Kızılelma

Kızılelma is Baykar's jet-powered, low-observable unmanned combat aircraft, built in Turkey and designed to operate from short-deck ships such as TCG Anadolu. It first flew on 14 December 2022, and in November 2025 Baykar said it became the first unmanned fighter to fire a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, the Gökdoğan. Its maximum take-off weight is about 8.5 tonnes.

Baykar says serial production has begun and that it aims to make the first deliveries to the Turkish Air Force in 2026; chief executive Haluk Bayraktar told Anadolu in May that flight testing continues. The first export came on 5 May 2026 at the SAHA fair in Istanbul, when Indonesia signed for 12 aircraft from 2028, with an option for four further fleets and a local production and maintenance centre. That centre gives Jakarta a route to building combat drones at home rather than relying on Turkish supply.

Kızılelma moves Baykar from the propeller drones that built its export business, the TB2 and Akinci, towards jet combat aircraft. Baykar's joint venture with Leonardo, LBA Systems, is taking a parallel step in Italy with the TB3-derived Astore Levante, unveiled at Farnborough on 22 July 2026.