Chinese UCAV/CCA/flying wing drones (ISR, A2A, A2G)

ougoah

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First time we had photos of GJ-11's underside. IWB appears to maybe able to house 2x AKF-98 sized missiles and variants of that sort of stealth stand off weapon. Not long range or exceedingly long range as we're used to with Chinese stand off weapons but 500kg bombs and these types of SOWs appear to be main armament.
 

siegecrossbow

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First time we had photos of GJ-11's underside. IWB appears to maybe able to house 2x AKF-98 sized missiles and variants of that sort of stealth stand off weapon. Not long range or exceedingly long range as we're used to with Chinese stand off weapons but 500kg bombs and these types of SOWs appear to be main armament.

It is pretty much an attack aircraft and not a bomber so this is to be expected.
 

ougoah

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It is pretty much an attack aircraft and not a bomber so this is to be expected.

I'm aware. This is pretty much the world's first active duty unmanned strike aircraft, UCAV or whatever people want to call aircraft of this role.

It is impressive because it's the only one that can fly into highly contested airspace and deliver either free fall weapons or stand off weapons. If they can introduce hundreds into service, it is literally a warfighting game changer in its proper meaning.
 

Blitzo

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I meant like FA-117.

F-117 is a strike aircraft, not an attack aircraft.
Also, its name isn't FA-117 -- it is F-117A.

Also GJ-11/21 isn't really like F-117 because F-117 has virtually no sensors onboard and could only relatively short range Paveway or JDAMs.

GJ-11/21 should be able to also carry wingkit SDB type weapons with ranges of 100km class, and potentially powered standoff missiles as well.
 

blackforest

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I'm aware. This is pretty much the world's first active duty unmanned strike aircraft, UCAV or whatever people want to call aircraft of this role.

It is impressive because it's the only one that can fly into highly contested airspace and deliver either free fall weapons or stand off weapons. If they can introduce hundreds into service, it is literally a warfighting game changer in its proper meaning.
The Turks have been flying the Anka-3 for a long time, the same thing^

 
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