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Because one of the most important evaluation errors in social media circles is that this aircraft is a consequence of being excluded from the F-35 project. In fact, we have never tried to create an equivalent of the F-35, our aim was to create an F-22 equivalent equipped with systems as up-to-date as the F-35.
The project started technically in the mid-2000s and officially in 2011. When the project was in the design phase, things happened with the F-35. In other words, the aim here was to achieve the capability to produce an air superiority aircraft at the very beginning, but when mainly air-to-ground type F-35 procurement, which would be the partner of this aircraft, did not procured as planned, the MMU project continued its development as a more multirole aircraft. SSB President Demir's statement on this subject is exactly as follows: "The MMU is an aircraft that incorporates the advantages of the F-35 and the F-22, and is positioned between the two."
In technical terms, there are many details reminiscent of the soviet style aviation school, from the IRST in front of the cockpit to the mini radome between the engines, which can almost be called a boom, while the main aerodynamics are very reminiscent of the F-22 platform, which has proven itself quite well in this field.
