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■泰戈爾

原文：

Turkey’s Baykar and Leonardo of Italy say they have successfully completed the first live trials of their K-SWARM concept, demonstrating collaborative operations between crewed and uncrewed aircraft as part of an effort to develop next-generation autonomous air combat capabilities. The trials, involving Baykar’s Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) and Leonardo’s M-346 light fighter-trainer aircraft, are the latest to explore what is fast becoming a key element in the evolution of air combat.

Leonardo and Baykar announced the development today. The trials took place last month at Baykar’s flight and test center in Çorlu, Turkey, and involved a Leonardo-owned M-346 Fighter Attack variant and a Kizilelma UCAV. An Italian Air Force T-346A, the trainer version of the M-346, was on hand as chase aircraft.

During the flight-test campaign, the Kizilelma completed its taxi and takeoff autonomously. It then autonomously joined the M-346 in formation. At this point, the two-person crew in the jet assumed full control of the Kizilelma.

The Kizilelma used so-called Smart Fleet Autonomy algorithms developed by Baykar’s Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Laboratory for the trials. Once ‘handed over’ to the M-346, the pilots in the jet made use of a newly developed and fully integrated avionics suite to command different formations.

中譯：

土耳其拜卡公司（Baykar）與義大利李奧納多公司（Leonardo）宣布，雙方已成功完成其「K-SWARM」概念的首次實機測試，展示了載人與無人機之間的協同行動，這是開發下一代自主空戰能力的一部分。此次測試涉及拜卡的「紅蘋果」（Kizilelma）無人戰鬥機（UCAV）與李奧納多的M-346輕型戰機教練機，是探索這項正迅速成為空戰演進核心要素的最新嘗試。

李奧納多與拜卡宣布了這項進展。測試於上個月在土耳其喬爾盧（Çorlu）的拜卡飛行與測試中心進行，參與機型包括一架李奧納多自有的M-346攻擊型戰機（FA）及一架「紅蘋果」無人戰鬥機。一架義大利空軍的T-346A（M-346的教練機版本）則在現場擔任伴飛觀測機。

在飛行測試過程中，「紅蘋果」自主完成了滑行與起飛，隨後自主加入M-346的編隊。此時，該雙座噴射機上的機組人員接管了對「紅蘋果」的完全控制權。

「紅蘋果」在測試中採用了由拜卡硬體迴路（HIL）實驗室開發的「智慧機隊自主」（Smart Fleet Autonomy）演算法。一旦「移交」給M-346，戰機上的飛行員便利用全新開發且完全整合的航電套件來指揮不同的編隊。

※uncrewed combat air vehicle：

無人戰鬥航空載具

※flight-test：飛行測試