The assembly of the wings of the KIZILELMA Combat Unmanned Aircraft System (MIUS), developed by Baykar Defense, has been completed. KIZILELMA’s production activities continue.
Baykar Defense continues the production activities of KIZILELMA, which was developed within the scope of the Combat Unmanned Aircraft System (MIUS) Project. The final assembly of the wings of KIZILELMA’s Mock-Up has been completed. Turkey’s largest unmanned aerial vehicle is planned to make its first flight next year.
In the statement made by Baykar Technical Leader Selçuk Bayraktar on the subject, ” When we put on the KIZILELMA wing and joined us, we decided to take a picture immediately.” statements were included.
Bayraktar KIZILELMA (MIUS)
In parallel with the rapid development of technology, it is predicted that the future air battles will be carried out with unmanned combat jets, in the defense doctrines that are changing more rapidly with each passing day. In this context , the combat unmanned aircraft system BAYRAKTAR KIZILELMA (MIUS), which continues to be developed nationally and specifically by Baykar , will guide the combat concept of the future.
The combat unmanned aircraft system, developed by Baykar and based on the experience of Bayraktar UAVs/SİHAs that changed the world, will serve by being equipped with the technologies of the future.
LANDING AND TAKING off SHIPS WITH SHORT RUNWAYS
Bayraktar KIZILELMA, which will have the ability to land and take off on ships with short runways, such as the TCG ANADOLU ship, which Turkey has built and is currently conducting cruise tests, will thus play an important role in overseas missions. With this ability , it will take an active role in the protection of the Blue Homeland.
LOW RADAR VISIBILITY
The feature of having a low radar cross section, which is considered as one of the most critical issues in the design processes of manned warplanes, was also taken into consideration in the design of Bayraktar KIZILELMA . Bayraktar KIZILELMA, which will successfully perform the most challenging tasks thanks to its low radar trace, is aimed to have a take-off weight of 6 tons . The aircraft, which will use all the munitions developed nationally by Turkish engineers, will be a great power multiplier with its planned 1500 kilograms useful load carrying capacity. It is aimed to stay in the air for 5 hours with a 500 nm mission radius .Bayraktar KIZILELMA will also have high situational awareness with the AESA radar to be integrated .
FIRST FLIGHT IN 2023
By developing Bayraktar AKINCI, BAYKAR succeeded in making Turkey one of the few countries capable of developing unmanned aerial vehicles in the offensive class, and aims to carry out the first flight test of Bayraktar KIZILELMA in 2023 . Bayraktar AKINCI entered the integration line in TİHA in 2018 and successfully completed its first flight on 6 December 2019 a year later . AKINCI entered the inventory on 29 August 2021, approximately 1.5 years after its first flight, and started its operational duty. It is aimed to carry out a similar project process for Bayraktar KIZILELMA by the Baykar team led by Selçuk Bayraktar .
BAYRAKTAR KIZILELMA (MIUS), which can conduct air-air combat with aggressive maneuvers, will be a power multiplier for the security forces with its low radar cross section. BAYRAKTAR KIZILELMA (MIUS), which will have the ability to take off and land from ships with short runways, will be able to attack determined targets with the ammunition it will carry inside the hull.
Basic Flight Performance Criteria
- 500 Nm Duty Radius
- 35,000 Feet Operational Altitude
- 5 Hours Airtime
- 6 Tons Maximum Takeoff Weight
- 0.6 Mach Travel Speed
- 1500 Kilogram Payload Capacity
Advanced Features
- Automatic Landing and Takeoff
- Low Visibility
- High Maneuverability
- Line of Sight and Line of Sight Communication
- Take-off and Landing Capability from Short-Runway Aircraft Carriers
- High Situational Awareness with AESA Radar
Source: SavunmaSanayiST