Turkey and Italy Successfully Test Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming Between Kizilelma UCAV and M-346 Fighter-Trainer
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Thomas Newdick
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Turkey's Baykar and Italy's Leonardo have successfully completed the first live trials of their K-SWARM concept, demonstrating crewed-uncrewed teaming between Baykar's Kizilelma UCAV (uncrewed combat air vehicle) and Leonardo's M-346 light fighter-trainer aircraft. The trials, conducted last month, explore collaborative autonomous air combat capabilities, placing Turkey among a small group of nations flight-testing advanced crewed-uncrewed teaming as air forces globally race to develop collaborative combat aircraft.
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· 3 pulledTurkey's Baykar and Leonardo of Italy say they have successfully completed the first live trials of their K-SWARM concept
The trials, involving Baykar's Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) and Leonardo's M-346 light fighter-trainer aircraft, are the latest to explore what is fast becoming a key element in the evolution of air combat.
The demonstrations put Turkey among a small group flight-testing advanced crewed-uncrewed teaming as air forces race to field collaborative combat aircraft.
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