-flying-wing-unmanned-combat-air-vehicle-flies|url-status=live}}</ref> was completed on 21 February 2024.<ref name="Bloomberg_21.02.2024">{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-21/turkey-s-fifth-generation-fighter-jet-kaan-makes-maiden-flight | title=Turkey's Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet Kaan Makes Maiden Flight | newspaper=Bloomberg | access-date=21 February 2024 | archive-date=21 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221115043/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-21/turkey-s-fifth-generation-fighter-jet-kaan-makes-maiden-flight | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Development==
On 15 December 2010, Turkey's Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) decided to design, develop, and manufacture a national next generation air-superiority fighter which would replace Turkey's F-16 fleet and operate with other critical assets like the [[F-35 Lightning II]].<ref name="TODAY'S_ZAMAN"/>
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=== Start of production ===
On November 4, 2021, the first piece of MMU was manufactured. Temel Kotil, CEO of TAI said; {{quoteblockquote|We have realized the production of the first part of our National Combat Aircraft. Every step we take for the survival project of our country is very meaningful and valuable for us. I would like to thank all my friends with whom we walked on the same path by working with enthusiasm and effort.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-04 |title=Milli Muharip Uçak için ilk parça üretildi {{!}} SavunmaSanayiST |url=https://www.savunmasanayist.com/milli-muharip-ucak-icin-ilk-parca-uretildi/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Savunma Sanayi ST |language=tr |archive-date=4 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104085304/https://www.savunmasanayist.com/milli-muharip-ucak-icin-ilk-parca-uretildi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} The other 20,000 parts of TF-X were planned to be ready by the end of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yıldırım |first=Göksel |date=2021-11-04 |title=Milli Muharip Uçak'ın ilk parçası üretildi |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/bilim-teknoloji/milli-muharip-ucakin-ilk-parcasi-uretildi/2411746 |url-status=live |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Anadolu Ajansı |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127190511/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/bilim-teknoloji/milli-muharip-ucakin-ilk-parcasi-uretildi/2411746 }}</ref>
TAI's Deputy General Manager responsible for TFX Dr. Uğur Zengin, stated on February 11, 2022, that 550 parts of TF-X were in production.<ref>{{Citation |title=MMU'nun 550 ana parçası imalatta |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBZhEmcHrkM |language=tr |access-date=2022-04-03 |archive-date=3 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403110350/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBZhEmcHrkM |url-status=live }}</ref> The maiden flight was planned for 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-09 |title=Turkey's TF-X jet nears the end of assembly - AeroTime |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/turkeys-tf-x-nears-the-end-of-assembly-ahead-of-scheduled-march-rollout |access-date=2023-01-11 |language=en-US |archive-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110160234/https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/turkeys-tf-x-nears-the-end-of-assembly-ahead-of-scheduled-march-rollout |url-status=live }}</ref> but has been rescheduled for the end of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Log In to AviationWeek |url=https://login.aviationweek.com/login?state=hKFo2SAxUWhmX3hTalpOMlBtRk9USnJJQ3dUTmhJQmFIVUZEN6FupWxvZ2luo3RpZNkgYWtrNG85Mk5WQ3NIa0RYZllYd3JnbVlnT2pnMk1Bb1SjY2lk2SBQWi1hMTc2dEFibDFTdVRicDl1MjV1WWFDNFdxcFdoaA&client=PZ-a176tAbl1SuTbp9u25uYaC4WqpWhh&protocol=oauth2&nonce=9b6f18d4bf8e743fce6a4a38a9046af1&scope=openid%20email%20profile&response_type=code&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Faviationweek.com%2Fauth0%2Fcallback |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=login.aviationweek.com |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327123130/https://login.aviationweek.com/login?state=hKFo2SBOQjQ1ZGdLX2I0TmFiNW96ckRvUFNyTHJkanlMbS03b6FupWxvZ2luo3RpZNkgNEZ3VWR5U0lOU25rQnIxSmt5Mk4wRk1DVDd3QlBVeHijY2lk2SBQWi1hMTc2dEFibDFTdVRicDl1MjV1WWFDNFdxcFdoaA&client=PZ-a176tAbl1SuTbp9u25uYaC4WqpWhh&protocol=oauth2&nonce=8b5de24a9a6a5b4a589e8b61b963af9d&scope=openid%20email%20profile&response_type=code&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Faviationweek.com%2Fauth0%2Fcallback |url-status=live }}</ref>
The aircraft was officially named [[Kaan (name)|Kaan]] on May 1, 2023.<ref name="Kaan-01.05.2023">{{cite web |date=1 May 2023 |title=İşte Milli Muharip Uçak'ın Adı: KAAN |url=https://www.savunmasanayist.com/iste-milli-muharip-ucakin-adi-kaan/ |website=savunmasanayist.com |publisher=SavunmaSanayiST |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501135941/https://www.savunmasanayist.com/iste-milli-muharip-ucakin-adi-kaan/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Kaan-TRT_Haber-01.05.2023">{{cite web |date=1 May 2023 |title=Milli Muharip Uçağın adı KAAN oldu |url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/milli-muharip-ucagin-adi-kaan-oldu-764020.html |publisher=[[TRT Haber]] |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501135117/https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/milli-muharip-ucagin-adi-kaan-oldu-764020.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2 May 2023 |title=Turkish Stealth KAAN Fighter will Replace American F-16 Fighter jets |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aijvas-MPfQ |publisher=The Military Curiosity |access-date=3 May 2023 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503173907/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aijvas-MPfQ&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
In May 2023, TAI CEO [[Temel Kotil]] said the company expects to deliver twenty Block 10 aircraft to the [[Turkish Air Force]] in 2028, then two aircraft per month by 2029, generating $2.4 billion in annual revenues for TAI.<ref name="Defense_News_11.05.2023">{{cite web |author=Burak Ege Bekdil |date=11 May 2023 |title=The cost of Turkey's TF-X fighter jet could rise, manufacturer says |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/05/11/the-cost-of-turkeys-tf-x-fighter-jet-could-rise-manufacturer-says/ |website=defensenews.com |publisher=Defense News |access-date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=26 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226102045/https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/05/11/the-cost-of-turkeys-tf-x-fighter-jet-could-rise-manufacturer-says/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Kotil also warned that the price tag of the aircraft may surpass his 2021 promise of $100 million per unit.<ref name="Defense_News_11.05.2023" /> This led the company to seek additional capital and production workers. In July 2023, at the 16th International Defense Industry Fair, a protocol agreement was signed to bring Azerbaijan into the project. Project officials began looking for Azerbaijani companies and production facilities that could be used and 200 Azerbaijani workers were to be immediately dispatched to join the fighter project.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nordicmonitor.com/2023/08/turkey-involves-azerbaijan-in-the-national-fighter-jet-project-with-hopes-of-financial-contribution/ | title=Turkey involves Azerbaijan in national fighter jet project with hopes of financial contribution - Nordic Monitor | date=August 2023 | access-date=14 August 2023 | archive-date=14 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814015047/https://nordicmonitor.com/2023/08/turkey-involves-azerbaijan-in-the-national-fighter-jet-project-with-hopes-of-financial-contribution/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name= "airrecognition">{{cite web|url=http://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/global-news-2018/avril/4243-tai-aselsan-sign-preliminary-agreement-for-tf-x-development.html|title=TAI, Aselsan sign preliminary agreement for TF-X development|date=2018-04-27|work=Air Recognition|access-date=2018-10-30|archive-date=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035529/http://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/global-news-2018/avril/4243-tai-aselsan-sign-preliminary-agreement-for-tf-x-development.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name= "defensenews">{{cite web|url=http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/strike/2015/12/06/rolls-royce-offers-engine-for-turkish-made-fighter-jet/76890154/|title=Rolls-Royce Offers Engine for Turkish-Made Fighter Jet|date=6 December 2015|work=Defense News|access-date=8 January 2016|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327123045/https://www.defensenews.com/air/2015/12/06/rolls-royce-offers-engine-for-turkish-made-fighter-jet/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="reuters">{{Cite news |url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-turkey-bae-idUKKBN15C0IM |title= Britain, Turkey sign defence deal to develop Turkish fighter jet |work= Reuters |date= 27 January 2017 |access-date= 28 January 2017 |archive-date= 12 May 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170512154414/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-turkey-bae-idUKKBN15C0IM |url-status= livedead }}</ref>
<ref name= "gov-uk">{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-general-export-licence-exports-in-support-of-turkish-aerospace-industries-tf-x-programme |title=Open general export licence (exports in support of Turkish Aerospace Industries TF-X programme) |date=2017-07-26 |work=Department for International Trade, the UK |access-date=2018-10-29 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229024051/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-general-export-licence-exports-in-support-of-turkish-aerospace-industries-tf-x-programme |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name=as1>{{cite web |url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/160363/turkey-picks-ej200-engine-for-future-tfx-fighter-program.html |title=ASELSAN Signs MoU with EUROJET |publisher=Defense & Aerospace |access-date=2016-01-08 |archive-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216151912/http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/160363/turkey-picks-ej200-engine-for-future-tfx-fighter-program.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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