The development process of Bayraktar KIZILELMA, which was developed nationally and uniquely by Baykar and will serve as our country’s first unmanned combat aircraft, continues in line with the planned test schedule.
System identification test
Bayraktar KIZILELMA PT-3, with tail number TC-ÖZB3, which is the production prototype of the national unmanned combat aircraft, successfully completed another flight test at AKINCI Flight Training and Test Center in Çorlu district of Tekirdağ. System identification activities carried out during the test were also successfully carried out.
Stronger, more agile
The development activities of Turkey’s first unmanned combat aircraft, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, continue at full speed. In this context, thanks to the experiences gained from the first prototypes, significant changes were made in the production prototype. In addition to structural improvements, improvements were made to the avionics architecture. The flight was carried out 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 challenging missions thanks to the high situational awareness it gains with its AESA radar.
He flew in record time
The Bayraktar KIZILELMA project, which Baykar started with 100 percent equity capital, started in 2021. Bayraktar KIZILELMA, with tail number TC-ÖZB, came off the production line on November 14, 2022 and was transferred to AKINCI Flight Training and Test Center in Çorlu. After successfully completing the ground tests here, it made its first flight on December 14, 2022. Bayraktar KIZILELMA met the sky in a record time of one year.
Breaking new ground in aviation history
Bayraktar KIZILELMA made the first flights in the world aviation history during TEKNOFEST 2023. Bayraktar KIZILELMA, which carried out formation flights with Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA, performed a column flight with the fleet concept in the skies of Istanbul with the Turkish Stars, consisting of F-16 fighter jet SOLOTÜRK and F-5 jet aircraft, on May 1, 2023. These flight concepts, which are a turning point in world aviation history, will also shape the air combat of the future.
Ability to take off and land on short runway ships
Bayraktar KIZILELMA will be a platform that will revolutionize the battlefield with its landing and take-off capability, especially on short-runway ships. Bayraktar KIZILELMA, which was developed to have the ability to land and take off from short-runway ships such as the TCG Anadolu ship, which Turkey built and has currently conducted navigation tests, will play an important role in overseas missions thanks to this ability. With this capability, it will play a strategic role in protecting the Blue Homeland.
export champion
Baykar, which has carried out all its projects with its own resources since the beginning, has obtained 83 percent of all its income from exports since the beginning of the UAV R&D process in 2003. Baykar, which exported 1.8 billion dollars in 2023, was among the top 10 companies with the most exports in all sectors in our country. Baykar, the largest company in the world unmanned aerial vehicle export market, achieved 1.8 billion dollars of exports in 2024, generating 90 percent of its revenues from exports.
Export to 35 countries
Baykar, which received the Champions of Export Award, became the export leader of the defense and aviation industry in 2021, 2022 and 2023, according to the data of the Presidency of Defense Industry and the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM). While Baykar generates more than 90 percent of its revenues from exports, it alone achieved one-third of the total exports of the defense and aerospace sector in 2023. 97.5 percent of the contracts currently signed by Baykar, the world’s largest unmanned aerial vehicle company, are from exports. Export agreements have been signed with 35 countries, 34 countries for the Bayraktar TB2 SİHA, and 10 countries for the Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA so far.