(MENAFN- AzerNews) By News Center
The first automatic taxi running test of Turkiye's unmanned
fighter jet Kizilelma, developed by Baykar, has been successfully
completed.
The Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma is a jet-powered, single-engine,
low-observable, supersonic, carrier-capable unmanned fighter
aircraft, currently in development by Turkish defense company
Baykar.
The aircraft is being developed as part of Project MIUS
(Turkish: Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi - English: Combatant
Unmanned Aircraft System).
Baykar CTO Selçuk Bayraktar, said that the Kızılelma is expected
to fly in 2023, adding that a jet-powered UAV was a ''12-year-long
dream'.'
'A Sunday morning to remember with Bayraktar #kizilelma ...” Selcuk Bayraktar shared a tweet with a
photo of the test.
According to the statement made by Baykar, another important
step has been taken in the development process of Bayraktar
Kizilelma, which will serve as Turkiye's first unmanned fighter
plane.
Bayraktar Kizilelma was transferred to Akinci Flight Training
and Test Center in Corlu, Tekirdag, at the beginning of the week.
Here, the Automatic Taxi Tests with safety ties were successfully
completed. The first automatic taxi and running test conducted
without safety ties, directed by Baykar Chairman of the Board and
Technology Leader Selcuk Bayraktar, was also successfully carried
out. Thus, Bayraktar Kizilelma was one step closer to its first
flight.
Greece's eyes and ears are on Turkiye. In the neighboring press,
which could not keep up with the rapid progress in the Turkish
defense industry, the news of Turkiye stay in the headlines. With
the test launch of the Typhoon, our first domestic and national
short-range ballistic missile, Athens was terrified. Finally, in
analyses in the Greek media, our domestic and national weapons were
scrutinized.
'Turkiye is consistently following its plan to transform itself
into a global power with a strong defense industry and advanced
weapons. Greece follows developments closely, but lags behind
dramatically,' the news stated.
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