Turkey has taken delivery of ten GE Aerospace F110 engines for its indigenous KAAN fighter, but negotiations for a further 80 powerplants are imperiled by tensions linked to Ankara’s purchase of Russian S‑400 missiles, creating immediate export and supply uncertainty for the programme.
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Ten GE F110 engines have been delivered, but talks for an additional 80 are at risk due to Turkey’s S‑400 purchase; this directly threatens KAAN’s planned powerplant sourcing and procurement certainty. See the recent U.S. move to suspend export licences for KAAN engines.
The episode underscores how export controls and geopolitical alignments can disrupt engine supply chains — a dynamic already visible in broader cases of U.S. engine export controls affecting aircraft deliveries.
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• Greg Waldron