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.
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor:Özgür Ekşi
