Turkish unmanned fighter jet Kizilelma makes maiden flight

The trials took place on November 20, 2022, at the Akinci Flight Training and Test Center in Corlu, northwestern Turkey. Upon completion, the tests were deemed successful. “Our goal was to run at slightly slower speeds in the first takeoff roll test, but we exceeded that limit,” Selçuk Bayraktar, Baykar’s chairman of the board and chief technology officer, explained in a video.