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Zitat:KIZILELMA Scores Simulated Hit on F-16 with GÖKDOĞAN
20 Nov 2025, 17:09 2 mins
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Air Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA Scores Simulated Hit on F-16 with GÖKDOĞAN TurDef
After the linked flight test with GÖKDOĞAN, KIZILELMA unmanned fighter locked on an F-16 with MURAD 100-A radar and achieved a simulated hit using GÖKDOĞAN.
The test with GÖKDOĞAN BVRAAM that followed shortly after the linked flight test to evaluate telemetry saw KIZILELMA using MURAD 100-A AESA radar to lock on an F-16 and performing a simulated firing of GÖKDOĞAN, resulting in a hit.
In this context, a simulated firing does not involve an actual firing of the missile but rather a prediction of whether the missile will hit or not with known kinematics for the missile and conditions for the target, launch aircraft, and environment. This allows for multiple simulations without spending actual missiles as a way to see if a missile works as intended.
Verifications of GÖKDOĞAN’s integration work hint that actual firing tests with KIZILELMA are likely to commence in late 2025 or early 2026.
KIZILELMA will also receive the BOZDOĞAN WVRAAM, which is a heavier and faster counterpart to the in-use AIM-9 line of missiles in the Turkish Air Force as a complement to the GÖKDOĞAN.
https://turdef.com/article/kizilelma-sco...-goekdogan
Zitat:Bayraktar KIZILELMA Makes History: Simulated F-16 Kill Marks Turkey’s Entry Into Next-Generation Unmanned Air Superiority
KIZILELMA’s flawless simulated F-16 strike signals Turkey’s rise in unmanned air warfare
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By admin On Nov 20, 2025
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(DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA) — Turkey’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA has entered a defining chapter in global aviation history after executing a flawless simulated air-to-air strike against a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet, marking a breakthrough moment that elevates Turkey’s unmanned combat capabilities into a new strategic dimension.
In a crisp November 2025 test that has been widely hailed by defence observers and military planners, the stealth-configured KIZILELMA UCAV flew in formation with two F-16s and executed a fully simulated beyond-visual-range (BVR) engagement using its indigenous MURAD Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar and the advanced GÖKDOĞAN air-to-air missile interface.
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The unmanned fighter locked onto the F-16 with absolute precision, executing what Baykar described as a simulated direct strike using the GÖKDOĞAN missile, a move that underscores Turkey’s rapid ascent as one of the world’s most innovative and disruptive drone powers.
https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/bayra...periority/