Chinese UAV/UCAV development
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CH-4 aren’t small drones and why would the PLA need tens of thousands CH-4 type drones anyway. They aren’t kamikaze drones.
Just a convenient reference for production capacity. It can be replaced by cruise missiles or loitering munitions if you like
China builds 26 millions cars per year and if we assume 1car=1drone while 20% of the capacity are used then >10,000 per day.
What I'm thinking is: can US or even the whole western match this capacity? I believe the supply chain tension in last year has showed that US cannot build enough cars or drones without East Asian supply chain. This problem may be eased if recent subsidy works, or may not.
Japan is completed dependent on imported energy and materials, while it's easy to be isolated. We have known how Euro performs without Russia energy. China also depends on importing but still remains the ability to keep the whole supply chain even totally isolated.
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SF UAS emergency supply airdrop drone.
SF FH-98 large cargo drone, modified from Y-5. Capable of carring 1.5t, 15m^3 of cargo.
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A related question, how fast could you build a Shahed 136 like prototype if you are a fresh start-up in Shenzhen？
If you have had detailed design, 1 month is much more than enough. In contrast if you need to start from scratch perhaps 6 months to one year.
What's her payload capacity and range?
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