Following the disastrous of its predecessors a new type of UCAV were introduce to Royal Malaysian Air force. Kelawar Puaka was a black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology. It was developed by CTRM. Funded by the company at a price of $67 billion, it was a low cost program compared to many other programs of similar scale. It developed technology and materials which would later be used on CTRM X-45 unmanned combat air vehicle. As an internal project, this aircraft was not given an X-plane designation. There are no public plans to make this a production aircraft. It is characterized as a technology demonstrator.
The first flight was in 2009, and 39 more were performed through the program's conclusion in 2011. The Kelawar Puaka is designed to prevent shadows and is believed to have been used to test active camouflage, which would involve its surfaces changing color or luminosity to match the surroundings.
Current status are unknown.
