First KAAN export prospect: Turkey to deliver 48 jets to Indonesia

ISTANBUL — Turkey and Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding for the sale of 48 units of the future fifth-generation KAAN fighter aircraft during the INDO Defence 2025 exhibition held in Indonesia.

The signing of the agreement was announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 11 in a post on X.

The signing ceremony took place that day in Jakarta, with the participation of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Turkish President of Defence Industries Haluk Görgün, Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Chairman of TUSAŞ Ömer Cihad Vardan, Deputy Minister of National Defense and Vice Chairman of the TUSAŞ Board of Directors Şuay Alpay, and TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu.

According to TUSAŞ, the agreement also includes significant technology-transfer components in the field of aviation, leveraging Indonesia’s industrial infrastructure and production capacities for the KAAN program.

This agreement marks the first export deal for the aircraft, which is still in the development stage. TUSAŞ aims to start delivering the plane for the Turkish Air Force in 2028.

The prototypes of Kaan and the first batch of low initial production will be powered by a General Electric F110, an afterburning turbofan jet engine. The aim is to replace this engine with a Turkish one by 2032. Turkish engine manufacturer TUSAS Engine Industries Inc. (TEI) is developing the TF-35000 engine, specially designed for the KAAN fighter. The new turbofan engine will produce 35,000 lbf of thrust. Each aircraft will be equipped with two engines.

Mr. Demiroğlu stated in a post on X that the KAAN aircraft to be delivered to Indonesia would be powered by indigenous Turkish engines.

Speaking about the Indonesian project, Mr. Demiroğlu said that these deliveries would come later, hopefully in the 2030s. “Our planned delivery schedule currently includes our own indigenous engine. Right now, we’re talking about 48 aircraft. Of course, depending on what’s included in the package, this number could change. We estimate the total will end up somewhere between 12 and 15 billion dollars,” he said.

Cem Devrim Yaylali is a Turkey correspondent for Defense News. He is a keen photographer of military ships and has a passion for writing about naval and defense issues. He was born in Paris, France, and resides in Istanbul, Turkey. He is married with one son.

伊斯坦布尔——在印度尼西亚举行的2025年印度防务展上，土耳其和印度尼西亚签署了一份谅解备忘录，将向土耳其出售48架未来的第五代KAAN战斗机。

土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安于6月11日在X网站上发帖宣布了该协议的签署。

签约仪式于当天在雅加达举行，印尼总统普拉博沃·苏比安托、土耳其国防工业总裁哈鲁克·格尔根、印尼国防部长沙弗里·沙姆苏丁、TUSAŞ董事长厄梅尔·吉哈德·瓦尔丹、国防部副部长兼TUSAŞ董事会副主席舒艾·阿尔帕伊以及TUSAŞ首席执行官穆罕默德·德米罗卢出席了仪式。

据TUSAŞ称，该协议还包括航空领域的重要技术转让内容，利用印度尼西亚的工业基础设施和生产能力来推进KAAN计划。

该协议标志着这款仍在研发阶段的飞机达成了首笔出口交易。土耳其航空航天公司（TUSAŞ）计划于2028年开始向土耳其空军交付该型飞机。

Kaan战斗机的原型机和首批小批量生产机型将采用通用电气F110加力涡扇喷气发动机。目标是在2032年前用土耳其自主研发的发动机替换该发动机。土耳其发动机制造商TUSAS发动机工业公司（TEI）正在研发专为Kaan战斗机设计的TF-35000发动机。这款新型涡扇发动机将产生35,000磅的推力。每架飞机将配备两台该发动机。

Demiroğlu 先生在 X 论坛上发帖称，即将交付给印度尼西亚的 KAAN 飞机将采用土耳其国产发动机。

谈到印尼项目，德米罗格鲁先生表示，这些飞机的交付将在稍后进行，希望能在2030年代完成。“我们目前的交付计划包括我们自主研发的发动机。现在，我们计划交付48架飞机。当然，根据最终交付内容，这个数字可能会有所变化。我们估计总金额最终将在120亿至150亿美元之间。”他说道。

杰姆·德夫里姆·亚伊拉利是《防务新闻》驻土耳其记者。他热衷于拍摄军舰，并对海军和国防议题充满热情。他出生于法国巴黎，现居土耳其伊斯坦布尔。他已婚，育有一子。