Baykar's Kizilelma acts as CCA under Leonardo's M-346 command

LEONARDO AND BAYKAR SET MAJOR MILESTONE FOR ADVANCED CREWED/UNCREWED CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT WITH SUCCESSFUL FIRST KSWARM LIVE TRIALS

• Leonardo M-346 airplanes and Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned fighter aircraft have successfully performed a series of joint autonomous formation flights as part of the K-SWARM programme.
• The live trials assessed and validated collaborative and coordinated operations through advanced, next-generation algorithms.
• The transition from simulation to live operation, leveraging a digital engineering approach, marked a pivotal step in demonstrating the programme’s advanced solutions and technologies.
• The capabilities demonstrated in the trials represent an essential enabler for future combat air systems, and are a core pillar in the evolution of current generation fighters.

Leonardo and Baykar set a major milestone in the development of Crewed/UnCrewed Teaming (CUC-T) and swarm tactics capabilities, after successfully completing the first phase of live testing activities for the K-SWARM programme. The programme is aimed at designing and developing interoperability between crewed and uncrewed aircraft.

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