Bayraktar Kızılelma is a project developed by Baykar that has gone down in history as Türkiye's first unmanned combat aircraft (UCA). Having successfully completed its first flight on December 14, 2022, Kızılelma has taken Türkiye to a new level in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles and has been a pioneering step in world aviation history.
Kızılelma is being developed at Baykar's R&D and production facilities in Istanbul. The avionics systems, mission computers, communication infrastructure, and ammunition integrations used in the project are largely produced with domestic resources. In the long term, the goal is to achieve completely domestic engine integration.
Kızılelma, in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles “"game changer"” It stands out as a platform.
“The name "Kızılelma" (Red Apple) originates from Turkish mythology. the ideal, aspiration, and ultimate victory to be achieved This name means that the aircraft is not only a technological product, but also... A symbol of Türkiye's vision of independence and strategic goals. This shows that
Following taxiing and low-altitude tests, the Bayraktar KIZILELMA successfully completed its first flight test.
Bayraktar KIZILELMA successfully completed a short-duration low-altitude flight test.
Selçuk Bayraktar announced via a video that the first engine integration test for the Bayraktar KIZILELMA was successfully completed.
