What Happened
Italian And Turkish Firms Demonstrate Autonomous Formation Capabilities
Italian defense firm Leonardo and Turkish Baykar have completed the first test flights for swarming capabilities between manned and unmanned aircraft. The test, part of the K-SWARM programme, involved two M346 light attack aircraft and one Kizilema unmanned combat aircraft, demonstrating autonomous formation flights and the ability of the M346 to take full control of the unmanned aircraft. The trials were carried out in May at Baykar’s flight facilities in Corlu, Turkey. This development was first reported by Breaking Defense.