Chinese MALE, HALE (and rotary, small, suicide) UAV/UCAV thread

[Blitzo]

New thread for MALE, HALE, small drones, suicide drones, rotary drones, solar powered drones, civil drones here.

Old thread here:

Chinese UAV/UCAV development

Possible. We'll find out soon. It will be very interesting if it turns out to be Belarus. :cool:

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Thread for loyal wingman and high end drones here:

Chinese Loyal Wingman (sensor, A2A and A2G) UAV/UCAV thread

:rolleyes:

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[ACuriousPLAFan]

KVD-001 reconnaissance UAV from a PLAGF Aviation Brigade. Posted by

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[Dylan Nguyen]

Armed WJ-700

 

[BoraTas]

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Armed WJ-700

I don't see any PLA livery. Is it in service?

 

[by78]

I don't see any PLA livery. Is it in service?

Those are all old images and therefore not indicative of its current status. A

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hints that good progress has been made in its development, which has been "recognized by clients". A modified variant has also been built based on "client requirements". The article doesn't specify who the clients are, but it implies that there is at least some foreign interest. Not sure about domestic interests though. All in all, it doesn't appear to be service. Not really a surprise since its first flight took place only two years ago.

 

[siegecrossbow]

I don't see any PLA livery. Is it in service?

I think it is exclusively for export.

 

[BoraTas]

Those are all old images and therefore not indicative of its current status. A

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hints that good progress has been made in its development, which has been "recognized by clients". A modified variant has also been built based on "client requirements". The article doesn't specify who the clients are, but it implies that there is at least some foreign interest. Not sure about domestic interests though. All in all, it doesn't appear it's in service. Not really a surprise since its first flight took place only two years ago.

I think it is exclusively for export.

I think it might see PLA service. It is a jet powered, decent-sized and reduced-signature UAV. Considering that it is advertised for SEAD and ASuW roles, I think it has some sort of ESM/ECM suite and radar too. Or at least is capable of accommodating such systems. The lack of humans on board makes it somewhat disposable. Might be usable in many scenarios.

 

[by78]

Some screen captures of Ziyan's production facility and its Blowfish rotary UCAVs.

 

[by78]

The Blowfish A2 is designed to drop mortar rounds that have been fitted with smart fuses/seekers.

 

[by78]

Bigger mortar rounds are packed in tubes that are carried horizontally. The tubes can temporarily pivot down release the rounds and then return to their original horizontal orientation. Pretty neat.