Baykar, A Company Based In Turkey, Plans To Develop A New Combat Drone That Is “Highly Autonomous
1 / 5 / 2023
Baykar, a Turkish defence firm, plans to commence production of its new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) named "Kizilelma" next year
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according to the company's chairman, Selcuk Bayraktar.
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The new drone expands the company’s product range from slow, ground attack drones to fast and agile autonomous ones that work alongside fighter jets.
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Bayraktar, who led the design of the 15-metre-long jet-powered drone, said "the Kizilelma expresses a whole new future for combat aviation."
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The drone is ready to begin test flights alongside piloted jets, with deployment on Turkey's amphibious ship scheduled for next year.
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