Turkiye’s new unmanned fighter aircraft ‘Kızılelma’ showcased at Teknofest

  02 September 2022    Read: 498
Turkiye’s new unmanned fighter aircraft ‘Kızılelma’ showcased at Teknofest

Türkiye’s unmanned fighter aircraft, Bayraktar Kızılelma, has been showcased at Teknofest, Türkiye’s largest aerospace and technology festival, attracting great attention despite ongoing design and development efforts, AzVision.az reports citing Hurriyet Daily News. 

 

The first prototype of Bayraktar Kızılelma, developed by Baykar Technologies, a Turkish manufacturer of drones, was presented at the exhibition in the northern province of Samsun.

Kızılelma will be able to carry 1,500 kilograms of payload (weapons and devices, etc.). Its flight range is 930 kilometers, while the operating altitude was declared as 10,668 meters. It can operate in the air for five hours and has a maximum speed of 900 km/h.

The first flight of Kızılelma is expected to take place in 2023, according to Selçuk Bayraktar, the company’s chief technology officer.

“Türkiye has entered the top three in the world in terms of technology development with the last 20 years of struggle,” Bayraktar said, claiming that the Turkish army is number one in the world in adapting the technology of unmanned aerial vehicles for combat.

“We aim to achieve success in civilian areas as well,” he added. “Our country now has serious initiatives in high-tech fields. Our goal is to make Türkiye reach important places as much as we can.”


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