Baykar, Leonardo to detail next phase of air combat partnership

Turkish defense company Baykar and Italy’s Leonardo will present results from joint flight tests involving the Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned fighter aircraft and Leonardo’s M-346 Fighter Attack jet at the Farnborough International Airshow.

The companies will hold a briefing on July 20, the opening day of the five-day exhibition in Britain.

The presentation will cover trials conducted in Türkiye and the next phase of the companies’ K-SWARM program, which is developing cooperation between manned and unmanned aircraft.

The first live tests were carried out at Baykar’s flight and test center in the northwestern province of Tekirdağ in May.