Tony Osborne
October 09, 2025

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Credit: Baykar

Baykar’s Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) has completed its first weapon releases just days after beginning carriage tests. The platform, described by the Turkish manufacturer as an uncrewed fighter aircraft, dropped examples of the Tolun small-diameter bomb developed by Aselsan and the…

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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