Bayraktar KIZILELMA, indigenously and originally developed by Baykar, has recorded yet another unprecedented achievement in the history of global combat aviation history. Türkiye’s indigenous unmanned fighter jet struck a target aircraft, marked by ASELSAN’s MURAD AESA radar, with complete accuracy using TUBITAK SAGE’s GÖKDOĞAN air-to-air missile during a test off the coast of Sinop. This test marked the first time in aviation history that an unmanned fighter jet successfully destroyed a jet-engine–powered aerial target using a BVR (Beyond Visual Range) air-to-air missile.

Türkiye’s first-ever unmanned fighter jet, Bayraktar KIZILELMA—developed indigenously and originally by Baykar with its own resources—has cleared yet another critical threshold on its path to becoming a game-changer in the defence of our nation’s sky homeland. The latest test, conducted in the Sinop Firing Area, marked the first time that an unmanned fighter jet successfully struck a jet-powered aerial target with an air-to-air missile.