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ADrones & UAVs
Loyal wingman capable stealth multirole unmanned fighter aircraft Artificial intelligence based autonomous aircraft
BDrones & UAVs
Ababil-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-2 Ababil-B : Target drone Ababil-S : Surveillance and reconnaissance Qasef-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-3 , Ababil-4 and Ababil-5 : Surveillance and reconnaissanc
At a glance
Measured figures
Kızılelma-A · Length
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bayraktar Kızılelma | HESA Ababil |
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| Crew | — | none[source] |
| Type | Loyal wingman capable stealth multirole unmanned fighter aircraft Artificial intelligence based autonomous aircraft[source] | Ababil-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-2 Ababil-B : Target drone Ababil-S : Surveillance and reconnaissance Qasef-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-3 , Ababil-4 and Ababil-5 : Surveillance and reconnaissance Armed variant: Combat drone[source] |
| National origin | Turkey[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | Baykar[source] | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3) |
Ababil-2 · Length
Single source2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Cruise; Kızılelma-A · 0.6 Mach
Single sourceMaximum; Kızılelma-A · 0.9 Mach
Single source1,100 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn) 0.9 Mach[source]
735 km/h (457 mph, 400 kn) 0.6 Mach[source]
0.9 mach[source]
Cruise; Ababil-2 · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Ababil-2 · in level flight
Single sourceAbabil-2 · 1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine
Single source1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)[source]
Kızılelma-A · 1 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-25TLT Turbofan engine thrust - no afterburners (Kızılelma-A)
Single source1 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-25TLT Turbofan engine, 16.9 kN (3,790 lbf) thrust - no afterburners (Kızılelma-A).[source]
Ababil-2 · Wing area
Single source1.76 m 2 (18.9 sq ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | The first delivery to the Turkish Armed Forces is set for the 2026[source] | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces[source] | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] |
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| Prototypes | 5 prototypes[source] | — |
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| Number built | 5 serial production[source] | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2025[source] | disputed[source] |
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| First flight | 14 December 2022[source] | 1986[source] |
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| Capacity | 1,500 kg (3,300 lb)[source] | 40 kg payload[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | unspecified Jet-A1 or JP-8 fuel capacity[source] | 16 liters[source] |
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| Endurance | 3+ hours[source] | 1 ¼ – 2 hr[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 2 × internal stations, 6 × external stations on wings[source] | — |
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| On order | 12 aircraft scheduled for delivery beginning in 2028[source] | — |
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| Operational altitude | 7,600 m (25,000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1980s–present[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 2-bladed[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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