2km range doesn’t cover a lot of area
Chinese MALE, HALE (and rotary, small, suicide) UAV/UCAV thread
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plawolf
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This whole line of discussion is actually a nice microcosm into the very different philosophical approach to AI and automation between the west and China.
In the west, the goal is to remove the human entirely to do the same job to maximise profits for the landlord; whereas in China, the focus is how to improve efficiency and productivity so the same person can do more.
The western method keeps the pie the same and carves out a bigger slice for the landlord at the expense of the worker; while the Chinese method grows the pie so everyone gets more pie.
I leave to each of you to decide for yourselves which is the superior method.
B-52H of chinaA Jetank UAV on the assembly floor. I think this is the very first airframe, the same one that was shown at Zhuhai.
more an unmanned A-10 Warthog without the 30mm gun
A Jetank UAV on the assembly floor. I think this is the very first airframe, the same one that was shown at Zhuhai.
By the way, any idea which factory builds this monster UAV/UCAV?
Should be Xi'an, if thats what you were asking
Not exactly, but it is bigger than the WWII-era B-25. The Jetank has a wingspan of 25 m (compared to 20 m for the B-25), an MTOW of 16 tons (which is comparable to that of the B-25), and a max payload of 6 tons (significantly higher than the 1.8 ton payload of the B-25).
In fact, the Jetank is larger and heavier than most medium bombers of WWII.