The unmanned Bayraktar Kizilelma fighter jet with Ukrainian engines will enter serial production in a year

Turkish company Baykar has set a timeline for the launch of the Bayraktar Kizilelma unmanned aerial vehicle. The new fighter will be available fairly soon.

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The company has conducted some important tests of the Bayraktar Kizilelma in late 2022. The drone was officially unveiled in the third quarter, and a few months later it got off the ground for the first time during tests. In December, the drone made its first full-fledged test flight, and in January it took to the skies for the second time.

The Bayraktar Kizilelma fighter jet will be put into mass production in early 2024, about a year after the first flight. This was announced the day before by Selçuk Bayraktar, technical director of the Turkish company.

The Bayraktar Kizilelma will be equipped with Ukrainian AI-322F and AI-25TLT engines or the Turkish TF-6000. In the future, the company will be able to produce Kizilelma drones along with Akinci and TB2 in Ukraine. Drones powered by TF-6000 and AI-322F will be supersonic, while a modification with AI-25TLT will be able to reach speeds close to supersonic.

Source: BaykarTech