TNPSC Thervupettagam

Turkish Kızılelma Drone

December 4 , 2025 16 hrs 0 min 8 0
  • Turkey’s Kızılelma unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) became the world’s first drone to shoot down an aircraft using a beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile.
  • The UAV fired the indigenous GÖKDOĞAN BVR missile during the test.
  • Kızılelma detected and tracked the target using the MURAD Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.
  • The demonstration was the first verified long-range air-to-air combat by an uncrewed fighter jet.

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