23.01.2026, 01:50
Zitat:KIZILELMA’s First Serial Unit Completes Maiden Flight
23 Jan 2026, 01:01
Turkiye
Air Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA’s First Serial Unit Completes Maiden Flight TurDef
Following the testing campaign of 2025 with three prototypes, the first serial unit of Baykar’s KIZILELMA unmanned fighter, S1, completed its maiden flight.
The maiden flight of KIZILELMA S1 involved the system identification test, as stated by Baykar on social media. TOYGUN EOTS or KARAT IRST are not seen on the first serial production unit, which means Baykar could be waiting for serial production deliveries of the critical optical systems tested towards the end of 2025.
Previously, Baykar’s Flight Training and Test Director Halil Akar speaking to İhlas News Agency stated that two serial production KIZILELMA unmanned fighters will be delivered in the first quarter of 2026.
Considering the targeted timeframe for delivery, it is understood that it will not be long before KIZILELMA’s first serial production units will be put on sensors and weapon tests for verification.
The last few months of 2025 were critical for KIZILELMA with an array of weapon and sensor tests:
-Guided Bombs (TOLUN SDB and TEBER-82 Laser/GNSS Guided Bomb)
-MURAD 100-A AESA Radar
-TOYGUN 100 EOTS
-GÖKDOĞAN BVRAAM
-KARAT 100 IRST
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