Baykar, on the one hand, continues to work on Bayraktar TB3 and Kızılelma, on the other hand, he is working on the integration of new generation guided munitions for Akıncı. Even a successful test shot was made in this direction. Today, a group of NATO officials visited Bayraktar Kızılelma to see UAV, SİHA and TİHA models.
NATO officials examined Bayraktar Kızılelma SİHA!
During their visit to Baykar, NATO officials examined the Akıncı TİHA and TB2 SİHA models, especially Bayraktar Kızılelma, namely MİUS (Combat Unmanned Aircraft System). Of course, the eyes of not only Europe but the whole world are on the Red Apple.
Because Kızılelma differs from all UAV, SİHA and TİHA platforms, especially its predecessors TB2 and Akıncı. Because when we look at its technical and design features, we are actually facing an unmanned fighter plane.
Will Bayraktar KIZILELMA be able to replace the F-16 and F-35?
The first news and photos of the start of work for Bayraktar KIZILELMA, developed by Baykar Teknoloji, were shared.
Of course, many countries within NATO are working on unmanned aerial vehicles. In fact, there are SİHAs that are an alternative to the TB2 and are in active use. However, the MIUS concept means one step ahead of the 5th generation warplanes.
Although Turkey is currently developing its own jet trainer and fighter aircraft models, these fully unmanned and autonomous vehicles will be the only leader in the next 100 years. So much so that when we eliminate the human factor from jet planes, their true potential is revealed. Sharper maneuvers and high speeds can be examples of this.
However, the development of such systems progresses in direct proportion to technology. For example, even Tesla’s autonomous vehicles are still not fully ready for traffic. This type of unmanned jet aircraft, on the other hand, needs a very solid infrastructure work in order to distinguish hundreds, perhaps thousands of targets and friends, to navigate on its own and to perform missions on the battlefield.
Therefore, we will see that Bayraktar Kızılelma has evolved into very different places in the next 20 years. In fact, with the contribution of alliances and organizations that have a high interest in the project, such as NATO, a faster way than expected can be achieved.
In the statement made from Baykar’s official account, it was said:
We hosted the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Political Commission and the Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group at the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center. We talked about our national and original UAVs developed by Baykar, which is the world leader in its class, and #MilliTeknolojiAmlesi.
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 landing
- low radar signature
- SATCOM communication
- Take off from short-runway aircraft carriers
- Compatible with AESA radar
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