Indonesia signs contract to purchase 48 Kaan National Combat Aircraft

The signing ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Turkey, Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün; Indonesian Minister of Defense, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin; TAI Chairman of the Board of Directors, Prof. Dr. Ömer Cihad Vardan; Deputy Minister of National Defense and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, Şuay Alpay; and TAI General Manager, Dr. Mehmet Demiroğlu.

Following the signing ceremony, TAI Chairman Ömer Cihad Vardan commented, "We have signed a very important contract. We have signed a very important contract on behalf of our country. I would like to thank all our friends who contributed to this project. Today, we are talking about the work of Turkish engineers. We are talking about the work of the Turkish people. There is a detail we must not forget here; it is actually very important: the leadership and vision of our President and our ability to move towards the goals he has shown us. In this context, as you know, we were able to produce Kaan. We have many products within TAI, but Kaan is one of the 5th generation aircraft produced by only three countries in the world, including four other countries. If you cannot do this, you are forced to buy it by relying on others. You know the situation in our region, you know the difficulties we face here. When we face these difficulties, who will we turn to in a situation where we can defend our own country? We will not turn to anyone anymore. We have reached a point where we can do these things with our HÜRKUŞs, HÜRJETs, Attack helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ultimately Kaan. Therefore, we are very "We are delighted. About a month and a half ago, we signed a contract for the delivery of 48 Kaan missiles. We have already initiated this contract today. The contract includes 48 Kaan missiles. If you want to be among the world's leading countries, you need to be at the cutting edge of technology and maintain your presence in the defense industry. The fact that we can develop all these platforms at this level is a testament to this. With our current technological capabilities, we can do this virtually without needing any foreign resources," he said.

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