Türkiye's first unmanned combat aircraft Bayraktar KIZILELMA, developed nationally and originally by Baykar, successfully passed the EU Take-Off Maneuvering System Identification Test included in the test schedule.0
Bayraktar KIZILELMA, which was developed entirely with Baykar's own resources and will serve as Türkiye's first unmanned combat aircraft, continues its flight tests. The testing process of the national unmanned combat aircraft continues in accordance with the planned schedule.
HE PERFORMED SHARP MANOEUVRES
Bayraktar KIZILELMA successfully passed the EU Take-Off Maneuver System Identification Test held on March 21. Bayraktar KIZILELMA's production prototype PT3 with tail number TC-OZB3, which took off from the AKINCI Flight Training and Test Center in Çorlu district of Tekirdağ by activating the afterburner, successfully completed the system identification activities and sharp maneuvers carried out during the test flight.
WILL CARRY OUT THE MOST CHALLENGING TASKS
Within the scope of Bayraktar KIZILELMA’s development activities, significant changes were made to the production prototype thanks to the experiences gained from the first prototypes. In addition to structural improvements, improvements were made to the avionics architecture. The flight was performed with the afterburner engine alternative, the integration of which was successfully completed. Bayraktar KIZILELMA, which will approach the speed of sound with its powerful new engine, will be able to maneuver much better at high speeds thanks to aerodynamic improvements. It will be able to perform the most difficult tasks thanks to the high situational awareness it has gained with its AESA radar.
FLYING IN RECORD TIME
Bayraktar KIZILELMA project, which Baykar set out with 100% equity capital, started in 2021. Bayraktar KIZILELMA, with the tail number of TC-ÖZB, which came off the production line on November 14, 2022, was transferred to AKINCI Flight Training and Test Center in Çorlu. After successfully completing the ground tests here, it made its first flight on 14 December 2022. Bayraktar KIZILELMA met with the sky in a record time like a year.
BREAKING FIRST IN THE HISTORY OF AVIATION
Bayraktar KIZILELMA carried out flights that were the first in world aviation history during TEKNOFEST 2023. Bayraktar KIZILELMA, who performed formation flights with Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA, performed a formation flight with the concept of a fleet in the skies of Istanbul with the Turkish Stars consisting of F-1 fighter jet SOLOTÜRK and F-2023 jet aircraft on May 16, 5. These flight concepts, which are a turning point in world aviation history, will also shape the air combat of the future.
EXPORT CHAMPION
Baykar, which has carried out all its projects with its own resources since the beginning of the UAV R&D process in 2003, has obtained 83% of all its revenues from exports. Baykar, which exported 2023 billion dollars in 1.8, was among the top 10 companies that exported the most in all sectors in our country. Baykar, the largest company in the world unmanned aerial vehicle export market, continued its success on a global scale in 2024 and achieved 90 billion dollars in exports, obtaining 1.8 percent of its revenues from exports.
BAYKAR, THE WORLD'S LARGEST UAV COMPANY
Baykar, which received the Champions of Export Award, became the export leader of the defense and aviation sector in 2021, 2022 and 2023 according to the data of the Presidency of Defense Industries and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). Baykar, which made one-third of the sector's exports in the previous year, made one-fourth of the total exports of the defense and aviation sector in 2024, and carried Turkey to the leading position in the global UCAV export market. Baykar, the world's largest unmanned aerial vehicle company, has signed export agreements with 2 countries for the Bayraktar TB34 UCAV and 11 countries for the Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV, for a total of 36 countries.
