SKYDAGGER will release hundreds of drones from Red Apple

SKYDAGGER General Manager Mehmet Öztekin announced that they aim to release hundreds of drones from Bayraktar KIZILELMA. In the final test, 16 drones were released from TB2's wings.

Focusing on increasing the operational capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles, SKYDAGGER shared its ambitious goal to shape the swarm doctrine in defense aviation. Making a statement to TRT News microphones, SKYDAGGER General Manager Mehmet Öztekin announced that their ultimate goal is to establish an ecosystem that can release hundreds of mini drones from the Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned warplane. The development process lays the foundations of a new generation operational concept in which air platforms are used as a home base.

SHIELD to Flag TB2: 16 Drones Critical Test

The development phases of the project proceeded with a gradual engineering approach. The team started the field trials with the release of a single kamikaze UAV from Bayraktar KALKAN DİHA, which can take off and land vertically, and after the data obtained, they moved the tests to the Bayraktar TB2 platform. In the last flight exercise, 16 drones were successfully released into the sky at the same time from TB2's wing stations. This phase, which went far beyond single trials, directly confirmed the system's multiple ammunition delivery capability on the path to the RED DIAMOND vision.

High Altitude Precision Strike and Its Effects on the Field

Cross-platform integration creates critical tactical advantages in terms of both intelligence and attack in the field of operations. Pointing out the high altitude and wide range advantage offered by Bayraktar TB2, Öztekin stated that the system can release drones from above-cloud altitudes. Mini air vehicles released in the mission area can hit targets with pinpoint precision when requested while performing wide-range reconnaissance, surveillance and instant intelligence activities. This developed integration architecture already determines the basic dynamics of large-scale swarm concepts that will be pioneered by high-speed combat platforms such as KIZILELMA in the future.