<br /><br />The Turkish unmanned fighter Bayraktar KIZILELMA successfully completed its first flight equipped with the domestically developed MURAD 100-A AESA radar, created by ASELSAN.<br /><br />Selçuk Bayraktar, Chairman of Baykar, announced the milestone, emphasizing the technological progress and the importance of the test for Turkey’s defense aviation. The system had already been integrated into upgraded F-16s and the AKINCI TİHA, and now demonstrates its compatibility with the KIZILELMA — the country’s first jet-powered unmanned combat aircraft.<br /><br />ASELSAN confirmed the success in an official statement: “Bayraktar KIZILELMA, MURAD 100-A ile çok daha güçlü,” meaning “KIZILELMA is much stronger with the MURAD 100-A.”<br /><br />The multifunction radar provides simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground modes, with features such as long-range search, multi-target tracking, SAR mapping, ISAR maritime detection, and resistance to electronic jamming.<br /><br />The MURAD 100-A represents a major step toward Turkey’s technological self-sufficiency in advanced combat sensors, placing the nation among those capable of independently developing and integrating next-generation AESA radars on both manned and unmanned aircraft.<br /><br />Video: Baykar / ASELSAN
