Event Brief
Turkey completes K-SWARM crewed-uncrewed autonomy trials
Filed: Jun 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM ET
Summary: Baykar and Leonardo report first live K-SWARM trials pairing the Kizilelma UCAV with an M-346 in autonomous teaming.
WHO: Baykar and Leonardo
WHAT: First live trials of the K-SWARM concept demonstrated autonomous taxi, takeoff, and formation teaming between Baykar’s Kizilelma UCAV and Leonardo’s M-346.
WHEN: Jun 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM ET
WHERE: Çorlu, Turkey
WHY: Baykar and Leonardo conducted live flight tests to demonstrate collaborative crewed-uncrewed operations for next-generation autonomous air combat capabilities.
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