Another critical test has been successfully completed in Türkiye’s unmanned combat aircraft program. During the firing tests conducted from Bayraktar KIZILELMA, developed by Baykar, target detection, tracking and laser designation were carried out by TOYGUN, the Low-Observable Electro-Optical Targeting System developed by ASELSAN. Within the scope of the test, the national guidance kits TEBER-82 and LGK-82 struck fixed ground targets with pinpoint accuracy.

According to Baykar’s statement, the target detection, tracking and laser designation process during the test firings was performed by TOYGUN. The successful completion of firings using ASELSAN’s LGK-82 and ROKETSAN’s TEBER-82 guidance kits is highly important in demonstrating the level reached in platform, sensor and munition integration within the unmanned combat aircraft concept. The ability to conduct targeting while preserving low-observable advantages is considered a critical capability for KIZILELMA’s future mission profiles.

ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol emphasized in his social media statement that Bayraktar KIZILELMA’s “sharp eye” is ASELSAN’s TOYGUN. Akyol stated that targeting and designation were carried out while maintaining the platform’s low-observable advantage, and that successful hits were achieved with LGK and TEBER. He noted that this result demonstrates the level reached by national engineering and the strong cooperation between Turkish defense companies.

ROKETSAN CEO Murat İkinci also announced that the TEBER-82 Guidance Kit successfully hit the target during the test. İkinci stated that Türkiye continues to strengthen its capabilities with national technologies. The successful use of TEBER-82 from KIZILELMA shows that precision guidance kits developed by the Turkish defense industry for aerial platforms are also compatible with the unmanned combat aircraft mission concept.

The role played by TOYGUN in these tests goes far beyond that of a conventional camera or imaging system. Electro-optical targeting systems carry out critical tasks in modern air operations, including target detection, identification, tracking and laser designation. The integration of TOYGUN, with its low-observable structure, into an unmanned combat aircraft such as KIZILELMA increases the platform’s operational effectiveness while also contributing to fully independent mission execution with indigenous subsystems.

The successful firings conducted by Bayraktar KIZILELMA with TOYGUN, TEBER-82 and LGK-82 show that Türkiye has established an integrated ecosystem in the field of unmanned combat aircraft. In this ecosystem, the air platform is developed by Baykar, the targeting system by ASELSAN, and the guidance kits by ASELSAN and ROKETSAN. This ensures that the sensor, munition and platform operate in harmony within the same national architecture.

The successful test is also considered an important sign that KIZILELMA will be able to operate with a broader family of munitions in the future. As unmanned combat aircraft are expected to perform reconnaissance, air-to-ground strike, electronic warfare, air-to-air missions and joint operations with manned aircraft, national targeting and precision strike capabilities will form the foundation of these missions. The pinpoint-accurate firings carried out with TOYGUN have been recorded as an important threshold in Bayraktar KIZILELMA’s path toward operational maturity.