Chinese UCAV/CCA/flying wing drones (ISR, A2A, A2G) thread

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mack8

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ACuriousPLAFan said:
I suppose there should be 4 different, unknown CCA-type UCAV models (bracketed in blue), not just 3.

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The larger two could be high-tier ones, whereas the smaller two could either be mid-tier ones or in roughly the same tier as the larger two. In addition, each of them could have been adapted/designed for different usage situations.
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That makes sense of having a higher tier and a medium tier. Iirc previously it was posted here somewhere that PLAAF (PLANAF too?) considers low tier CCAs as not useful/capable against a peer and a waste of resources.
 
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mack8 said:
So there are 3 different models of CCAs? Presumably the first one is the CAC Little Leaf while the other ones are the labelled CCA1 and CCA2 in the sat pics? It of course makes perfect to use the aerodynamics already developed for the 6th gen and probably their flight performance is not too far off (probably supersonic? supercruising?) from the J-36 and J-50.
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There might be five different models, but I wouldn't speculate too much until we get clearer images of them.
 
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Are there any info/leaks on PLAAF investment on lower end CCAs that could be built by the thousands per year? Currently all known CCAs/UCAVs seems to be manned fighter sized high end systems, from what we could find PLAAF seems to be going down a different route with their initial CCA procurement. USAF is going for very cheap mass produced small subsonic drones while PLAAF seems to be going for large supersonic/supercruising capable with likely their own suite of advanced sensors and possibly share systems with 6th gen aircraft.
 
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Tomboy said:
Are there any info/leaks on PLAAF investment on lower end CCAs that could be built by the thousands per year? Currently all known CCAs/UCAVs seems to be manned fighter sized high end systems, from what we could find PLAAF seems to be going down a different route with their initial CCA procurement. USAF is going for very cheap mass produced small subsonic drones while PLAAF seems to be going for large supersonic/supercruising capable with likely their own suite of advanced sensors and possibly share systems with 6th gen aircraft.
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As far as I know, China is developing a diverse range of drone types, including lower-tier expendable drones.
 
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PeoplesPoster

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Tomboy said:
Are there any info/leaks on PLAAF investment on lower end CCAs that could be built by the thousands per year? Currently all known CCAs/UCAVs seems to be manned fighter sized high end systems, from what we could find PLAAF seems to be going down a different route with their initial CCA procurement. USAF is going for very cheap mass produced small subsonic drones while PLAAF seems to be going for large supersonic/supercruising capable with likely their own suite of advanced sensors and possibly share systems with 6th gen aircraft.
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PLA is well ahead of the US on small mass o produced drones, it’s not even news worthy at this point which is why no one really reports on it unless it’s something really new.

you could also just look in the thread dedicated to small rotary/suicide drones,
 
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