Turkey's Baykar Kizilelma unmanned aircraft downs jet-powered aerial target using Gokdogan missile

Key facts

• Turkey's Kizilelma aircraft, developed by Baykar, achieved a historic milestone by accurately targeting a jet-powered drone with a Gokdogan missile.
• The test was guided by radar information during trials in the Sinop firing area.
• The Kizilelma flew with five F-15 fighter jets from Merzifon’s 5th Main Jet Base as the launched Gokdogan missile directly hit the target drone.
• Baykar conducted the pilot test on 30 November.
• Kizilelma features Aselsan's Murad Aesa radar with a Beyond Visual Range air-to-air Gokdogan missile.
• The Bayraktar Kizilelma is a single-engine, low-observable, carrier-capable aircraft developed as part of Turkish Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi (MIUS) project.
• Kizilelma is equipped with low radar cross-section and advanced sensors.
• Planned variants include Kizilelma B and Kizilelma C, with the latter having a twin-engined configuration.
• It is one of the two Turkish jet-powered stealth UCAVs, along with TAI Anka-3.
• As many as 6 prototypes of the multirole stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle have been built.