(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Canberk Doğan
The last of the good news in defense was the National Combat
Aircraft (NCA). The NCA, which will be the main combat force of our
Air Force, came out of the hangar and headed to the runway.
Explaining that the NCA was named KAAN, President Erdoğan said,
"Imagine such a plane that it will enter the enemy's lair in a war
environment without being seen by radars. Then he will quietly
return to his base. KAAN is the name of this plane,” he said.
Turkiye experienced a historic day in the field of defense and
aviation. Turkish domestic warplane and HÜRJET took to the runway
together. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that the name of
the National Combat Aircraft is KAAN.
Participating in the Century of the Future Promotion Program
held at the Kahramankazan Central Campus of Turkish Aviation and
Remote Industry (TUSAŞ), Erdoğan gave instructions to act by
connecting to the pilots of HÜRJET and NCA after he came to the
podium. HURJET and NCA taxied on Erdogan's instruction. After
HÜRJET came to the stage, NCA with KAAN written on its body
completed its taxi at the designated spot in front of the
stage.
Plate for pilots
After the engine shutdown of KAAN and HÜRJET, Erdoğan said,
“Right now, HÜRJET and our KAAN are in front of us. When I saw both
of them before me, I remembered these lines of Yahya Kemal and read
the poem“This storm is the Turkish army, Oh GODi.” HÜRJET Test
Pilot Ercan Çelik and KAAN's Test Pilot Gokhan Bayramoglu, who came
to the podium, presented their helmets and veils, and Erdoğan
presented plaques to the pilots.
We are in every area
Stating that today is one of the historical days in the field of
defense and aviation, Erdoğan said that in the last months, they
have been giving good news in the defense industry that has made
the nation happy.
“Among these is the addition of our TCG Anadolu ship to our
navy. There is a successful launch of our IMECE satellite into
space. There is the delivery of our Altay tank to our Armed Forces
for testing. Our GOKBEY helicopter is flying with a domestic
engine. For the first time, a torpedo has been fired from an
unmanned naval vehicle. Thank God, we exist on land, on the sea and
under the sea, in the air, in space, in every area. Today, we are
in front of our nation with a new phase of our projects. I hope we
will see many more tomorrow," he said.
Name Father State
“As the main combat force of our Air Force, we took our National
Combat Aircraft out of the hangar and built a runway head. We
performed the first flight of our HÜRJET. We launched ATAK 2, which
we can call the brother of our ATAK attack helicopter, for the
first time. Our ANKA-3, the world's first flying unmanned aerial
aircraft, made its first walk. We named our National Combat
Aircraft KAAN. His name is also Devlet Bey. But we still have a
long way to go. In the coming years, we will continue to instill
trust in friends and fear in the enemy by equipping our army with
these planes, UAVs and helicopters.”
It will enter enemy's lair without being see on the
radars
“KAAN is before our eyes with all its glory. Very soon it will
fly too. It will enter the enemy's lair without being seen by the
radars in the war environment. He will open the gun slot and drop
his missile and bomb on the enemy. Our country's own engineers will
build this plane, and our own pilots will fly it. KAAN is the name
of this aircraft. All of the main mission systems will be domestic
and national. KAAN will fly with our own weapons, radar,
communication, flight, control and mission computers. We will be
one of the 5 countries producing this type of 5th generation
fighter jet in the world.”
Signature on Trunk
At the ceremony, first HURJET and then KAAN taxied on the runway
and greeted President Erdogan. While HÜRJET and KAAN took their
places on the runway, KIZILELMA's sister ANKA-3 and ATAK-2
decorated the ceremony area. After signing the fuselage part of the
KAAN, President Erdoğan went to the cockpit of the plane and sat in
the pilot's seat. It was seen that ROKETSAN's SOM-J was mounted in
ANKA, which was equipped with domestic ammunition. There were
engineers and technicians of domestic and militia warplanes as well
as other TAI employees in the area. In front of the B610
modernization modification hangar, Gökbey's engine was displayed
next to the domestic helicopter.
Arm will fly
Stating that Kızılelma and ANKA-3 will fly autonomously with the
KAAN, Erdoğan said,“They will all perform their duties with our
domestic ammunition. Thus, we will raise the standards of armed
drones to the highest level worldwide. Hürkuş, which we have
started to produce for friendly and allied countries, has already
turned it into an international platform. Soon we are giving the
first products to Niger and Chad. We also receive happy news from
our national helicopter, Gökbey. Gökbey now flies with a turbine
engine designed by our own engineers. Our 10-ton ATAK-2 helicopter
has become one of the three countries in the world that can produce
helicopters in this class.”
HÜRJET red white
HÜRJET appeared in public for the first time with its new red
and white color at the ceremony. Stating that HURJET will train
heroic pilots, equip them with weapons and go to the battlefield
when necessary, Erdoğan said,“HÜRJET will be able to partially
replace the F-16s by equipping it with our own weapons and radars.
Very soon, our HÜRJET will join the inventory of our Air Force.
Hopefully, we will deploy HÜRJET to our TCG ANADOLU ship as well,”
he said.
Keep bothering
Criticizing the opposition that opposes defense projects,
Erdogan said,“Every success our country has achieved in the
defense industry is disturbed by these, as well as those on the
other side of the water. Make no mistake, we will continue to
disturb them and those on the other side of the water. Even KAAN
and HÜRJET alone are enough to wake up those who accuse us of being
disconnected from reality from the dreams they have pinned their
hopes on.”
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