Trump, Arabs & NATO left red-faced? Turkey's unmanned fighter proves it can outgun traditional jets

Turkey has just shocked the aviation world. Baykar’s Kizilelma — the unmanned fighter jet Ankara calls its future frontline weapon — executed a full simulated kill on a Turkish F-16, using its Murad AESA radar and a Gokdogan missile interface in a real-time BVR strike. The one-hour-plus test combined formation flying, missile integration and autonomous tracking, marking a leap Western militaries didn’t expect this soon.

 
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