Chinese UAV/UCAV development

by78 said:

These are old photos from last year, taken at an exhibition in Shanghai.

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AssassinsMace said:

Where I got them from said Chengdu. I don't know...

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by78 said:

Where did you get them? Just curious.

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SilentObserver said:

No other drone maker makes a comparable product at a comparable price. It is more than just the hardware, the software behind it is robust. A drone like the MAVIC is currently unrivalled, it can be folded up and fits into a pouch rather than needing a specialised carrying case and has the performance of a full sized drone. When folded, the drone has the footprint of a water bottle.
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Russian Spetznas with DJI Mavic @2:00

China could eventually develop a portable drone that peeks around obstacles to detect targets and projects that target silhouette and information onto the soldier's augmented reality glasses. Instead of relying upon verbal or gesture coordination, soldiers can open fire immediately after locating the target.

With DJI's civilian drones coming out with more automated features like tracking and route programming, they can eventually produce a drone that seeks out targets autonomously and passively sending back information to the users. One soldier can have multiple drones scanning its surroundings, building a 3D model of the environment within a set distance. With greater varieties of optics, other information can be catalogued like temperature anomalies and changes to detect and highlight activities between scanning cycles.The drone can go search inside buildings and other hard to reach spots. Information will be relayed back to the soldiers passively to present a "x-ray" vision of the environment to reduce the chances of any surprises. With the exterior and interior of an unfamiliar urban area mapped out, software can plan an optimal path and positions. An artillery or airstrike can be called in within an urban environment without the soldiers having achieved direct line of sight with the enemy. It would be useful for counter insurgency and counter-sniper missions.

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AssassinsMace said:

Some tech expo in Chengdu.

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by78 said:

UAVs at the 2018 West China Expo...

CSC005 VTOL Recon/Surveillance UAV
Max takeoff weight: 21kg
Useful load: 2kg
Endurance with 1.5kg payload: 1.5hr
Endurance without payload: 2hr+
Speeds: 70km-110km/hr
Ceiling: 4500m

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DE-10/DE-xx Stealth UACV (Unmanned Aerial Combat Vehicle)
Wingspan: 6m
Length: 5m
Height: 1m
Weight: 500kg
Twin-engined, flying wing, intended for quick surprise strike against sensitive targets.

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ME-80 Recon/Surveillance UAV
Placard contains only general talking points with no specs.

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Stratton said:

DE-XX resembles a smaller model I saw at Zhuhai in 2016.

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