The first episode of the documentary “Target Kızılelma”, which tells about the development stages of Bayraktar Kızılelma, Turkey's first unmanned fighter aircraft, and Baykar's journey of developing an unmanned aerial vehicle, met with the audience at the Istanbul Congress Center.
Speaking at the screening of the documentary “Target Kızılelma”, the development adventure of Bayraktar Kızılelma MIUS (Combat Unmanned Aircraft System) that opened the doors of a new era in Turkey's defense and aerospace industry and made a great impression all over the world, Selçuk Bayraktar made the following statements:
“I would like to express my gratitude to all of you for coming to the first screening of the Target Red Apple documentary, which tells the 20-year story of our struggle to bring national and unique unmanned aerial vehicles to our country, for not leaving us alone, sharing our excitement, and not sparing your prayers. The Red Apple journey has never been easy, as it has been in our history. We have experienced an intense adventure, which is as difficult as life itself, with its ups and downs, bitter and sweet, but flourishing with perseverance, effort, friendship and good morals. Tonight, I would like to share with you the message I wrote inside Kızılelma's flight control computer after the first flight of Bayraktar Kızılelma, the first unmanned fighter aircraft of our country. Of course, Red Apple, a flying robot, will not understand this message. It was written to be a historical note to remind us and our future generations with what spirit and for what purpose this struggle was fought at this point in history.”
The development story of Bayraktar Kızılelma, Turkey's first unmanned fighter aircraft, which was developed by Baykar with national and original resources, and Baykar's journey to develop a high-tech national and original unmanned aerial vehicle for nearly 20 years are featured in the documentary "Target Kızılelma". .
For the documentary directed by Altuğ Gültan and Burak Aksoy, who directed the Akıncı documentary, the shooting took place for months at the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center in Istanbul and the Akıncı Flight Training and Test Center in the Çorlu district of Tekirdağ, where the Bayraktar Kızılelma test activities were carried out. The documentary project, which started in February 2022, was completed in approximately 9 months.
There will be two parts
The documentary, which will be broadcast in two parts, is about what happened until the first flight of Bayraktar Kızılelma on December 14, 2022, and the difficult process that Baykar and Bayraktar family have been going through from past to present, the company that developed Turkey's first national unmanned aerial vehicles. Baykar's first episode of the Goal Red Apple documentary YouTube It is also broadcast on the channel. Shortly after the completion of the ongoing post-production works, the second part of the documentary also belongs to Baykar. YouTube will be shown on the channel.
Selcuk and Haluk Bayraktar tell
Baykar Chairman of the Board and Technology Leader Selçuk Bayraktar and Baykar General Manager Haluk Bayraktar talk about Kızılelma and Baykar with the facts that have remained behind the scenes, starting from their childhood, in interviews with them. With the documentary Target Red Apple, the story of Turkey's high-tech product Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles, followed with interest by the whole world, also meets the audience.
Soldiers, engineers and journalists
Retired soldiers, engineers and journalists, who witnessed Baykar's high-tech development adventure, tell the process from their own perspective in the documentary target Kızılelma. Retired soldiers, including the former 2nd Chief of the General Staff, retired Admiral Ergin Saygun and retired Brigadier General Ömer Faruk Küçük, describe how their paths crossed with the Bayraktar Family and the difficult path Baykar went through with their own testimonies. Ömer Bayraktar, brother of the late Özdemir Bayraktar, the pioneer of the National Technology Move ideal, tells the audience at first hand about his adventure, which has been successful thanks to the struggle carried out with determination and without giving up despite various prevention attempts, in Bayraktar Kızılelma Documentary.
Breakthrough in aviation history
Bayraktar Kızılelma unmanned fighter aircraft, of which two prototypes have been produced successfully so far, broke new ground in the history of aviation by performing arm flights in the concept of fleet many times with the offensive unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar Akıncı, manned warplanes SoloTürk and Turkish Stars at Teknofest 27 held between 1 April and 2023 May. . Bayraktar Kızılelma, which opened the doors of a new era in aviation, continues its development and production activities. It is planned to start mass production of the national unmanned warplane in 2024.
First flight from TCG Anadolu in 2025
Bayraktar Kızılelma and Bayraktar TB3 SİHA took their place on the flight deck of the TCG Anadolu, which will be the world's first SİHA ship, at the inventory acceptance ceremony held on April 10. Bayraktar Kızılelma Unmanned Fighter Aircraft, the second prototype of which was produced at the ceremony, is expected to start flight tests from TCG Anadolu ship in 2025. Hundreds of thousands of our citizens have visited the TCG Anadolu Ship, Bayraktar Kızılelma and Bayraktar TB3 SİHA, which were opened to visitors in Istanbul and Izmir.
flew in record time
Bayraktar Kızılelma project, which Baykar set out with one hundred percent equity capital, started in 2021. Bayraktar Kızılelma, with the tail number of TC-ÖZB, which came off the production line on November 14, 2022, was transferred to Akıncı Flight Training and Test Center in Çorlu. After successfully completing the ground tests here, it made its first flight on 14 December 2022. Bayraktar Kızılelma met with the sky in a record time like a year.
Mission with smart fleet autonomy
Bayraktar Kızılelma, Turkey's first unmanned fighter aircraft, will perform air-to-air combat with its artificial intelligence capability along with air-ground missions. Bayraktar Kızılelma unmanned warplane will be a power multiplier for Turkey with its low radar cross section and low visibility. Bayraktar Kızılelma will be a platform that will revolutionize the battlefield with its take-off and landing capability from short-runway ships. Bayraktar Kızılelma, which has a take-off weight of 8.5 tons and a payload capacity of 1500 kg, will also have high situational awareness with the national AESA radar. Bayraktar Kızılelma, which will use all nationally developed ammunition, will be able to operate with smart fleet autonomy.
Balances will change on the battlefield
Bayraktar Kızılelma, which can perform air-air combat like manned warplanes with aggressive maneuvers, unlike unmanned aerial vehicles, will also provide effectiveness against air targets with domestic air-air munitions. With these abilities, he will change the balance on the battlefield. It will have a multiplier effect on Turkey's deterrence.