The UK has been trying to develop unmanned aircraft for a long time. However, as of today, it has been announced that this project, which is only in the design phase, has been canceled. In this case, can we say that we can see a Bayraktar KIZILELMA move from the UK, considering that Turkey and Turkey have been getting closer in the field of Defense Industry and that the Ministers of Defense personally came to meet with Hulusi Akar recently?
Will England take action for Bayraktar KIZILELMA?
It is known that the UK has been working on its own UAV, SİHA and SİUS systems for a long time. It also carries out many projects in the field of Defense Industry with Turkey. For example, BAE Systems both assists and transfers technology for the National Combat Aircraft in some matters.
In addition, Rolls-Royce, which is also a British company, stands out because it produces engines not only for cars, but also for jets such as the Eurofighter Typhoon, F-4 Phantom, F-35A/C and F-35B. Therefore, it can close the engine gap on both MMU and MIUS sides of Turkey very quickly.
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It is also known that the UK has branded Bayraktar TB2s closely in the past year and has been in talks. Because it is currently on the list of potential buyers. In addition, it is known that Turkey is also interested in Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, and that they will even be built with domestic resources in the coming years.
Therefore, we can put the names of England and Bayraktar KIZILELMA side by side. However, let us state that a possible scenario will only occur with cooperation. Because the UK is more interested in a partnership where it can use its own technologies instead of buying a product from outside. That’s why he was involved in the F-35 project anyway.
Moreover, the cost of projects made with the participation of more than one country and institution is both more affordable and the result is better. Especially considering that in the next 20 years, this type of unmanned warplanes will replace the 5th generation jets with low radar appearance, a multi-country participation may benefit everyone.
Bayraktar KIZILELMA features:
- Flight time/ Airtime: 5 hours
- Maximum take-off weight: 6 tons
- operational altitude: 35 thousand+ feet
- Mission radius: 500 NM (nautical miles) / 900+ km
- Cruising speed: Mach 0.6 (may increase to Mach 0.8+ and Mach 1.2+ in the future)
- Payload capacity: 1500 kg (with internal weapon stations)
- High maneuverability
- Automatic take-off and cruise
- low radar signature
- SATCOM communication
- Take off from short-runway aircraft carriers
- AESA radar
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