Robot model
Bayraktar Kizilelma
Unmanned combat aircraft with serial production beginning August 2025.
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Bayraktar Kizilelma, a aerial by Baykar (prototype): 1 verified deployment on record. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Unmanned combat aircraft with serial production beginning August 2025. First BVR air-to-air kill by UAV in November 2025.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- prototype(Demo-capable; limited or one-off public appearances.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Form Factor
Maturity
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Bayraktar Kizilelma. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
Serial production began Aug 2025.
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 1, 2025
at Çorlu, Tekirdağ, Turkey (Kizilelma)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Bayraktar Kizilelma.
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: prototype
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Bayraktar Kizilelma.Recent coverage
Bayraktar Kizilelma in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Bayraktar Kizilelma from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
KIZILELMA için seri üretim müjdesi: İlk teslimat bu yıl! İmzalar atıldı - Haber 7
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Bayraktar Kizilelma Fires From Internal Weapons Bay - MiGFlug
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Baykar's Kizilelma to replace fighter jets in 30 years: Bayraktar - Türkiye Today
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M-346 Commands KIZILELMA: First K-SWARM Live Trials - MiGFlug
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Indonesia Becomes First Export Customer of Turkey’s Kizilelma Combat Drone - The Defense Post
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Jet-powered Turkish combat drone drops guided bombs in live-fire tests - Interesting Engineering
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Turkey moves closer to unmanned air warfare - The Defence Blog
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Kizilelma UAV Becomes First to Successfully Use Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile - Мілітарний
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Baykar completes successful tests of a prototype UAV fighter jet with Ukrainian engine - Technology Org
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/bayraktar-kizilelma.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/6e763562-c445-4235-9eb7-2551de937023
- Revision history: /models/bayraktar-kizilelma/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Bayraktar Kizilelma draws attention at the 54th percentile but verifies reality at the 36th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +18.2, 38th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 23, 2026