KIZILELMA with ASELSAN’s TOYGUN EOTS Tracks Moving Target
Baykar’s KIZILELMA unmanned fighter has completed a performance verification test with ASELSAN’s TOYGUN 100 EOTS, tracking a moving vehicle dead-centre.
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Air
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI Scores Air-to-Air Kill with EREN Loitering Munition
EREN high-speed loitering munition was tested against a UAV target after a surface one from the AKINCI UCAV, culminating in the first air-to-air kill for both.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
MURAD 100-A AESA Radar Goes Multi-Mode with AKINCI Test
MURAD 100-A AESA radar integrated on AKINCI UCAV of Baykar demonstrated its simultaneous tracking of air and surface targets in tandem with weather mode.
Air
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Baykar and ASELSAN Test FEWS-U EW System on KIZILELMA
Baykar’s KIZILELMA unmanned fighter flew with ASELSAN’s FEWS-U self-protection electronic warfare system, providing integrated ESM and ECM capabilities.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Shows Automatic Landing System for Bayraktar TB3
Baykar has shared the footage of the automatic landing system developed for TCG Anadolu LHD (L-400) and Bayraktar TB3 UCAV in action under extreme weather.
Air
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA Pilots Begin Training Flights on Serial Aircraft
Baykar announced the completion of a training flight on KIZILELMA’s unmanned fighter’s first production aircraft, S1, shortly after its maiden flight.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
E/W
Weapon / Missile
Defence Politics
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Sensors
SSB Haluk Görgün Lists 2026 Goals for Defence Industry
Haluk Görgün listed the defence industry and acquisition goals for 2026 during the fifth Global Strategies in Aerospace and Defence Industry conference.
Air
Unmanned Systems
KIZILELMA’s First Serial Unit Completes Maiden Flight
Following the testing campaign of 2025 with three prototypes, the first serial unit of Baykar’s KIZILELMA unmanned fighter, S1, completed its maiden flight.
Air
Modernisation
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Baykar’s Piaggio revival plan: UAVs, Avanti Next upgrades
Baykar says Piaggio is set for a strategic revival, expanding P180 Avanti output to 25–30 per year, adding UAV production and boosting F135 engine work.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Northrop selected for USMC Valkyrie-based CCA effort
The USMC has chosen Northrop Grumman to work on the MUX TACAIR project, which aims to create a Collaborative Combat Aircraft employing Kratos' XQ-58A UAV.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Two KIZILELMA Unmanned Fighters Set for Delivery in 2026
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.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Colombia Might Replace Hermes Series UAVs with Baykar’s UAVs
Colombia is reportedly planning to replace its Israeli Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 UAVs with Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 armed UAVs and Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Baykar’s KIZILELMA Makes First Flight with KARAT IRST
In its last test of 2025, Baykar’s KIZILELMA unmanned fighter flew with ASELSAN’s KARAT IRST to enable enhanced detection and tracking of low RCS targets.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
TOLUN IIR Bomb Launched from AKINCI Hits Moving Target
ASELSAN’s TOLUN IIR small-diameter bomb, using an IIR seeker with a fragmentation warhead, proved its capability to hit moving targets in the latest test.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Communication
Two KIZILELMA Prototypes Fly Side-by-Side Autonomously
KIZILELMA’s PT-3 and PT-5 prototypes demonstrated the autonomous formation flight capability at a very close proximity, which is highly important for teaming.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI Strikes Ground Targets with BOZOK and KAYI-30
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV struck two ground targets with high accuracy using two BOZOK and one KAYI-30 laser/GNSS-guided munitions developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE.
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