SinoSoldier
Colonel
Hypersonic UAV has showed up. Seems that not all of its wing surfaces have been attached.
Another stealth UAV:
Another stealth UAV:
Chinese UAV/UCAV development
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Sharp Sword??
I wonder if the first UAV is the Darksword UAV with canards/wings removed for transportation.
Wish we had a clearer image of the hypersonic drone.
Unlikely to be darksword, more likely to be the super/hypersonic recon uav (but still lacking wings of course; a mock up)
by78
General
Is it a turbo-fan driven UAV, or did they remove the propellers for ease of transport? But the thing is very compact, assuming it's not a mockup.
It looks near identical to what we know the sky saker uav looks like; that particular drone is powered by a turbojet.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
is this the worlds first supersonic drone ?
Depends on how you define "drone"... there are numerous dedicated supersonic drone targets as well as converted fighters, a few unmanned supersonic X-planes for research, the D-21 and the mother of all UAVs, Buran 
If you specify an unmanned (as opposed to optionally manned) supersonic aircraft designed to take off and land under its own power and perform a task that is not research or target representation, it probably is the first, off the top of my head.
Curious to learn how fast it is and what propulsion system it uses!
If so, apparently with the definitive LO nozzle now.
If you specify an unmanned (as opposed to optionally manned) supersonic aircraft designed to take off and land under its own power and perform a task that is not research or target representation, it probably is the first, off the top of my head.
Curious to learn how fast it is and what propulsion system it uses!
If so, apparently with the definitive LO nozzle now.
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