[HIGHLIGHTS] Propaganda before the election: Turkey relies on “Kaan” – converted F-16 is Erdogan’s prestige object

Propaganda before the election: Turkey relies on “Kaan’ – converted F-16 is Erdogan’s prestige object. The plane took off for the first time on Wednesday (February 21st) The Kaan is also an alternative to the American F-35.

However, Turkey was excluded from the F- 35 program after it acquired the Russian S-400 air defense system. Now Ankara even has problems buying F- 16 fighter jets from the USA. Currently the prototype is not yet a 5th generation fighter aircraft. It is still visible on the radar screen.