UAV und UCAV Projekte der Türkei

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Avio Aero and GE Provide H80 Turboprops for AKINCI UCAV
11 Dec 2025, 22:03 2 mins
USA Italy Turkiye
Air Unmanned Systems Engine and Transmission
Avio Aero and GE Provide H80 Turboprops for AKINCI UCAV TurDef
GE Aerospace stated in a presentation for the 2024 GE Aerospace Investor Day that Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV is to be supplied with 800 hp H80 turboprop engines.



GE, together with Italy-based Avio Aero, is integrating and supplying H80 turboprop engines with a power rating of 800 hp.

It is known that AKINCI-C performed its maiden flight, equipped with a pair of 850 hp engines, in early 2024. H85 in the H80 series of turboprops yield this exact power rating.

https://turdef.com/article/avio-aero-and...kinci-ucav

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AKINCI Strikes Ground Targets with BOZOK and KAYI-30
14 Dec 2025, 19:44 2 mins
Turkiye
Air Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems
AKINCI Strikes Ground Targets with BOZOK and KAYI-30 TurDef
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.

The test announced by Baykar includes consecutive hits on two ground targets using a pair of BOZOK munitions stacked under one pylon, followed by a single KAYI-30.

The two munitions have also been tested from the Bayraktar TB2 armed UAV.

https://turdef.com/article/akinci-strike...nd-kayi-30

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Bei einem Test haben zwei Kizilema Prototypen einen Formationsflug absolviert.

Bayraktar KIZILELMA Performs Formation Flight Using Smart Fleet Autonomy

Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Baykar’s unmanned fighter aircraft renowned for its unprecedented achievements in global aviation history, has successfully completed a test flight focused on smart fleet autonomy.
December 28, 2025Clash Report

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Bayraktar KIZILELMA Performs Formation Flight Using Smart Fleet Autonomy

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During the test conducted in Çorlu, KIZILELMA prototypes PT3 and PT5 carried out a formation flight with an autonomous combat pilot, supported by smart fleet algorithms. This marked the first time in the history of global aviation that two unmanned fighter aircraft performed a close formation flight autonomously.

The development of Türkiye’s first-ever unmanned fighter aircraft, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, continues with the integration of new capabilities. As part of ongoing activities at the AKINCI Flight Training and Test Center in Çorlu, two Bayraktar KIZILELMA prototypes carried out a simultaneous mission in the skies.


Yet Another Unprecedented Achievement by KIZILELMA
During the test, Bayraktar KIZILELMA’s third and fifth prototypes, PT3 and PT5, took off sequentially. After climbing to altitude, the unmanned fighter aircraft operated in a coordinated manner, performing a formation flight with an autonomous combat pilot enabled by Baykar’s self-developed smart fleet autonomy algorithms. This marked the first time in global aviation history that two unmanned fighter aircraft performed a close formation flight autonomously. This technological advancement allows autonomous systems to execute complex aerial missions traditionally performed by manned fighter aircraft. The capability enables multiple unmanned platforms to autonomously position themselves and conduct joint missions under a single leader’s command.

https://clashreport.com/defense/articles...onzmaqzl3e

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TOLUN IIR Bomb Launched from AKINCI Hits Moving Target
31 Dec 2025, 19:47
Turkiye
Air Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems
TOLUN IIR Bomb Launched from AKINCI Hits Moving Target TurDef TOLUN IIR successfully hitting the towed target in two frames

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.

While TOLUN IIR was used against a static target, an armoured vehicle, in its first test, this test involved a moving target towed by a remotely driven vehicle. Observations on the video indicate that the target speed was well above 30 km/h.

https://turdef.com/article/tolun-iir-bom...ing-target

Baykar’s KIZILELMA Makes First Flight with KARAT IRST
31 Dec 2025, 23:38
Turkiye
Air Unmanned Systems Sensors
Baykar’s KIZILELMA Makes First Flight with KARAT IRST TurDef KARAT IRST on KIZILELMA
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.

Not long after the tests with MURAD 100-A AESA radar and TOYGUN EOTS, KIZILELMA performed its first test flight with ASELSAN’s KARAT IRST. KARAT IRST tracked an air target, with the footage included in the video shared by Baykar regarding the test.

KIZILELMA was presented with KARAT IRST for the first time during IDEF2025, alongside TOYGUN EOTS.

https://turdef.com/article/baykar-s-kizi...karat-irst