Why not just put two engines then?
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That was the original plan, until they decided to scrap that and just continue with single engine models, it's an F-16-size aircraft anyway... TEI’s focus is entirely on the TF35000 (and the TF10000 to a lesser degree), so they decided to do everything re. the engine themselves...
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The Toygun on KE PT-5 has just "high-resolution IR imaging" according to Baykar which means less than megapixel resolution, most likely to be 640*512px or 1024*768px.
Toygun for Kaan should be in the megapixel range, e.g. 1280*1024px.
Toygun-300 for Kaan
Toygun-200 for KE and Anka-3?
Toygun-100 for small (loyal wingman-like) drones?
They are planning to conduct Gökdogan firing tests with Kizilema in the coming days:
"As a result of the real firing test we will conduct with the Gökdoğan missile in the coming days, we will provide our KIZILELMA aircraft with air-to-air firing capability."
"As a result of the real firing test we will conduct with the Gökdoğan missile in the coming days, we will provide our KIZILELMA aircraft with air-to-air firing capability."
Tbf at some point they probably stopped and evaluated their resources. For one, twin engine Kizilelma is going to be ~another aircraft in roughly same shape and form, and the current one at best will serve as a proof/demonstrator.
Furthermore, engine situation is already bad(it's same engine with JL-10, meaning exact same problems with supplier), increasing demand by a factor of two won't really help. Two AI-25? Well, kinda, but it's a scrapyard 60 year old engine. It isn't a viable solution to move forward, especially to fit topline equipment Baykar is eyeing for their drone.
And if you hope for your own engine - do one. It's just more volume efficient. Plus, again, no need for complete redevelopment of insides, stronger engine can still fit in roughly similar airframe.
Closer look at the trailing-edge serrations on the ailerons and flaps:
Sources claiming Kizilelma engaged in mock combat with F-16: