Chinese UAV/UCAV development
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Thanks for the big bold font. I would have missed that part of the article without it. And of course they are for Pakistan, since we all know that Pakistanis at PDF think that everything China has is automatically at Pakistan's disposal.
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Via LKJ86 the new AR50B is using heavy oil aero engine
Guide: On November 27th, Anhui Hangrui Aviation Power Equipment Co., Ltd.'s DB416 heavy oil aero engine was equipped with China Aviation Industry Helicopter AR. The 500B carrier-based helicopter successfully flew for the first time in Panyang Base, realizing the product development of China's first heavy oil carrier-based unmanned aircraft, filling the gap in the domestic unmanned helicopter carrier-based field. Fang Guohua, vice chairman of the Wuhu CPPCC, attended the first flight ceremony.
Guide: On November 27th, Anhui Hangrui Aviation Power Equipment Co., Ltd.'s DB416 heavy oil aero engine was equipped with China Aviation Industry Helicopter AR. The 500B carrier-based helicopter successfully flew for the first time in Panyang Base, realizing the product development of China's first heavy oil carrier-based unmanned aircraft, filling the gap in the domestic unmanned helicopter carrier-based field. Fang Guohua, vice chairman of the Wuhu CPPCC, attended the first flight ceremony.
any spec? Weight? KW? 2/4 stroke?
AR-500 again, but this time in action and in video.
Hey some of those Harwar Tomahawk payload modules are new. The five tube grenade launcher thing is new (I wonder how it differs from the revolver grenade launcher) and so is that one that looks like four artillery shells as well as the twin circular thing next to it.
Here's Harwar's website with some of the modules available for the Tomahawk, that claw is new too and it looks like something straight out of Gundam
Here's Harwar's website with some of the modules available for the Tomahawk, that claw is new too and it looks like something straight out of Gundam
... for the first time a quite clear image of an operational WZ-7 Soaring Dragon II in PLAAF grey with serial numbers - albeit partially psed - was posted.
The conversation in the JF-17 thread about converting big numbers of old fighters to drones made me wonder:
are the reports of a lot of J-6/J-7 fighters having been converted into drones real, or are these just rumours based on some planes being converted to target drones ?
If they are real, would these drones be used like a "cruise missile" to attack a stationary target (while diverting / saturating the opponent's air defence) ?
How much maintenance would such converted drones need to keep operational (compared to a cruise missile) ?
are the reports of a lot of J-6/J-7 fighters having been converted into drones real, or are these just rumours based on some planes being converted to target drones ?
If they are real, would these drones be used like a "cruise missile" to attack a stationary target (while diverting / saturating the opponent's air defence) ?
How much maintenance would such converted drones need to keep operational (compared to a cruise missile) ?
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