Turkey Downs Aerial Target With Air-To-Air Missile From UAS

bayraktar kizilelma air to air firing test
Credit: Baykar
Turkish industry has claimed a world first with the successful engagement of an aerial target with a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile from an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS). Although the full parameters of the engagement are unclear, Baykar’s Kizilelma platform fired a domestically developed...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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