Chinese UAV/UCAV development

Hi,

Has any of you read the news from yesterday that the American Reaper Drone carried 4----500 lb bombs and dropped them at a taliban drug factory in AFG.

That is a massive amount of ordinance on a drone---.

MastanKhan said:

Hi,

Has any of you read the news from yesterday that the American Reaper Drone carried 4----500 lb bombs and dropped them at a taliban drug factory in AFG.

That is a massive amount of ordinance on a drone---.

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Around 900kg of ordnance. That's doable for the CH-5 whose maximum weapons load is 900-1000kg.

The Pterodactyl-2 only has a maximum weapons load of 480kg though.

MastanKhan said:

Hi,

Has any of you read the news from yesterday that the American Reaper Drone carried 4----500 lb bombs and dropped them at a taliban drug factory in AFG.

That is a massive amount of ordinance on a drone---.

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Yes Americans dropping bombs on Iraqis in tennis shoes

Sounds about right

MastanKhan said:

Hi,

Has any of you read the news from yesterday that the American Reaper Drone carried 4----500 lb bombs and dropped them at a taliban drug factory in AFG.

That is a massive amount of ordinance on a drone---.

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timepass said:

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The US uses her resource (drones) to bomb the terrorists that they decide should be contained.

China makes money selling drones and let their customers decide which terrorists they want to bomb.

MastanKhan said:

Hi,

Has any of you read the news from yesterday that the American Reaper Drone carried 4----500 lb bombs and dropped them at a taliban drug factory in AFG.

That is a massive amount of ordinance on a drone---.

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4 x 500lb bombs? How big was this factory to need that much ordinance. Or was it perhaps the act of dropping so much ordinance ‘in combat’ that was the real point of the mission?

plawolf said:

4 x 500lb bombs? How big was this factory to need that much ordinance. Or was it perhaps the act of dropping so much ordinance ‘in combat’ that was the real point of the mission?

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Hi,

I think it was just to show what it could do---. The news was on yahoo.com a couple of three days ago.

asif iqbal said:

Yes Americans dropping bombs on Iraqis in tennis shoes

Sounds about right

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That is not an intelligent comment---.

Does anyone know what's the typical number of planes per UAV unit? There are several BZK5/7 battalions in PLAAF and a few WD1 brigades. How many such uavs would such a battalion hold, and how many would a brigade?

I am looking for some substantiated info, not pure guesswork. (satellite imagery of bases showing something worthwhile is fine, of course)

Is this new drone? Look like Wingloong II
PLA Air Force's GJ-1 Drone Unmanned
PLA空軍のGJ-1無人機
From Oedo

Nope ... just the well-known WL-I