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

by78

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A BZK-005 on display in Changchun appears to have a number of victory or merit markings on its fuselage.

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by78

General
The JX800LA reconnaissance and attack UAV. The drone is capable of autonomous obstacle avoidance (using the built-in lidars), advanced target recognition and identification, and carrying out attacks autonomously. The propeller arms are foldable.

Some specs:
- Max take-off weight: ≤8.5kg (including payload)
- Payload capacity: ≥1.5kg
- Cruising speed: 25~45km/h
- Max speed (level flight): ≥72km/h
- Max launch altitude: ≥4500m
- Max control radius: ≥5km
- Battery life: 240min
- Target identification distance (against personnel): ≥300m
- Target identification distance (against armored vehicle): ≥1000m
- Terminal guidance mode: image search guidance with manual override (i.e. operator can manually adjust aiming point).

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Clark Gap

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The comprehensive performance of commercial hybrid-electric compound-wing drones in the 100kg class over the past two years can now fully rival that of the active ANS-2XX series drones of the PLAGF, made by Xi'an Aisheng Company. They typically have a flight time of over 10 hours and a cruising speed of over 100 kilometers. The performance of the tri-light system—comprising white light, infrared, and laser rangefinder—is even better. Moreover, these drones are significantly smaller in weight and size, eliminating the need for additional rocket boosters for takeoff and parachutes for landing. Once folded and packed, they can even fit into the trunk of a pickup truck. This means that the operational platform can be downgraded from a truck to a Mengshi-3 series, significantly reducing operating costs.

Here is some example:
 
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