Türkiye's Bayraktar drone strikes aviation targets with AI-based mini cruise missiles (video)

Türkiye's domestically manufactured Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) Bayraktar Akinci launched the AI-based mini cruise missile Kemankes 1, destroying airborne targets with pinpoint accuracy.

The high-tech missile developed by the Turkish company Baykar was first launched by Bayraktar Akinci and successfully completed a tough air target destruction mission.

Operating under the joint coordination of flight testing and training centres for Charul and Kicaan bikers, Bairaktal Akinsi carried two Kemanka 1 missiles into the winged pylon and took off.

System identification, cruise and visual diving (Air Talget Kill) modes were evaluated during the mission. In the scenario, both missiles were fired by moving an aerial target towed by another drone. Thanks to Baykar's AI-backed targeting system, the missiles navigated autonomously and destroyed designated targets with high accuracy.

All mission objectives were met and confirmed the ability to neutralize even the smallest air threat of Kemankes 1, which was emphasized.

Kemankes 1 is integrated into Bayraktar Akinci, Bayraktar TB2, and Bayraktar TB3. The TB3 version recently marked a major milestone by completing 100 successful sorties during an ongoing test operation at TCG Anadolu.

A mini cruise missile equipped with a jet engine and capable of flying for around an hour can penetrate behind enemy lines. It employs an electro-optical seeker adopted by AI, which recognizes targets when the range exceeds 200km and provides precise strikes under all weather conditions.

With an AI-assisted autopilot system, the system implements autonomous flights and neutralizes strategic targets.

Operating day and night, Kemankes 1 carries out missions that are not affected by electronic jamming thanks to built-in anti-jamming technology. Maintaining full line-of-gaze communication with the host platform sends all data and images collected through that platform to the ground control station, providing operators with continuous situational awareness.