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Turkey’s Unmanned Fighter Makes First Flight
December 15, 2022 @ 11:44 AMTurkeys uncrewed fighter jet Kızılelma (“Red Apple”) carried out its maiden flight Wednesday. “Our 20-year dream in our national drone adventure has come true today! Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkeys first unmanned warplane, made its first flight,” Baykars chief technology officer (CTO) Selçuk Bayraktar shared on
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Russian Missiles Damage Ukrainian Factory Making Engines for Turkish Akinci Drones
November 24, 2022 @ 09:00 AMDamage to a Ukrainian Motor Sich factory producing AI-450 aircraft engines installed in Turkish Akinci attack drones was reported as a result of a Russian missile attack near the Zaporizhzhia yesterday. Russian MoD spokesperson, Igor Konashenkov, said that in Zaporizhzhia, a workshop for assembling aircraft engines for the Ukrainian air forces at the Motor Sich enterprise was destroyed by high-precision strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces
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Turkey's Unmanned Fighter Jet Completes Ground Test
November 22, 2022 @ 08:52 AMTurkeys National Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle System (MIUS) has successfully completed ground tests. Named Kızılelma, the unmanned fighter jet, completed its first runway run and autonomous taxiing test at an air base in northwestern Tekirdağ province, according to a video shared by its developer Baykar on Sunday
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Turkey’s Anadolu Amphibious Assault Ship Sees 1st Helicopter Deployment
November 19, 2022 @ 05:10 AMTwo Turkish Navy helicopters landed on the multipurpose amphibious assault ship Anadolu for the first time, as the flag-ship-to-be prepares to enter the country's inventory next month. Turkeys Defense Ministry confirmed on Friday that the two helicopters AH-1W Super Cobra and an SH-70 Seahawk, completed their deployment by landing on the Anadolu
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Poland Receives First Batch of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones
October 31, 2022 @ 05:36 AMPoland has taken delivery of first six Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) from Turkey. Selçuk Bayraktar, chief technology officer at drone-maker Baykar confirmed the news at SAHA Expo fair
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Air-to-Air Missiles for Bayraktar Drones to take on Kamikaze UAVs in Ukraine
October 31, 2022 @ 04:38 AMThe Bayraktar TB2 combat drones in service with Ukraines armed forces will be equipped with air-to-air missiles to defeat Russian Kamikaze UAVs. "Soon our Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncıs will have air-to-air missiles; not only to engage drones but other enemy aircraft
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Malaysia, Indonesia Buying Turkish Drones
September 27, 2022 @ 09:30 AMMalaysia and Indonesia have reportedly expressed an interest in buying armed drones from Turkish defense firm Baykar, Türkiyes Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. “Many Asian countries, especially Malaysia and Indonesia, show great interest in our defense industry products
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Romania Seeks Parliamentary Approval to buy 18 Bayraktar Drones for $300M
September 2, 2022 @ 07:56 AMRomanias defense ministry has sent a request to Parliament seeking its approval to acquire Bayraktar TB2 combat drones for $300 million. According to local media reports, Romania wants about 18 such UCAVs at an estimated price of $300 million
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Second Prototype of Bayraktar 'Kizilelma' Jet-powered UAV Assembled, First Flight in 2023
August 29, 2022 @ 07:23 AMTurkish firm Baykar has completed the assembly of second prototype of the Bayraktar Kizilelma jet combat drone, and announced that the drone will take to the skies for the first time next year. “We said goodbye to Kizilelma, the 2nd production prototype, which we prepared for the TEKNOFEST KARADENİZ exhibition in Samsun,” Selcuk Bayraktar, chief technology officer of Turkish drone maker Baykal, tweeted August 26
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Turkey's Akinci UCAV Completes Testing with Full Weapons Payload
August 24, 2022 @ 06:42 AMTurkeys Baykar-produced Akinci combat drone has completed a test flight loaded with all nine weapon stations. On Monday, the company shared a
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