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HomeEuropeBayraktar Kızılelma achieves simulated Gökdoğan air-to-air missile firing at F-16 fighter jet.

Bayraktar Kızılelma achieves simulated Gökdoğan air-to-air missile firing at F-16 fighter jet.

November 26, 2025 GDC Europe, UCAV Platform 0
Bayraktar Kızılelma, Türkiye's first unmanned fighter aircraft, is seen during formation flight with F-16, Tekirdağ, northwestern Türkiye, Nov. 20, 2025. (AA Photo)
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