Test flight

Turkish aerospace firm Baykar and Italian defense contractor Leonardo have successfully completed the first live test flights of their K-SWARM program, demonstrating advanced crewed and uncrewed teaming capabilities. Conducted in…

Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft successfully conducted its first flight with Aselsan’s MURAD 100-A AESA Fire Control Radar. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar shared footage of the test, calling it the “Murad AESA…

Bayraktar TB3 PT-1 successfully completed its 111th System Identification and Performance test, reaching a total of 910 flight hours. Baykar shared test footage confirming the milestone, highlighting the drone’s continued…

The first domestic test flight in Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime was completed as a Syrian Airlines airplane with 43 personnel and journalists on board that took off from the Damascus International Airport landed at the Aleppo…

The Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) announced that the Türkiye's National Combat Aircraft KAAN achieved a 14-minute flight, reaching speeds of 230 knots at 10 thousand feet altitude during its second…

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a 30-minute flight with the domestic strategic bomber plane 'Tu-160M', which is capable of carrying nuclear weapons. After the 30-minute flight, Putin described the aircraft as a design that truly…

The President of Defense Industry, Haluk Görgün, commends test pilots and project team after the inaugural flight of Türkiye's KAAN aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the project. Görgün emphasizes that…

The Bayraktar TB3, developed uniquely by Baykar on a national level, recently completed its 13th test flight, staying airborne for an impressive 32 hours. During this flight, the National UCAV traveled a total distance of 5,700 kilometers…

XPeng Aeroht, a subsidiary of Chinese e-automaker Xpeng, tested their "flying car," X2, yesterday. The test flight was performed over the Yellow River in the Shapotou Resort in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China. The…

Research and development on autonomous aircraft continue. A Chinese-made autonomous aircraft, the EHang 216, has successfully completed its test flight in Oita, Japan, recently. The EHang 216 was developed by EHang, a leading drone…