Baykar’s KIZILELMA unmanned fighter, following the completion of critical tests in 2025, is set to be delivered to the Turkish Air Force in early 2026.
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. Five prototypes have been built for the tests prior to the delivery phase but a few more is likely to be added after the beginning of the deliveries, in a similar fashion to AKINCI UCAV. One of the first reasons is the fact that KIZILELMA is being developed in several configurations to introduce higher performance.
2025 Hosted Important Tests for KIZILELMA
Many of KIZIELMA’s important tests covering operational capabilities were conducted towards the end of 2025; including sensors, weaponry, and autonomy.
The tests from 2025 include:
-First firing test with munition with TOLUN SDB and TEBER-82 laser-guided bomb (October 2025)
-First flight with MURAD 100-A AESA radar (October 2025)
-First flight with TOYGUN 100 EOTS (November 2025)
-Simulated firing of GÖKDOĞAN BVRAAM (November 2025)
-Beyond visual range hit on target with GÖKDOĞAN (End of November 2025)
-Autonomous formation flight with PT-3 and PT-5 prototypes (December 2025)
-First flight with KARAT IRST (End of 2025)
