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

Blitzo

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Exactly ... IMO these are just random images takes from the internet to show it is/was a TB-001 ... I cannot think it was flying in Taiwan's ADIZ in exactly the same configuration and full weapons load like at Zhuhai

That makes much more sense, especially because I think past JSDF photos of TB-001 were much poorer quality and also couldn't clearly see if it had a rear third pusher propeller.

Though it still raises the question about whether the actual TB-001s flying around in the ADIZ are in PLA colours, as existing pictures aren't fully clear in that aspect.
 

by78

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A TB-001 patrolling the East China Sea.

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Exactly ... IMO these are just random images takes from the internet to show it is/was a TB-001 ... I cannot think it was flying in Taiwan's ADIZ in exactly the same configuration and full weapons load like at Zhuhai

That makes much more sense, especially because I think past JSDF photos of TB-001 were much poorer quality and also couldn't clearly see if it had a rear third pusher propeller.

Though it still raises the question about whether the actual TB-001s flying around in the ADIZ are in PLA colours, as existing pictures aren't fully clear in that aspect.

Agreed. The images were likely photoshopped to make them appear to have come from the JMSDF. In all probability, they were actually taken at the last Zhuhai show.
 

tankphobia

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Small recon UAVs for the army. All three most frequently seen types are here, including the hand-launched winged UAV (2nd image). I wonder how these types are distributed among the troops, specifically at what unit levels (company, platoon, squad) and their division of labor, if any.

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Third image is a Mavic, I thought PLA avoids using consumer goods? Although DJI would most likely have some of the best tech at an low cost.
 

zszczhyx

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Third image is a Mavic, I thought PLA avoids using consumer goods? Although DJI would most likely have some of the best tech at an low cost.
One of the uses of DJI drones in the PLA is to take photos and videos of the daily activities of the unit, and then submit them to the media department. That's how the images in some reports we see come from.
 
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