Turkish UAV Developments & Fielding

Deino said:
Combat-Master said:
Rumours that Kizilelma will take to the skies before the year is out seem plausible
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The question is, was this hop an unexpected "maiden flight" during a high-speed taxi test or was this indeed the first flight?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=43&v=BtlzKi_qOv0&feature=emb_title
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We can see Selçuk Bayraktar pulling the aircraft up, don't think this was unexpected nor wanted to really fly it, Baykar shared this test as: "Low altitude take off and landing test"
https://twitter.com/x/status/1599106134886912000
View: https://twitter.com/BaykarTech/status/1599106134886912000?t=5dooAghJi9Gz6G3QQgrGyA&s=19
 
Specs of KizilElma (RedApple)

Combat Radius: 500Nm
Operational Altitude: 25,000 to 45,000ft
Endurance: 5+ Hours
Motor: AI-25TLT and AI-322F
Speed: 0.5-1.35 mach
Take off Landing: Autonomous
Sensors: EOTS and Multi-Mode AESA radar
Weapon Load Types: Smart Munitions, Missiles & Stand Off weapons, A/A Missiles
Wing Span : 10 Meters
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Is there any information on how long it takes to manufacture a TB2? Is it weeks? Months? Years? Even assuming that you have all the components to hand like engine, avionics, actuators etc. I would have thought itts still a non-trivial amount of time to make the airframe, assemble and test.
 
What I amazed most is with the fact that it's very heavy (or the airfoil is too thin for the flight profile).

Turks should be proud this thing was put together in such an apparent short time.

Bravo*

*Congrats

PS: Trappier's infamous Plan B[lade] should probably be Plan T (although, I do have to admit...)
 
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Tirana, 20 December 2022, dtt-net.com – Albanian government today signed a deal with Turkish company Baykar, to purchase three Bayraktar armed unmanned military drones, which country’s prime minister said will be used for civil emergency needs.




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Albania purchases Turkey’s armed drones

Tirana, 20 December 2022, dtt-net.com – Albanian government today signed a deal with Turkish company Baykar, to purchase three Bayraktar armed unmanned military drones, which country’s prime minister said will be used for civil emergency needs. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Japan considering TB2 Drones
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Drones are also part of Japan's defense plans. From next fiscal year, units will test various unmanned vehicle models capable of staging attacks or performing reconnaissance. Officials are considering the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 and the American MQ-9 unmanned aerial drones.

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Japan to triple defense R&D to bolster counterstrike capability

Draft budget earmarks $6.7bn with eye on domestic standoff missiles
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"Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and the Turkish Armed Forces command visited the Baykar Technology National Technology Center, accompanied by Chief of General Staff General Yaşar Güler, Commander of the Land Forces General Musa Avsever, Commander of the Navy Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, and Commander of the Air Force General Atilla Gülan.

They were greeted by Baykar Technology CEO Haluk Bayraktar and received information about the work, and examined the Bayraktar Kızılelma, a combat unmanned aircraft system being developed nationally by Baykar."

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