Turkey Seeks F-16 Engines From US for Domestic Fighter Jet

  • Turkey wants joint production of F110 engines domestically
  • Turkish aircraft Kaan set to make its maiden flight early 2024

Turkey’s TAI Kaan aircraft.

Photographer: Yavuz Ozden/dia images/Getty Images

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Turkey has asked the US for permission to co-produce GE Aerospace engines used in F-16 jets, with an aim to deploy them for its own domestically produced fighter plane.