Chinese UAV/UCAV development

Status
Not open for further replies.

Hendrik_2000

Lieutenant General
Via LKJ86 the new AR50B is using heavy oil aero engine
1607175693093.png
Guide: On November 27th, Anhui Hangrui Aviation Power Equipment Co., Ltd.'s DB416 heavy oil aero engine was equipped with China Aviation Industry Helicopter AR. The 500B carrier-based helicopter successfully flew for the first time in Panyang Base, realizing the product development of China's first heavy oil carrier-based unmanned aircraft, filling the gap in the domestic unmanned helicopter carrier-based field. Fang Guohua, vice chairman of the Wuhu CPPCC, attended the first flight ceremony.
 

LCR34

Junior Member
Registered Member
Via LKJ86 the new AR50B is using heavy oil aero engine
View attachment 66267
Guide: On November 27th, Anhui Hangrui Aviation Power Equipment Co., Ltd.'s DB416 heavy oil aero engine was equipped with China Aviation Industry Helicopter AR. The 500B carrier-based helicopter successfully flew for the first time in Panyang Base, realizing the product development of China's first heavy oil carrier-based unmanned aircraft, filling the gap in the domestic unmanned helicopter carrier-based field. Fang Guohua, vice chairman of the Wuhu CPPCC, attended the first flight ceremony.
any spec? Weight? KW? 2/4 stroke?
 

by78

General
Showing off various tactical VTOL UAVs to soldiers.

50711790106_71163b4474_o.jpg

50711790121_011a335ca2_o.jpg

50711876327_f41551c702_o.jpg

50711876412_d8b9cc5e12_o.jpg

50711057478_91e4ef6ce9_o.jpg
 

Temstar

Brigadier
Registered Member
Hey some of those Harwar Tomahawk payload modules are new. The five tube grenade launcher thing is new (I wonder how it differs from the revolver grenade launcher) and so is that one that looks like four artillery shells as well as the twin circular thing next to it.

Here's Harwar's website with some of the modules available for the Tomahawk, that claw is new too and it looks like something straight out of Gundam
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
 

Deino

Lieutenant General
Staff member
Super Moderator
Registered Member
Wow :oops: ... for the first time a quite clear image of an operational WZ-7 Soaring Dragon II in PLAAF grey with serial numbers - albeit partially psed - was posted.

(Image via @iiiii23 from Weibo via Huitong's CMA-Blog)


WZ-7 Soaring Dragon II in grey + number - 202012145.jpg

WZ-7 Soaring Dragon II in grey + number - 202012145 part XL.JPG
 

schenkus

Junior Member
Registered Member
The conversation in the JF-17 thread about converting big numbers of old fighters to drones made me wonder:
are the reports of a lot of J-6/J-7 fighters having been converted into drones real, or are these just rumours based on some planes being converted to target drones ?

If they are real, would these drones be used like a "cruise missile" to attack a stationary target (while diverting / saturating the opponent's air defence) ?
How much maintenance would such converted drones need to keep operational (compared to a cruise missile) ?
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top