Probably L-15 is already design to carry all kind of ammuntion with pylons ready plus unlike the pure UAV. They have the intention to turn L-15 into a bomb truck?
Chinese UAV/UCAV development
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Probably L-15 is already design to carry all kind of ammuntion with pylons ready plus unlike the pure UAV. They have the intention to turn L-15 into a bomb truck?
Said to be first blur image of Chinese version of X-47B. More coming as per common practice how China reveal their new hardware. Also said to have taxi test same day as Y-20 maiden flight.
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Should be this one. I thought it flew last year but looks like just taxi test, will fly soon.
I thought the one that appeared to fly last year was an RC model or a scale model. If not, could you enlighten me on which one you were referring to?
The RC testbeds that have flown were not that particular static model.
There was one RC that looked very similar to the sharp sword model.
There was another RC model that had a pair of V tails on top of its flying wing structure.
There is another static model of a slender winged flying wing with winglets.
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Of course, whatever the real sharp sword looks like could be different to its static model, just like how J-31 ended up with a few details different to the F-60 model. And the cgi is just an artists' impression of what it could look like. let's wait and see.
AssassinsMace
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Given the first blurry pics of the Y-20 made it look fatter than it was, it's hard to tell what this one really looks like. I agree this so far doesn't look like any of the RC models seen so far but clearer pics will determine it. For all we know it could be that "Harrier" UAV posted earlier.
I'm reading they're saying this is "long range." Is that more distance or endurance or both? Is there some standard on what long range is for a UAV or is it relative? Soar Dragon is being compared with Global Hawk as HALE UAVs yet the latter seems to perform better.
Here's wider shot of that. I'm not sure whose navy is being attacked.
I'm reading they're saying this is "long range." Is that more distance or endurance or both? Is there some standard on what long range is for a UAV or is it relative? Soar Dragon is being compared with Global Hawk as HALE UAVs yet the latter seems to perform better.
Here's wider shot of that. I'm not sure whose navy is being attacked.
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