The Autonomous Wingman: Turkey’s KIZILELMA and the End of the Manned Interceptor Monopoly

Narrative Abstract The successful engagement of an aerial target by the Bayraktar KIZILELMA using an air-to-air missile marks a definitive rupture in the timeline of military aviation history, signaling the transition from the era of the human-crewed interceptor to the age of the autonomous combatant. This event, occurring within the sovereign airspace of Turkey, does … Leggi tutto The Autonomous Wingman: Turkey’s KIZILELMA and the End of the Manned Interceptor Monopoly