Bayraktar Kızılelma
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The Bayraktar Kızılelma (English: Red Apple) is a single-engine, low-observable,[4] carrier-capable,[5][6][7] jet-powered unmanned combat aerial vehicle, currently in development by Turkish defense company Baykar.[8][5] The aircraft is being developed as part of Project MIUS (Turkish: Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi; English: Combatant Unmanned Aircraft System). The initial Bayraktar Kızılelma (Kızılelma-A) is subsonic. Planned variants (Kızılelma-B and Kızılelma-C) are intended to be supersonic, the latter having a twin-engined configuration.[9] It is one of the two Turkish jet-powered stealth UCAV along with TAI Anka-3.
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Bayraktar Kızılelma at Teknofest 2023 in Istanbul[1] | |
Role | Multirole unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
National origin | Turkey |
Manufacturer | Baykar |
First flight | 14 December 2022[2][3] |
Introduction | 2024 (expected) |
Status | Flight tests in progress |
Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces |
Number built | 2 prototypes |
Baykar CTO Selçuk Bayraktar had initially announced that the Kızılelma was expected to make its maiden flight in 2023,[4] adding that a jet-powered UCAV was a "12-year-long dream".[10] The Kızılelma was able to complete its first flight ahead of the expected date, in December 2022.[2][3]