The more meaningful translation would be Dark Dragon.
In English, if something is “black” or “mysterious”, one of the better English terms to use would be “Dark”.
Chinese UCAV/CCA/flying wing drones (ISR, A2A, A2G)
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In English, if something is “black” or “mysterious”, one of the better English terms to use would be “Dark”.
玄龙 "Xuan Long" is certainly more impressive to the ear, but I wonder why yellow was chosen for its color. I would have chosen something darker. Anyways. With the addition of vertical slabs in the later footage, could this be a modification of previous CH-7?
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I saw this photo online. Pretty striking comparison if you ask me.
AVIC-developed AR-500CJ undergoing tests (from last week):
Looks like it reappeared at Jiangsu Dayang Marine shipyard out of Yangzhou, the same shipyard since its last appearance in 2022. Appears to be in preparation for UAV testing and ISR missions. Its been nicknamed the 'mini drone carrier' and should be able to operate in level 4 waves..
Would it be able to carry crewed aircraft?
Looks like it reappeared at Jiangsu Dayang Marine shipyard out of Yangzhou, the same shipyard since its last appearance in 2022. Appears to be in preparation for UAV testing and ISR missions. Its been nicknamed the 'mini drone carrier' and should be able to operate in level 4 waves..
Would it be able to carry crewed aircraft?
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You're late. The inaugural flight happened three days ago.
Oh yes.. Seems I already caught it as well. Thanks.
No, the CH-7 was already "presented" in 2018 at Zhuhai and claimed to be ready soon ... seems to me it took much longer to develop (similar to the also announced CH-6) and was overtaken by more modern and more capable systems like the GJ-X & WZ-X.