Bayraktar Kizilelma officially presented - a supersonic impact drone with Ukrainian engines, which will be produced in Ukraine

The Turkish company Baykar has officially unveiled the Bayraktar Kizilelma unmanned aerial vehicle.

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The drone was announced back in the summer of 2021. For more than 12 months several photos of the drone were published, and the other day there were the first pictures of the second prototype. However, the official presentation of the Bayraktar Kizilelma took place only today, August 30, as part of the aerospace festival Teknofest Black Sea in the Turkish city of Samsun. The event will conclude on September 4.

Bayraktar Kizilelma is an attack drone equipped with Ukrainian AI-322F and AI-25TLT engines. There will also be a modification with the Turkish TF-6000 engine. The company plans to produce the drones in Ukraine together with other attack drones (Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci).

Bayraktar Kizilelma will be able to carry a payload of 1,500 kg. Maximum flight time will be 5 hours and range - 930 km (Bayraktar TB2 - 150 km). The practical ceiling is 12 km. The drone is being developed within the MIUS (Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi) program. Modifications with TF-6000 and AI-322F engines will be supersonic, while the variant with AI-25TLT will be able to reach speeds close to supersonic.

It is assumed that Bayraktar Kizilelma drones will be launched from the TCG Anadolu landing ship. Test flights of the deck drone are scheduled for 2023.

Source: TRT, @BaykarTech