Product Overview

The Bayraktar Kızılelma is a next-generation, jet-powered UCAV featuring stealth, carrier compatibility, and near-supersonic speed. It represents Baykar’s bold leap into unmanned combat aviation.

Key Features & Capabilities

• Speed: Near-supersonic
  
  
• Payload: 1,500 kg
  
  
• Stealth and low-observable design
  
  
• Carrier-capable, autonomous operations
  
  
• Roles: Air-to-air combat, strike missions, SEAD
  
  

Strategic Importance

• Turkey’s first jet-powered UCAV
  
  
• Competes with U.S. Loyal Wingman and Chinese stealth UAVs
  
  
• A cornerstone of Turkey’s naval aviation future
  
  

Contracts & Adoption

• Serial production began in 2025
  
  
• First deliveries to the Turkish Armed Forces in 2026