Chinese UAV/UCAV development

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Anyone have good pics of the upgraded AS-209 (at least it looked like it) drone seen in Zuhai this year? I have managed to find only pics where it can be seen in background.
 
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AssassinsMace said:
Look at that lovely stealthy(?) rear end. December is a good month for China watchers.
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... looks like a remodeled "Sky Wing" (first image for comparison) similar to the Xianglong II.:p
 

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There were posts leading up to these pictures about the Soaring Dragon taking flight. This might be the third version. Maybe box wings didn't work out.


Here's a better shot of the rear end.

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AssassinsMace said:
There were posts leading up to these pictures about the Soaring Dragon taking flight. This might be the third version. Maybe box wings didn't work out.

Here's a better shot of the rear end.
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I don't know if it is indeed a third version, it could also be that this one - I would like to call it "Sky Wing II" by now until we get a better name - and the "Soaring Dragon II" are different birds with different requirements. They are surely related to each other - like brothers - but not the same.

Maybe the Sky Wing II is more an attack UAV/UCAV similar to the US General Atomics Avenger ... whereas the Soaring Dragon II is more a high-altitude surveillance UAV !? :confused:

Just my two cents.

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Maybe it's more for IR reduction rather than radar stealth. Btw it seems to have two nozzles, so two smaller engines instead of a single larger one?
 
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Maybe it's more for IR reduction rather than radar stealth. Btw it seems to have two nozzles, so two smaller engines instead of a single larger one?
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Yes, but don't You also think these two exhausts are too small, too narrow .... :confused::confused:
 
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