Turkish company Baykar Makina published respective photos on its Twitter account, Ukrinform reports.
The National Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle System (MIUS - Muharip Insansiz Ucak Sistemi) has been named Kizilelma ("red apple"), said Baykar technology leader Selcuk Bayraktar.
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MIUS will be jet-powered and is expected to be capable of taking off from and landing on Turkey's flagship-to-be amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu.
The aircraft is set to feature a high operational altitude and takeoff weight of 5,500 kilograms. It is envisaged to carry 1.5 tonnes of useful payload. It is projected to be capable of flying for five hours and reaching speeds of up to 800 kph.
As Defense Express reported, the deal for an initial batch of AI-322F engines was signed between Ivchenko-Progress and Baykar on the 11th of November, 2021 on the margins of the SAHA defense expo held in Istanbul, Turkey
The MIUS is scheduled to take to the skies in 2023 powered with the Ukrainian-built engine.
The deal was signed by CEOs Haluk Bayraktar for Baykar Defence and Ihor Kravchnko for Ivchenko-Progress.
While the exact number of engines or the value of the contract have not been disclosed, these are presumably intended for use in pre-production platforms, expected to be followed by series produced deliveries after the AI-322F engine-equipped MIUS completes its qualification trials process in Turkey.
The AI-322F was designed as the afterburner version of the AI-322 turbofan engine. It can produce a maximum thrust of 2,500 kgf without afterburner, 4500 kgf with afterburners and can operate up to Mach 1.6. The engine has a fan diameter of 624 millimeters and a mass of 560 kg. AI-322F can be used on L-15 trainer and light attack aircraft designed to fly at 12,000 m operating altitude while carrying a 1,000 kg payload of missile weapons.
The AI-322F had been earlier selected for the Anglo-Ukrainian Ace One unmanned fighter jet.
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