Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma
Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma | |
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Bayraktar Kızılelma in production line next to other Baykar products | |
Role | Carrier-capable jet-powered multirole unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
National origin | Turkey |
Manufacturer | Baykar |
First flight | 2023 (expected) |
Introduction | 2023 (expected) |
Status | In development |
Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces |
Bayraktar Kizilelma (English: Bayraktar Red Apple), is a proposed jet-powered, single-engine, low-observable,[1] supersonic,[2] carrier-capable[3] unmanned fighter aircraft in development by Turkish defence company Baykar Makina.[4][3] The aircraft is developed under the project MIUS (Turkish: Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi - English: Combat Unmanned Aircraft System). On March 12, 2022, Baykar announced new name for the aircraft, as Kizilelma (Red Apple).
Design and development[]
Kizilelma is an unmanned aircraft which features low RCS supersonic airframe and AESA radar. The aircraft is powered by a turbofan engine. Engine is fed by two air inlets. The yaw control is done by 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[5][1]
Kizilelma has 6000 kg Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW), with 1500 kg of that available for the payload. Kizilelma will feature an AESA radar.[6] Red Apple will be capable of taking-off and landing on a landing dock. According to data shared by the company, Kizilelma will have an operational altitude of 35,000 ft (10,000 m). While the Kizilelma-A will be close to supersonic speeds with being powered with the Black Sea Shield AI-25TLT which is an engine based on the AI-25TLT but will be produced by the Turkish-Ukranian joint venture Black Sea Shield which is based in Istanbul.[7][8][9] Kizilelma-B will fly at supersonic speeds with Ukrainian AI-322F engine[10] and the Turkish TEI engine.[11] The MIUS-B will have a 2.5 times more powerful engine, making it significantly different specification wise than the MIUS-A.[12][13] MIUS is expected to launch from the TCG Anadolu LHD without any help of a catapult system.[14] Baykar CTO Selçuk Bayraktar, said that the MIUS is expected to fly in 2023,[1] adding that a jet-powered UAV was a ''12-year-long dream.''[15]
On 12 March 2022, Selçuk Bayraktar announced that first prototype of Kizilelma has entered the assembly line.[16][17]
Features[]
Baykar has revealed the main advanced features of the Kizilelma on their website:[18]
- Fully Autonomous Take Off and Landing
- Low RCS
- High Maneuverability
- LOS and BLOS
- Take Off and Landing Capability from Short-Runway Aircraft Carriers
- High Situational Awareness with AESA Radar
- Internal bays
Specifications[]
General characteristics
- Capacity: 1,500 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 6,000 kg (13,228 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × AI-25TLT
Performance
- Maximum speed: 900 km/h (560 mph, 490 kn)
- Cruise speed: 740 km/h (460 mph, 400 kn)
- Combat range: 930 km (580 mi, 500 nmi)
- Endurance: 5 hours
- Service ceiling: 11,000 m (35,000 ft)
Armament
- Missiles:
- CIRIT
- L-UMTAS ASM
- Bozdoğan, AAM
- Gökdoğan, AAM
- Akdoğan, AAM
- Gökhan, AAM
- SOM ALCM
- TUBITAK-SAGE Kuzgun-TJ,[22] Turbojet-powered, Air-to-surface missile
- TUBITAK-SAGE Kuzgun-KY,[22] Solid fuel Rocket-powered Air-to-surface missile
- TUBITAK-SAGE Kuzgun-ER, Turbojet-powered, Air-to-surface missile (According to TUBITAK-SAGE, this missile will be equivalent to Penguin Missiles.)[23]
- 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.[24]
- Akbaba, Air-to-surface, Anti-radiation Missile (ARM)[25]
- 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, Air-to-surface launched munition[19]
- TUBITAK-SAGE Kuzgun-SS, Glide bomb
- Aselsan Miniature Bomb[20]
- SARB-83, Bunker buster
- NEB-84, Bunker buster[21]
- MAM-C
- MAM-L
- MAM-T
References[]
- ^ a b c Azman, Kaan (4 August 2021). "Selçuk Bayraktar'dan Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi üzerine açıklamalar". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Ascendant and assertive Turkey creates tough choices for US". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Baykar eyes first flight for MIUS in 2023 - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Fighter UAV specifications". baykartech.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Staff. (12 March 2022). "Baykar's unmanned combat aerial vehicle enters production line". TRT World website Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "MİUS'un Motorları İçin Ukrayna İle Yeni Anlaşma" (in Turkish). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "MİUS'a Ukrayna motoru". SavunmaSanayiST (in Turkish). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "AEROSPACE: Turkey and Ukraine team up for groundbreaking new defense sector drone joint venture". bunews.com.ua. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Baykar MİUS | Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi - Sanal Savunma". www.sanalsavunma.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "MİUS (Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi) Tasarımı Paylaşıldı" (in Turkish). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Baykar MİUS | Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi - Sanal Savunma". www.sanalsavunma.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "In a presentation made by @Baykar_Savunma in Ukraine, it has been revealed that there will be 2 different turbofan engines which will power the MIUS UCAV". Twitter. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "TCG ANADOLU'ya MİUS ve Bayraktar TB3 Entegrasyonu" (in Turkish). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Dünya Türkiye'nin MİUS ve GÖKSUNGUR'unu konuşacak! Selçuk Bayraktar: Konsept değişiyor". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ @Selcuk (12 March 2022). "Üretim hattına 3 buçuk yıl sonra daha büyük ve daha çevik bir balık girdi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Unmanned Fighter Jet Hits Production Line: Turkey's Baykar". defenseworld.net. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ BaykarTech. "FIGHTER UAV". baykartech.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "TURKISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY PRODUCT CATALOGUE". www.ssb.gov.tr. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Turkey to Integrate F-16 Mini-Bombs on UAVs". defenseworld.net. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA flew 1.360 hours and 13 minutes with a useful load of 24 kg". 11 July 2021.
- ^ a b "IDEF 2021: 'Turkish DARPA' targets live tests for Kuzgun". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "TÜBİTAK-SAGE'den Milli Penguin: KUZGUN-ER" (in Turkish).
- ^ "KUZGUN'un Elektronik Harp Konfigürasyonu: KUZGUN-EW" (in Turkish).
- ^ "Turkish Company Roketsan Develops Akbaba High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile". militaryleak.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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