Bayraktar Kızılelma
The Bayraktar Kızılelma (English: Red Apple) is a single-engine, low-observable, carrier-capable, jet-powered unmanned combat aerial vehicle, currently in development by Turkish defense company Baykar. The aircraft is being developed as part of Project MIUS (Turkish: Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi; English: Combatant Unmanned Aircraft System). The initial Bayraktar Kızılelma (Kızılelma-A) is subsonic. Planned variants (Kızılelma-B and Kızılelma-C) are intended to be supersonic, the latter having a twin-engined configuration. It is one of the two Turkish jet-powered stealth UCAV along with TAI Anka-3.
| Bayraktar Kızılelma | |
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| Bayraktar Kızılelma at Teknofest 2023 in Istanbul | |
| Role | Multirole unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
| National origin | Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Baykar |
| First flight | 14 December 2022 |
| Introduction | 2024 (expected) |
| Status | Flight tests in progress |
| Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces |
| Number built | 2 prototypes |
Baykar CTO Selçuk Bayraktar had initially announced that the Kızılelma was expected to make its maiden flight in 2023, adding that a jet-powered UCAV was a "12-year-long dream". The Kızılelma was able to complete its first flight ahead of the expected date, in December 2022.