Baykar drone with Ukrainian engine successfully passes first test

Guide: According to the report of zn website on September 21, Bayraktar Kızılelma, a new drone model of Baykar, a Turkish drone company, was equipped with an engine from Motor Sich’s , successfully passed the first test and will be related The video was posted online. "The first engine integration test of Bayraktar Kızılelma, the first unmanned combat aircraft developed by Baykar to be equipped with Ukrainian engines, has been successfully completed," the company said. Fly a military aircraft.

Bayraktar Kızılelma is a jet-powered supersonic stealth carrier-based UAV with an estimated operating altitude of 12,000 meters, a take-off weight of 5.5 tons, and a payload of 1.5 tons. The ammunition carrying capacity of the unit is 1 ton. It has two variants - MIUS-A and MIUS-B - both equipped with engines manufactured by Motor Sich: AI-25TLT and AI-322F engines respectively, an important feature of this drone is that it is close to the Flight speed of jet plane .

At the same time, the Ukrainian State Security Service SBU also announced a special operation in Zaporozhye to stop attempts to illegally transfer to foreign countries the latest military technology subject to state export controls. According to the SBU, the scheme was organized by a former official of a powerful defense enterprise in the region who involved three current employees in illegal activities.

SBU stated that after searching the perpetrator's office and residence, law enforcement officers found electronic media with technical documents for military use, communication methods used to communicate with foreign "clients", and seized a $30,000 deposit.

Currently, the issue of notifying the suspect and choosing the form of detention under Article 333 of the Ukraine Criminal Code (“Procedures for international transfer of goods in violation of state export control”) is being resolved.