Bayraktar Kizilelma Performs First Autonomous Close-Formation Wingman Flight Test in Türkiye
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Baykar claims world’s first autonomous close-formation flight by jet-powered drones - Turkish Minute
Two Bayraktar Kızılelma combat drones have carried out what #Turkish drone maker Baykar described as the world’s first autonomous close-formation flight by jet-powered unmanned aircraft, the company said Sunday.
Turkey Makes History As Two Unmanned Fighter Jets Fly In Autonomous Formation
Turkey has reached a major aviation milestone after its defense firm Baykar announced that two Kizilelma unmanned fighter aircraft successfully performed the world’s first fully autonomous close formation flight between combat capable jet powered drones. The test, conducted in Turkish airspace on December 28, 2025, was completed without any human control, relying entirely on onboard […] The post Turkey Makes History As Two Unmanned Fighter Jets …
The fact that two prototypes of the Bayraktar KIZILELMA performed a fully autonomous close formation flight for the first time in world aviation history has taken Türkiye to a new threshold in unmanned aerial combat. The historic test...Click here for more.
Turkiye’s Kızılelma Makes History with World’s First Autonomous Close-Formation Jet Flight
Turkish defense company Baykar announced on Dec. 28 that two prototypes of its Bayraktar Kızılelma unmanned combat aircraft have successfully carried out the world’s first fully autonomous close-formation flight by jet-powered drones. Turkish defense giant Baykar, manufacturer of Kızılelma, is integrating new capabilities into its development process. The test marked a major milestone in global aviation, as no other country has publicly demonstr…
Bayraktar Kizilelma performs first autonomous close-formation wingman flight test in Türkiye
The PT3 and PT5 prototypes carried out the test at the Akinci Flight Training and Test Center in Corlu using intelligent fleet algorithms and autonomous combat pilot systems developed by Baykar engineers. The aircraft took off sequentially and coordinated their positions in flight through autonomous control to maintain precise formation. During the same sortie, the aircraft conducted a Combat Air Patrol mission by flying a predetermined route us…
Two Turkish Kizilelma unmanned fighter jets conducted the world's first autonomous formation flight. This is a groundbreaking achievement in military aviation technology that could revolutionize the future of air combat. Turkey continues to surprise with its military capabilities. Last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the near-mass production of naval vessels.
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