Turkish promising stealth fighter TF-X has passed taxiing tests. Writes about it The Drive.

The publication admits that after ground tests, flight tests can be carried out this year. After examining photos of the aircraft on the runway, The Drive came to the conclusion that, most likely, the fighter received General Electric F110 engines assembled in Turkey.

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In January, the publication noticed that an infrared search and tracking system sensor was installed in front of the cockpit lantern of the Turkish advanced fifth-generation fighter TF-X, and an electro-optical guidance system under the nose.

In the same month, Temel Kotil, CEO of Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii (TUSAŞ), announced on CNN Türk that the Turkish fifth-generation fighter would make its first flight before the end of 2023.