Aircraft & UAVs

Bayraktar KIZILELMA

The Bayraktar KIZILELMA is a Turkish jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft developed by Baykar. The system emphasizes low radar cross-section, autonomous flight, and carrier-compatible design goals, with Baykar publishing payload, speed, and endurance figures for the program.

Various ConflictsUnspecified

Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Image source: Bayraktar Kızılelma on TCG Anadolu image

Profile

Origin: Turkey
Built by: Baykar
Type: Jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft
Produced: 2021-present
Variants: KIZILELMA-A, KIZILELMA-B, KIZILELMA-C

UAV air-to-air precision fires NATO

Specifications

Combat Radius: 500 nm
Payload Capacity: 1.5 tons
Maximum Take-Off Weight: 8.5 tons
Cruise Speed: 0.6 Mach
Maximum Speed: 0.9 Mach
Endurance: 3+ hours
Service Ceiling: 45,000 feet
Propulsion: Turbofan engine
Sensors: Electro-optical targeting system, IR search and track system, and multi-mode AESA radar

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Development and flight testing continue; Baykar describes the platform as an unmanned fighter aircraft.
Used by: Baykar / Turkish Armed Forces

Conflict Usage

Side: Unspecified

A Turkish jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft that is in active development and public flight testing, but the available sources do not clearly tie it to a specific named conflict in the catalog.

Bayraktar KIZILELMA Images

Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs - view 1 — Source: Bayraktar Kızılelma on TCG Anadolu image

Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs - view 2 — Source: Bayraktar Kızılelma on TCG Anadolu image

Related Weapon Systems

MQ-9 Reaper, Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsMQ-9 ReaperMedium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicleThe MQ-9 Reaper is a General Atomics medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft built for persistent intelligence collection and precision strike. Larger and more powerful than the MQ-1 Predator, it combines satellite control, electro-optical and infrared sensors, laser designation, and weapons such as Hellfire missiles and guided bombs, making it a recurring U.S. and coalition platform in counterterrorism, maritime-security, and regional-strike operations.

Bayraktar Akıncı, Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsBayraktar AkıncıUnmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)The Bayraktar Akıncı is a Turkish twin-engine UCAV built by Baykar for long-range intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, reconnaissance, and strike missions. Baykar describes it as a high-performance, twin-turboprop aircraft with beyond-line-of-sight communications, a 1.5-ton payload class, and support for guided munitions, missiles, and radar and SIGINT payloads.

VAMPIRE, Modular counter-UAS rocket system, Air Defense

Air DefenseVAMPIREModular counter-UAS rocket systemVAMPIRE, short for Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment, is an L3Harris counter-UAS rocket system built as a self-contained kit for trucks and other flatbed platforms. In Ukraine it pairs an EO/IR targeting sensor with four-shot APKWS laser-guided rocket launchers, giving ground forces a mobile way to engage hostile drones and some ground threats at lower cost than larger air-defense interceptors.

Ababil-5 UAV, Unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsAbabil-5 UAVUnmanned combat aerial vehicleThe Ababil-5 is an Iranian fixed-wing unmanned combat aerial vehicle unveiled in 2022, later reported in Iranian exercise coverage as a reconnaissance-and-strike platform that can launch Almas anti-tank missiles.

Aeronautics Orbiter 1K, Class 1 loitering munition UAS, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsAeronautics Orbiter 1KClass 1 loitering munition UASThe Aeronautics Orbiter 1K is an Israeli electric loitering munition derived from the Orbiter mini-UAS family, combining EO/IR surveillance with a fragmentation warhead for attacks on soft targets. Azerbaijan fielded Orbiter 1K systems alongside other Israeli and Turkish unmanned weapons during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Armed UAV, Armed unmanned aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsArmed UAVArmed unmanned aerial vehicleArmed UAVs are military drones configured to carry guided weapons while still performing surveillance and target-acquisition duties. In the Tigray War, investigative reporting tied Ethiopian government drone strikes to the campaign, making armed UAVs a major part of the conflict's air war even when the underlying airframes varied by supplier.

Related News

Sources

Bayraktar KIZILELMAPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports manufacturer background, technical specifications, payload fit, carrier-oriented design goals, and the Various Conflicts holding context for this active military UAV program. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Reuters Baykar jet-engine investmentPublisher: Reuters | Note: Supports program and development context for Baykar's jet-engine work around the KIZILELMA family. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Bayraktar Kızılelma on TCG Anadolu imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing context for the primary gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Bayraktar KIZILELMA PT3 flight-testingPublisher: Bayraktar Teknoloji Azerbaycan | Note: Supports additional image provenance and public flight-testing context for the KIZILELMA program. | Accessed: 2026-06-23