Milestones Set For Turkish Indigenous Fighter Progress

Tony Osborne August 05, 2022
Turkish fighter
The indigenous Turkish fighter program is considered a strategic initiative for Ankara, transforming the country’s aerospace capability.
Credit: Turkish Aerospace
In just over 220 days, Turkish Aerospace Industries plans to roll out the first prototype of the country’s indigenous fighter aircraft, the TF-X. The company’s engineers are hurriedly working on completing the prototype, aiming to enable an engines-­running rollout of the fifth-generation, low...
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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