Indonesia Signs Up As Turkish Kaan Fighter's First Export Customer

Indonesia signs for Kaan

Indonesian President Prabow Subianto oversees the signing of a deal for the Kaan fighter.

Credit: Turkish Aerospace
Turkey has secured its first export order for its indigenous Kaan combat aircraft after Indonesia signed a deal to acquire 48 of the fighters. All of the aircraft are slated for delivery within 10 years. The Indonesian Kaans are to be powered by Turkey's indigenous fighter engine, the TF35000, which...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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