Chinese MALE, HALE (and rotary, small, suicide) UAV/UCAV thread

[zyklon]

I think he is being sarcastic.

Me too. That would align with his employment of quotations marks (" ") as well.

Well intentioned humor are at times prone to misinterpretation online, especially when folks from different cultures are communicating in a language native to neither.

 

[banjex]

It's obviously a sarcastic post lol.

 

[broadsword]

Is there a picture of the drone? Obviously, it's a quadcopter as it has to hover over one spot.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Is there a picture of the drone? Obviously, it's a quadcopter as it has to hover over one spot.

Yes. It is the same type used by Chinese rescue teams during the earthquakes in Turkey.

 

[by78]

NDLE231 data terminal vehicle for what I assume drone swarms.

A better image of the NDLE231 command and control station for large UAVs (not drone swarms as I had previously speculated). It can control up to four UAVs over very long distances securely and against interference using its AESA communication antenna.

 

[by78]

PLAGF FPV drone pilots.

 

[by78]

More high-resolution images of that high-powered anti-drone microwave weapon shown at Zhuhai Airshow 2024.

 

[by78]

More high-resolution images of CETC's complete drone swarm system: launcher, supply, and command vehicles.

 

[by78]

The image shows a drone pilot evaluation system developed by a NORINCO subsidiary. The system reads the brain waves of wearers to see if they are suited to become drone operators. Wearers are asked to fly a drone in VR simulation, and the system records their brain waves and can quickly evaluate whether they have the desirable cognitive traits for good drone operators.

 

[tphuang]

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China's stealthy swarming drone group will get very large in the future.

Kuangchi stated in selecting its new 106 base that it will be dedicated to testing and producing meta material and assembling swarming drones of 10k+ in size. It also specifically said low altitude drones, so this will be smaller drones.

The drones they have will have 1000 to 2000 km range. Claims that it will be produced like smart phones.

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超材料是21世纪以来出现的一类新材料，指的是一些具有人工设计的结构，并呈现出天然材料所不具备的超常物理性质的复合材料。超材料在尖端装备、新型物理器件、天线系统等领域具有巨大的潜在应用价值。成立于2010年的光启技术，致力于超材料技术的“颠覆式创新”，是国内新一代尖端装备的核心供应商和新一代智能装备供应商。目前，该公司已经将超材料产品全面应用在先进飞机、大型无人机、海洋航空装备等八大尖端装备领域。随着超材料产品应用领域的持续拓展，光启技术开始加速推进在无人机产业的布局。

刘若鹏表示，通过上下游企业的携手合作，他们有信心将无人机的成本降至极致水平。由于光启技术拥有完整的产业链，从原材料的原材料开始自行生产，一直延续到最终产品，这使其能够有效地控制成本，而这种成本优势将为其后续的应用效益提供有力保障。
“通过不断的技术创新和成本控制，公司最终目标是把1000~2000公里航程的无人机做得像手机一样普及和便捷，为无人机产业的未来发展注入新的活力。”

刘若鹏对《科创板日报》记者表示，无论是低空领域还是无人机的相关行业，应用和测试场景是非常稀缺的资源，而乐山市则拥有充足的2000米以下的空域资源。*它还配备了包括无人机试飞跑道、专业机库以及雷达站点等在内的全套测试设施，构成了一个完整的无人机测试体系。这一体系能够满足无人机从实验、试飞、性能测试到对抗演练等一系列需求，为无人机的研发与迭代提供了坚实的基础。

“更为重要的是，随着后续“蜂群”无人机系统（涵盖百级、千级乃至万级规模）的开发与部署，乐山106基地的这一端到端测试场景将发挥至关重要的作用。它不仅能够验证这种新型网络式无人系统的整体效能，还能够确保其在实际应用中的稳定性和可靠性，从而推动无人机技术在更广泛领域的应用与发展

The supply chain is there for them, but I'm not sure about the AI portion. Since they got the meta material part under control, this should be a very stealthy group of drones, so it's drone swarming control that's the key.