Turkey’s KAAN Fighter vs US F-35: A Closer Look At Feuding Fighter Jet Capabilities

Within the U.S. Armed Forces, (mostly) friendly interservice rivalries abound, as embodied by the traditional Army-Navy Game in college football. What’s not as well known in civilian circles is the prevalence of *intra*-service rivalries: for example, within the U.S. Air Force (USAF), you have fighter pilots vs. bomber pilots; from there, within the USAF fighter pilot community, you have the F-15 Eagle drivers vs. the F-16 “Viper” jocks.