Chinese UAV/UCAV development
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asif iqbal
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And KJ500 awacs
We have lots of KJ500 now
We have lots of KJ500 now
Shuangliao Air Base, 2018 Feb 04. There weren't any units based there so Scramble doesn't list it as part of the PLAAF's ORBAT.
A new UAV unit might be based here since there's no one using it anyway.
by78
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Good catch!
Hmm ... ?? "Sky Saker" looks like a Ch-4-variant while the yellow UAV below is a Wing Loong I.
Hendrik_2000
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From Henri K blog Look like EA-03 is operational now
India, the South China Sea, the Koreas ... These targets are being watched by the Chinese drone EA-03
Satellite images from February show that the Chinese army seems to have sent its new EA-03 long-endurance drones to monitor the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula, after deploying them in Tibet during the conflict with the country. India in the Doklam region last year.
In fact, at least two rhomboid wing drones can be seen in the images of Shuangliao Air Base, located in northwest China's Jilin Province, on February 4, 2018 and less than 400 kilometers from the border. Sino-North Korean.
The only large Chinese military drone - to see in the world - that has such a configuration of tandem wings whose ends meet is the EA-03. This High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drone designed by the 611 Chengdu Institute and assembled by the manufacturer GAIC has a considerable autonomy of more than 7000 km and can reach a ceiling of 18 000 meters in cruise, which allow it to monitor a very large area with its various embedded equipment such as high-resolution cameras and side SAR radars.
Two EA-03 drones deployed near the Sino-North Korean border (Image: Terra Server)
Shuangliao Air Base in Jilin Province (Image: Google Earth)
The exact context of this deployment is unknown for the moment, but it is plausible that it is related to the current nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula, and therefore to the gathering of American forces and its allies in the region and also the site of North Korean nuclear tests Punggye-ri. Two EA-03 drones should then allow China to continuously monitor movements on its borders.
This deployment further suggests that the EA-03 drone probably would not have only entered service with the navy, but also with the Chinese Air Force.
In parallel with its presence in northeastern China, the satellite images of February 15 also show that two more EA-03s are now in Lingshui, a Chinese navy air base on the island of Hainan. bordering the South China Sea.
In addition, two Y-8Q anti-submarine warplanes and an AWACS HJ-500 can be identified alongside them, a sign that the Chinese Navy is expanding its surveillance capabilities in this tense part of the world.
Two EA-03s are deployed in Lingshui on Hainan Island according to the images dated February 15, 2018 (Image: Terra Server)
Chinese Navy Lingshui Air Base (Image: Google Earth)
India, the South China Sea, the Koreas ... These targets are being watched by the Chinese drone EA-03
Satellite images from February show that the Chinese army seems to have sent its new EA-03 long-endurance drones to monitor the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula, after deploying them in Tibet during the conflict with the country. India in the Doklam region last year.
In fact, at least two rhomboid wing drones can be seen in the images of Shuangliao Air Base, located in northwest China's Jilin Province, on February 4, 2018 and less than 400 kilometers from the border. Sino-North Korean.
The only large Chinese military drone - to see in the world - that has such a configuration of tandem wings whose ends meet is the EA-03. This High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drone designed by the 611 Chengdu Institute and assembled by the manufacturer GAIC has a considerable autonomy of more than 7000 km and can reach a ceiling of 18 000 meters in cruise, which allow it to monitor a very large area with its various embedded equipment such as high-resolution cameras and side SAR radars.
Two EA-03 drones deployed near the Sino-North Korean border (Image: Terra Server)
Shuangliao Air Base in Jilin Province (Image: Google Earth)
The exact context of this deployment is unknown for the moment, but it is plausible that it is related to the current nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula, and therefore to the gathering of American forces and its allies in the region and also the site of North Korean nuclear tests Punggye-ri. Two EA-03 drones should then allow China to continuously monitor movements on its borders.
This deployment further suggests that the EA-03 drone probably would not have only entered service with the navy, but also with the Chinese Air Force.
In parallel with its presence in northeastern China, the satellite images of February 15 also show that two more EA-03s are now in Lingshui, a Chinese navy air base on the island of Hainan. bordering the South China Sea.
In addition, two Y-8Q anti-submarine warplanes and an AWACS HJ-500 can be identified alongside them, a sign that the Chinese Navy is expanding its surveillance capabilities in this tense part of the world.
Two EA-03s are deployed in Lingshui on Hainan Island according to the images dated February 15, 2018 (Image: Terra Server)
Chinese Navy Lingshui Air Base (Image: Google Earth)
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