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TAI To Roll Out Turkish Fighter in 2023
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A mockup of the Turkish Aerospace TF-X appeared at February's Singapore Airshow. (Photo: TAI)
A mockup of the Turkish Aerospace TF-X appeared at February's Singapore Airshow. (Photo: TAI)

The centenary of the founding of the modern Turkish Republic takes place on October 29, 2023, making it a year of the utmost importance in the domestic calendar. To mark another important date in Turkey’s military history, on March 18, 2023 several debut or appearance flights staged by Turkish Aerospace (TAI) will take place, marking the 108th year since the Çanakkale Victory, when Ottoman forces repelled British and French naval forces during World War I's Gallipoli campaign. Perhaps most notably, TAI plans on that day to roll out the TF-X fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter under development in partnership with BAE Systems.