Turkish Unmanned Fighter
Jet Passes System Identification Test in Second Fight
- Defensemirror.com Bureau
- 11:07 AM, January 25, 2023
Turkey’s first indigenously designed and produced
unmanned fighter aircraft cleared system identification test during its second
flight.
Selçuk Bayraktar, the Chief Technology Officer
(CTO) at Baykar directed the test flight of the National Unmanned Combat Aerial
Vehicle System (MIUS), named Kızılelma ("Red Apple"), in Çorlu
district, northwestern Tekirdağ province.
Having completed its maiden flight in December last year, the fast drone fighter jet, Kızılelma, represents a significant expansion of capabilities for slow-moving reconnaissance and missile-carrying drones.
It will be capable of taking off from and landing
on short-runway aircraft carriers, including Türkiye's flagship-to-be Anadolu
amphibious assault ship. The autonomously maneuvering Kızılelma will be capable
of operating in tandem with piloted aircraft and may carry air-to-air missiles.
The uncrewed fighter jet is projected to conduct a
multitude of military actions, such as strategic offensives, close air support
(CAS), missile offensives, suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) and
destruction of enemy air defenses (DEAD).
It
is projected to be capable of flying for five hours and reaching speeds of up
to 800 kph (500 mph or Mach 0.64).
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