Why Saudi Arabia Prefers Turkey’s KAAN Over the F-35 | Explained

[@sarfarazahmedlarik]

Saudi must diversify to reliable military hardware source. Turkey fits best in all aspects technological, qualitative and costs. It meet all high end specific requirements.

[@paulsteaven]

The question is, can Turkiye also supply munitions to Saudi Arabia despite international condemnation like what USA and UK have done?

[@ardaarsen]

Diversifying means harder maintenance. Gotta get spare parts from 10 different places etc..

[@hasankilic9825]

​​​@@paulsteavenTurkiye already has all kind of indigenous new tech immunition that comes with Kaan fighter jet and its new generation attack drones. The two stealth air to air and air to ground attack drones Kızılelma & Anka 3 will accompany Kaan fighter jet with an artificial intelligence set up managed by Kaan.

[@onurcan8434]

Paul, If you agree to sell, it means you are committing to this as well.

[@Mr.aAdDies]

BS😂 Saudi Arabia is a MONARCHY, there is NO WAY MBS, will forgive Turkey for tattling over that dead WaPo journalist 🧐

[@valtress96]

AS A SAUDI ARABIAN, I DONT EVEN MIND PUTTING 100 BILLION DOLLARS ON IT JUST BECAUSE ITS TURKEY AND NOT AMERICANS

[@INDIAN-sx9kc]

Yeah right Like you Saudis give a damn about Turkiye Till the time you are under American protection with American Bases you know you are safe

[@melih6994]

Exactly thats the most important reason. The ummah must be unite. We must buy each others products.

[@Patricknab]

Congratulations to saudi arabia from morocco 🇲🇦

[@MaxOperation-Intelligence]

Thank u brother thank u

[@synaestesia-bg3ew]

Vous les marocains devriez vous rapprocher au moyen orient et d'être moins dépendant de l'Europe. Une alliance avec la Turquie pourrait transformer le Maroc en un super power en Afrique.

[@Erkn.yz16]

Because Saudi cannot use f35 100%, but Turkiye can give them even tech support!

[@114.66]

We can, but it is because of what the Turks can provide in terms of support for local industries, especially since since 2015, a purchase contract cannot be signed without localizing 50% of its industry.

[@bolumuz]

The technology of the future will be unmanned vehicles. Turkey's unmanned and artificial intelligence product war vehicles have become very diverse and the most preferred products in the world. The process that started with TB2 in unmanned aerial vehicles has become the testing of unmanned warplanes for Turkey. Kızılelma and ANKA-3 are the unmanned warplanes that Turkey attaches the most importance to for the future. After the manned warplane Kaan, Saudi Arabia will also make an agreement with Turkey for unmanned warplanes. The US has started to receive a lot of backlash due to embargoes and sanctions in recent years. Countries tired of the US embargoes and sanctions are looking for alternatives. Turkey's military products have become preferred especially in Africa and Asia, and in recent years in Europe. In Europe, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Italy and the Balkan countries have started to make agreements with Turkey for products such as unmanned aerial vehicles and warships. Turkey announced today that it has started building an aircraft carrier. It will be a ship where unmanned and manned warplanes can land and take off. Turkey has managed to lift and land the TB3 unmanned aerial vehicle from a ship with a shorter distance than an aircraft carrier. This test was conducted with a lightweight unmanned aerial vehicle. The future goal is to also lift and launch unmanned aerial vehicles with missiles capable of flying above the speed of sound from an aircraft carrier. There are several countries in the world with such goals. I think there are not many countries that have been able to land unmanned aerial vehicles on such warships like Turkey, perhaps the US or China. In addition to unmanned aerial vehicles, Turkey's inventory of unmanned marine vehicles is also very large. Unmanned submarine studies may also begin soon.

[@JazEyeball]

Lot of restrictions 😢​@@114.66

[@naherf385]

A very good decision by Saudi Arabia. This will economize the production of Kaan jets. The Turkish fighter jet Kaan is going to be a great boost for the Saudi Air Force. It is expected that Pakistan Air Force will be the first air force after Türkiye to have it in its service.

[@harunk.2635]

F35 is not intended to provide air superiority, but Kaan is. F35 is a multirole fighter jet, whereas Kaans main purpose is air superiority.

[@Ras-c5m]

Saudi arabia has the money and turkeye has the know-how

[@Chada-uNîzam-îCedîd]

We are Muslim we support each other Allahu akbar

[@kaanyagzer8536]

Noone adore Kill Switch, Waiting for receive daily command codes and share all flight data automatically. Maybe that’s why…

[@anartaylan]

They already signed a deal with Baykar for Akinci drones, which is the best in their class. Combat proven and already getting ready to fly with Kaan. Kaan's pilot will fly with drones and will control these drones like Akinci and others, Kizilelma and Anka3, etc.

[@abusaleh2222]

Because Turkey sells it in next day. However, USA need Israhell to approve selling F-35, if accept the F-35 have to be modified to be in the end a farm flying Tractor !!

[@nakhan4132]

Glad to hear it. All OIC members must form stronger alliance

[@Renusri12]

First they should stop fighting among themselves for that to happen

[@nakhan4132]

@Renusri12 new generation are learning what went wrong and hopefully things will improve. Colonization have destroyed OIC countries and African nations.

[@KingOfKings34]

@@nakhan4132 They still think they were right to side with T.E. Lawrence

[@kralco4715]

Turkiye jet is 5gen with low cost and more effective than F-35

[@ajaykumarsingh702]

I won't say more effective but it does give an option at least.

[@KingOfKings34]

@@ajaykumarsingh702 it is designed to be more effective, otherwise why make it? Turkey was still in the F-35 program when this design was made

[@mela9203]

US will never ever provide technology transfer

[@octagon6550]

They al ready did, Turkey has been producing over 1000 pieces of F35 plus they have a manufacturing place for F16 jet for decades over there. Technology transfer is over from the US and they also planning to apply the same transfer from the euro fighter jet.

[@Trodpint-A]

​@@octagon6550 Turkey makes it's own metal now?

[@YunusAyhan-cx4dg]

kaan radara yakalanmıyor 1000 kilometrelik hipersonik füzeleri atabiliyor ve bir dron sürüsünü havada kontrol edebiliyor en önemlisi nükleer bombaları radara yakalanmadan atabiliyor

[@shonjerdy4652]

Turkey must become a military hub for weapons development. It also needs to export those to every muslim country under preasure form the West or the East. Export KAANs to SA, UAE, Oman, Egypth, Pakistan, Iran etc. We all need strong and armed Islamic countries.

[@octagon6550]

They have 10 years left to get to that point.

[@Sarimoistan]

Indonesia, malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan

[@arifdemircioglu7042]

Tfx kaan is world absolute best 5 generation with latest technologyes. It will be 5,5 generation in 2028

[@recepinouse]

Niye yalan söylüyorsun ❓

[@rizaledsa]

Certainly.. especially because KAAN use US made GE-F110 engine, the same engine like in F15 n F16

[@saidibrahim5931]

​​@@rizaledsa they use their own engine because they bought Italy's Piaggio aerospace company which makes engines

[@recepinouse]

@@rizaledsa All aircraft have carried out test flights with a reliable engine, and China has also used Russian engines. The Turkish-made engine will be ready in 2028

[@ABN-Bobber1133]

It’s funny how rich they are, have us hardware but yet they just let the Middle East fall apart when they could be the leader of the Middle East.

[@octagon6550]

Too much work, US and Israel absolutely demolished the whole geography and it will cost so much money to rebuild the Middle East.

[@VancouveriteBoy]

It's a long term partnership not a short term based on any new guy comes to office

[@Willyoustandintheend]

Because the U.S. said No to both turkey multiple times

[@octagon6550]

Who cares about US anymore, sanctions after sanctions has destroyed the relationship between US and Turkey.

[@Trodpint-A]

Cause they want something cheaper with lesser quality.

[@cartesian_doubt6230]

KAAN is not even operational. It still relies on F16 engines.

[@pic18f452]

But I believe it's built in turkiye under license. Also good thrust performance but low stealth characteristics. It's a temporary step for development

[@recepinouse]

The first tests are done with an excellent engine known all over the world, even China was using Russian engines, Work on the engine has already begun and the Turkish engine will be ready in 2028

[@aarifboy]

BAF must also buy JF17 along with KAAN

[@imcritical1]

Kaan is untested. Why did Saud go,with it. Because they were not allowed to purchase it. lol no matter how much but kissing they did.

[@blackpearl-gm1gv]

Because Americans won't be able to shoot them down by one click from America that's why because F35 designed to be full controlled from the developer

[@CCB626]

why does it look like an f22? LOL

[@misterbig9025]

How do you pronounce "Kaan"?

[@onurcan8434]

There is actually another letter between the two a's, but this letter is not in your alphabet and has been removed for ease of pronunciation. The correct spelling is Kağan. This word is a result of the word Hakan, which is a Turkish military adjective equivalent to a king, first transferred to Indian languages as Khagan, and then returned to Turkish as Kağan.When pronouncing it, instead of prolonging it and saying it as a single word, just say it by dividing it into 2 syllables. In the form of Ka-an. but you pronounce the letter a as e. example, apple - epıl. Just be careful not to do this

[@bilalsarkac]

Like you pronounce famous actor James Caan’s surname.. exactly the same..

[@precursors]

Same as “Khan”, meaning is also the same.

[@onurcan8434]

No, it doesn't mean the same as Khan. KH=H. Han is the military title equivalent to emperor for us Turks. Likewise, Hanım is a military title equivalent to an empress. KH=H. Khagan= Hagan, that is, Hakan. Hakan is a military title equivalent to king among us Turks. Khatun= Hatun is another military title that is equivalent to queen among us Turks. I have written before that the word Hakan first entered Indian languages ​​as Khagan and later returned to Turkish as Kağan. Don't be fooled by the nonsense of the leader of a party that claims to be nationalist.

[@atillakaragazi838]

Kaan has two syllables in Turkish. The first syllable is "Ka", the second one is "an". The first syllable is pronounced as "ka" just like the syllable "ka" in "karate", and the second one is pronounced like "un". Simply, Kaan is pronounced as ka-un. When you are pronouncing the word don't leave too much time gap between the two syllables. I hope this helps.

[@robertosalazar5018]

This deal will never happen 😅

[@unitepak]

NO PROBLEM if usa uk create problem CHINA j31 j35 PAK new pfx 🤣

[@recepinouse]

​@@unitepak👏👏👏

[@peteip2604]

Türkiye still trying to buy 4th generation jets, Türkiye does not even build any 4th generation jets. Türkiye using engines and avionics from old F16's to make this model fly.

[@recepinouse]

Hürjet is a fourth generation jet aircraft and does acrobatics everywhere, also the United States is the only one who can produce the fifth generation engine, Turkey will produce the fifth generation engine by 2030, studies are ongoing. Eurofighter is not the fourth generation, it is a fighter aircraft close to the fifth. Even China has recently abandoned Russian engines, tests have been carried out by excellent engines that have proven themselves all over the world, only Russian and American aircraft made the first test flights with their own engines, this is quite normal, as they were the superpowers of the past. generation, the reason we bought Eurofighter is to fill the gap until 2030, do not comment on things you do not know

[@Rasnaaa]

BS. You didn't discuss technically details that KAAN was chosen instead of F35. Useless video

[@unitepak]

GREAT

[@abdulazizsaleh8650]

This is misleading Information... Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 did not think to make such a deal in this aircraft...its totally false News🙄 I must say that I have reported this Episode as a misleading....

[@cihan1015]

Kaan still has long way to go. The country itself expect to have it in 2030 if they could solve engine issue.

[@aarifboy]

There is no engine issue with KAAN, it has one of best engines of world from GE. JF17 has engine issue, n needs to change Rus'sian ju'nk engine with a Fre'nch engine may b lol

[@cihan1015]

@aarifboy F110 is nowhere near to be best. It only used 4th gen fighters such as F16, F15 and irrelevant to stealth technology(heat signature, no supercruise, etc). Also It is likely US won't be in favor of selling it in large numbers.

[@aarifboy]

Engine has nothing to do with stealth, radars don't see engines, only outside body of jet. Only internal weapons bay is required for stealth. JF17 definitely needs a better engine, to perform as good as Gripen lol

[@cihan1015]

@@aarifboy Dude, what are you talking about? Almost every part effects RCS of the aircraft. From avionics, to engine. From composite of the plane, to radar observing paint you use on it. ALL PARTS. You can't even use standard cables because of magnetic field they create, instead you use fiber optic cables. To have stealth engine you have to solve radar signature from air inlets, contrail, heat signature and noise. Companies spends billions to solve these to have stealth engine. So make your research better before commenting.

[@aarifboy]

Engine has nothing to do with ste'alth, special coatings r done on outside of body to make a jet stealthier. But main thing is if ur we'apons r inside internal bay, instead of hanging outside of body, jet is ste'althy. No issue with KAAN. Turkey just needs good radars n mis'siles to integrated into KAAN. JF17 needs a better engine, may b a US engine lol

[@venkatachalamc5344]

Saudi decision is not good

[@ajaykumarsingh702]

The reason is just Islamic political Cooperation. And other few factors like relying on West and its endeavours forcefully. The could have gone to China which have fully developed and mass produced stealth jets but CCP is controlling too. Saudi look up the situation in respect to far future.

[@kestane123chesmo]

f 35 is out dated

[@valtress96]

THEY CANNOT BE TURNED OFF LIKE THE FLTHY AMERICAN ONES DOES, TIME TO CONSIDER ENEMIES AS ENEMIES AND FRIENDS AS FRIENDS, ONE UMMAH UNITED IN EVERTYTHING ESPECIALLY FORCE

[@SsK-o]

Because the US will not sell it to Arabs.😂

[@unitepak]

usa same quality jet 100billion other give 10billion + usa said if war with israel not use only stupid want 🤣🤣

[@arpityadav8264]

😮

[@alexhu5491]

Kaan is only PPT

[@tongzhouwarrior]

PPTs doesn't fly.

[@ahmadalastal5303]

Saudi Arabia will help in the project financially giving the project more momentum and more resources to speed up the progress and also develop new tech to further enhance the fighter in the coming years, FYI Kaan will be ready in 2028 this is 3 years from now and Saudi Arabia will receive the first batch sometime between 2030 and 2032

[@alexhu5491]

​@@ahmadalastal5303 It's just a dream, because Turkey is not an industrialized country, it doesn't have enough scientists, it doesn't have enough money, it doesn't have enough technology, having a dream is a good thing

[@alexhu5491]

​@@tongzhouwarriortoy will enter service? After 20 years? 20 years later the world will already have 6th generation aircraft

[@alexhu5491]

​@@tongzhouwarrior Your country is not an industrialized country, you don't have enough scientists, you don't have enough technology, you don't have enough money.

[@aneesurrehman4135]

KAAN is way too farrr even turkey is considering F35 deal,, KSA should look towards Chinese F31

[@onurcan8434]

Is the plane you mentioned capable of vertical takeoff? We are after saving our money. Also, we need it for use on our amphibious landing craft. Our situation is different, but why should Arabia do this? Also, it's not that far away. Will start to be delivered within 3 years

[@Fexriya]

Turkiye wants F-35 because Kaan wont be ready tomorrow so they need something to carry them until the aircraft is ready

[@aneesurrehman4135]

Let me clear ,,, Saudis are not getting 5 gen aircraft before 2030, if they are looking for Turkish KAAN,,, Turkey will have to get a lot more compromises in their global political spectrum and defence deals particularly with Russia and China... More Turkey is not even getting F 35 till 2030-2033 due to pending orders. Turkey should work on its KAAN and equip its fleet in good numbers before export

[@onurcan8434]

I heard that they are working on a version of Kaan that can take off and land vertically, but it is true that we need a plane with this feature for our Anadolu ship. Even though we have paid for the mentioned planes, I do not want to buy this pile of scrap, but it is also a fact that there is no other modern alternative that can take off and land vertically. So the important thing is not the plane, but the vertical take-off and landing feature.

[@ikonoclastic]

From what I gather .. it's essentially a US product with Turkish branding.

[@Roland_Deschain]

gather more

[@aarifboy]

If thats the case it would b one of best products, Türkiye has a long experience of not only upgrades but manufacture of US jets too, under license by USA lol

[@ikonoclastic]

@@aarifboy Everything is proprietary. No tech transfer. You're still enslaved.

[@ikonoclastic]

@@Roland_Deschain according to some reports, nothing is indigenous. It's essentially a European product assembled in Turkey.

[@aarifboy]

@@ikonoclastic Grow up ki'd, without tech transfer no one can manufacture or upgrade anything. Tur'kiye has done upgrades of PAF F16s many times, since no tech transfer was there for Pak'istan F16s deal. Its time to free up ur mi'nd, with education lol

[@Rpolite]

Kis kam ka jo palestine ki madat na kar saka thim log america ke aaj bhi gulam ho muslim ki zindagi acchi chahte ho to america se door raho Keya tum logo ko ab insano se pyar nhi hai

[@just_one_opinion]

LOL

[@abdulmohin5713]

NATO weapons weakness in Ukraine 😅😅😂😂😂😂

[@dangermouse4743]

KAAN ain't shit period. Comparing KAAN to the F35 is and will always be a joke... 😂 😂 😂

[@recepinouse]

No one compares it with the F35, because they are not in the same class, the Kaan is a bigger plane

[@KingOfKings34]

Kaan is more comparable to F22 lol

[@KingOfKings34]

​@@dangermouse4743 lol do you have eyes? 😀

[@recepinouse]

@@dangermouse4743 If it's that easy why don't you copy it?🙂