INTEL REPORT: COUNTDOWN TO TF-X

Turkey’s centenary in 2023 is the date set for the country’s first indigenous jet fighter, TF-X, to fly. Alan Warnes reports from Istanbul, where the deal to build the fifth-generation twin-engined jet was signed between Ankara and the UK. Technologies from programmes such as the Taranis unmanned combat aerial vehicle and Typhoon are likely to play a part in BAE’s future co-operation with TAI. BAE Systems Turkey and the UK signed a TF-X agreement on May 10 and the newgeneration