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The Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma is a jet-powered, single-engine, low-observable,[2] supersonic,[3] carrier-capable[4] unmanned fighter aircraft, currently in development by Turkish defence company Baykar.[5][4] The aircraft is being developed as part of Project MIUS (Turkish: Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi - English: Combatant Unmanned Aircraft System).

Bayraktar Kızılelma
Role	Carrier-capable jet-powered stealthy unmanned multirole fighter[1] Type of aircraft
National origin	Turkey
Manufacturer	Baykar
First flight	2023 (expected)
Introduction	2023 (expected)
Status	In development
Primary user	Turkish Armed Forces

Baykar CTO Selçuk Bayraktar, said that the Kızılelma is expected to fly in 2023,[2] adding that a jet-powered UAV was a ''12-year-long dream.''[6]

Development

The first conceptual studies for Bayraktar MIUS started in 2013. The most important development regarding the project took place on 20 July 2021. On this date, the first design images and information about the characteristics of the aircraft were shared with the public.

Engine selection

AI-322F Turbofan Engine Supply Agreement and AI-25TLT Turbofan Engine Integration Agreement were signed between Baykar and Ukrainian Ivchenko-Progress at the SahaExpo event on November 11, 2021. While the first prototypes will go at subsonic speeds using AI-25TLT engines, the next prototypes are expected to be supersonic with AI-322F engines.

Disclosure of the project name

The code name of the project was initially MIUS (Turkish: Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi - English: Combatant Unmanned Aircraft System). Its official name, Kızılelma; which means Red Apple in Turkish, was shared with the public on March 12, 2022.

Prototypes

On the same day of the name disclosure, Selçuk Bayraktar revealed that the first Kızılelma prototype has entered the assembly line.[8][9] The first ready-to-fly prototype was displayed to the public in Teknofest 2022.[10]

Beginnig of the testing process

The first engine integration test was successfully conducted on 19 September 2022. The aircraft is planned to make its maiden flight in the first quarter of 2023.[11]

Design

Body

The Kızılelma is an unmanned aircraft, featuring a low-RCS supersonic airframe and equipped with an AESA radar.[12] The aircraft is powered by a turbofan engine, fed by two air inlets; yaw control is achieved with two vertical stabilizers. The aircraft has coupled-canard controls for increased maneuverability, or for better controlling the main wing airflow. Internal compartments will allow the aircraft to operate in contested environments while sustaining low observability.[13][2]

The Kızılelma has a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 6,000 kg, with 1,500 kg of said weight available for the payload. According to data shared by the company, the Kızılelma will have an operational altitude of 35,000 ft (10,000 m).

Carrier capability

The aircraft is designed in a way that makes it capable to takeoff and land on an amphibious assault ship, such as TCG Anadolu, without any need for a catapult system.[14]

Variants

Baykar announced in Teknofest 2022, that there will be at least 3 variants of Kızılelma with different engine configurations. The engines are produced by the Turkish-Ukrainian joint venture Black Sea Shield.[15][16][17] Kızılelma-A will be capable of near-supersonic speeds, being powered by the AI-25TLT engine. Kızılelma-B will fly at supersonic speeds, powered by a single Ukrainian AI-322F engine.[18][19][20] And lastly Kızılelma-C will incorporate 2 AI-322F engines.

While there are expectations to make use of Turkish-made TEI TF6000 turbofan engines in the future, nothing has been confirmed so far.

Features

• Fully-autonomous takeoff and landing
• Low radar cross-section
• High maneuverability
• Line Of Sight (LOS) and Beyond LOS (BLOS) controlled
• Takeoff and landing capability from short-runway aircraft carriers
• High situational awareness with AESA radar
• Internal bays

Operators

Future operators of Bayraktar Kızılelma

 Turkey [Unknown][21]

• Turkish Air Force
• Turkish Navy

Specifications (Kızılelma-A)

Data from Baykar Technology

General characteristics

• Capacity: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb)
• Length: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Height: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
• Max takeoff weight: 6,000 kg (13,228 lb)
• Fuel capacity: unspecified Jet-A1 or JP-8 fuel capacity
• Powerplant: 1 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-25TLT Turbofan engine, 16.9 kN (3,790 lbf) thrust - no afterburners (Kızılelma-A)
• Powerplant: 1 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-322F Turbofan engine, 24.5 kN (5,510 lbf) thrust dry, 44.1 kN (9,900 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,100 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn) 0.9 Mach
• Cruise speed: 735 km/h (457 mph, 400 kn) 0.6 Mach
• Combat range: 930 km (580 mi, 500 nmi) on internal fuel
• Endurance: 5-6 hours
• Service ceiling: 14,000 m (45,000 ft)
• Operational altitude: 11,000 m (35,000 ft)

Armament

• Hardpoints: 2 × internal stations (expected), 6 × external stations on wings (expected) , with provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles:
    
    • CIRIT
    • L-UMTAS ASM
    • Gökdoğan BVR AAM
    • Bozdoğan AAM
    • Akdoğan AAM
    • Gökhan AAM
    • SOM ALCM
    • TUBITAK-SAGE BOZOK Laser Guided Rockets[22]
    • TUBITAK-SAGE KUZGUN-TJ Turbojet-powered Air-to-surface missile[23]
    • TUBITAK-SAGE KUZGUN-KY Solid fuel Rocket-powered Air-to-surface missile[24]
    • TUBITAK-SAGE KUZGUN-ER, Turbojet-powered, Air-to-surface missile (According to TUBITAK-SAGE, this missile will be equivalent to Penguin Missiles.)[25]
    • TUBITAK-SAGE KUZGUN-EW, Kuzgun-EW will be able to carry miniaturised EW payload which will act as a stand-in jammer and suppress enemy air defences to significantly increase the survivability of the aircraft of the Turkish Air Force.[26]
    • AKBABA, Air-to-surface Anti-radiation Missile (ARM)[27]
    • ROKETSAN ÇAKIR Missile Family, Anti-ship, Air-to-surface, surface-to-surface Cruise Missile.[28]
  • Bombs:
    
    • Teber-81 (Mark 81 bomb w/ ROKETSAN Laser Guidance Kit)
    • HGK-82 (Mark 82 bomb w/ TUBITAK-SAGE Precision Guidance Kit)
    • KGK-82 (Mark 82 bomb w/ TUBITAK-SAGE Wing Assisted Guidance Kit)
    • Teber-82 (Mark 82 bomb w/ ROKETSAN Laser Guidance Kit)
    • HGK-83 (Mark 83 bomb w/ TUBITAK-SAGE Precision Guidance Kit
    • KGK-83 (Mark 83 bomb w/ TUBITAK-SAGE Wing Assisted Guidance Kit)
    • HGK-84 (Mark 84 bomb w/ TUBITAK-SAGE Precision Guidance Kit)
    • LHGK-84 (Mark 84 bomb w/ TUBITAK-SAGE Laser Sensitive Guidance Kit)
    • TUBITAK-SAGE TOGAN[29] Rack of four 81 mm mortars (GPS/INS or unguided)[30][31][32]
    • TUBITAK-SAGE KUZGUN-SS Glide bomb[33]
    • Aselsan Miniature Bomb (MB)[34]
    • SARB-83 Bunker buster
    • NEB-84 Bunker buster[35]
    • MAM-C
    • MAM-L
    • MAM-T

Avionics

• National AESA Radar
• Aselsan Common Aperture Targeting System
• Electronic Warfare Pod
• National SIGINT module

See also

• AVIC Dark Sword
• Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat
• Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie
• HAL Combat Air Teaming System
• Boeing MQ-25 Stingray

References

На других языках

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- [en] Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma

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[fr] Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma

Le Bayraktar KIZILELMA (Pomme Rouge), est un Système d'avion de combat sans pilote et un projet de drone de combat turc développé par la société Baykar. Les premières images conceptuelles, annoncées le 17 juillet 2021, ont été partagées trois jours plus tard, le jour de la Fête du Sacrifice.

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[ru] Bayraktar Kızılelma

Bayraktar Kızılelma (рус. Красное Яблоко) — реактивный сверхзвуковой малозаметный палубный БПЛА, разрабатываемый турецкой оборонной компанией Baykar Makina[1][2][3][4], в рамках проекта MIUS - Боевой Беспилотный Aвиационный Комплекс.

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