Bayraktar KIZILELMA
A jet-powered uncrewed combat-aircraft programme. July 2026 reporting documents testing of an S2 production-model aircraft, while development and integration work continue.
- Country / region
- Türkiye
- Programme status
- Development / trials
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Collaborative aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Baykar
- Origin / production countries
- Türkiye
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Prototype/test aircraft; S2 production-model test aircraft; Further advertised configurations are not all demonstrated
- Operators / programme customers
- No complete operator list disclosed in the reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Public demonstrations or flight tests establish development activity, not full operational service. Advertised performance is not a complete independent test result.
Role & capabilities
- Collaborative aircraft
- Autonomous runway taxi, take-off and landing
- Advertised EO, infrared search-and-track and AESA radar options
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Jet-powered uncrewed combat aircraft
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Autonomous runway taxi, take-off and landing
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Turbofan
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 10 m span; 14.5 m length; 3.5 m height
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 8,500 kg maximum take-off mass
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 3+ h
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Range
- 500 nmi combat radius
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Mach 0.6 cruise; Mach 0.9 maximum
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 25,000 ft operational; 40,000 ft ceiling
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 1,500 kg
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Advertised EO, infrared search-and-track and AESA radar options
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- LOS and BLOS communications
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
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