Chinese UAV News & Discussions (Strictly)

[52051]

According to some creditable source in China's military BBS, PLA is very delightful with GJ-11 UAV, it seems that GJ-11 has better range and lower RCS comparing to J-20, and has very good payload and speed, an enlarged and enhanced version is already finish the design, but PLA feel GJ-11 is already fill their needs as an UAV attacker, so not hurry to push the new UAV attacker.

 

[Deino]

According to some creditable source in China's military BBS, PLA is very delightful with GJ-11 UAV, it seems that GJ-11 has better range and lower RCS comparing to J-20, and has very good payload and speed, an enlarged and enhanced version is already finish the design, but PLA feel GJ-11 is already fill their needs as an UAV attacker, so not hurry to push the new UAV attacker.

And still we haven't seen a single image of the real one!

 

[52051]

And still we haven't seen a single image of the real one!

Well, besides maybe some satellite image

 

[Deino]

Well, besides maybe some satellite image

No, I'm in contact with several analysts and neither at the known factory nor at any so far known UAV-test and operational base.

 

[52051]

No, I'm in contact with several analysts and neither at the known factory nor at any so far known UAV-test and operational base.

Satellite images of many Chinese flying wing UAVs are already in internet last year.

And have you analyst friends anticipated stuff like DF-17/100/26 or whatever before China show them to the world?

 

[LKJ86]

Via @彩虹无人机科技有限公司 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

Via @新华视点 from Weibo

 

[JSCh]

中国FH 98无人运输机交付首架首飞成功：能短距起降，适合边远地区运输
Jul 7, 2020
jun wang

7月5日，FH-98无人运输机降落在西北某机场跑道，标志着该型无人机合同交付首架首飞取得成功。 FH-98无人运输机以运-5B为基础平台，具有短距、简易跑道起降能力，可以满足边远城市、山区、海岛等物流配送运输需求。

Translation:
On July 5, the FH-98 unmanned aerial vehicle landed on the runway of an airport in northwest China, marking the success of the first flight of this type of UAV contract delivery.

The FH-98 unmanned transport aircraft uses Yun-5B as the basic platform, has simple, short-distance runway take-off and landing capabilities, and can meet the needs of logistics transportation in remote cities, mountainous areas, and islands.

快递杂志
今天 15:24 来自 360安全浏览器
【顺丰大型无人机首次投入业务场景，成功落地内蒙机场！】8月21日上午8点，一架大型无人机出现在西北的上空。这架无人机从宁夏起飞，近一个小时后飞机抵达内蒙古目的地机场。这标志着，顺丰大型无人机基于业务场景下，首次载货飞行取得了圆满成功，这也是国内首次将大型无人机用于物流场景。据了解，当天试运营的大型无人机为顺丰联合航天时代电子研发的FH-98。——最大起飞重量达到5.25吨，是目前国内最大的无人机之一，具有适合货运的大业载和大货舱。FH-98同时具有起降距离短、巡航速度快等优势，可以轻松辐射区域枢纽至周边城市，大幅度提升支线物流效率。此次首飞的机型FH-98，其前身为运五-B运输机。它的最大业载为1.5吨，最大容积量15立方米，飞行高度4500米，最大航程1200公里，起飞与着陆距离最短仅有150米，能够以180千米/小时的巡航速度穿越云际，高效完成运输任务，是当前业载能力居全球前列的国产商业无人机。​

Express Magazine
Today at 15:24 from 360 Safe Browser
[SF's large drones were put into business for the first time and successfully landed at Inner Mongolia Airport! ]

At 8 o'clock in the morning on August 21, a large drone appeared over the northwest. The drone took off from Ningxia and arrived at the destination airport in Inner Mongolia nearly an hour later. This indicates that SF's large-scale UAV has achieved a complete success for its first cargo flight on business mission. This is also the first time that large UAVs have been used in logistics operation in China. It is understood that the large-scale drone that was put into trial operation that day was the FH-98 developed by SF Express and Aerospace Era Electronics. ——The maximum take-off weight reaches 5.25 tons, it is currently one of the largest UAVs in China. FH-98 also has the advantages of short take-off and landing distance and fast cruising speed. It can easily radiate regional hubs to surrounding cities, greatly improving the efficiency of feeder logistics. The FH-98 was formerly known as the Yun-5-B transport aircraft. It has a maximum load of 1.5 tons, a maximum volume of 15 cubic meters, a flying height of 4500 meters, a maximum range of 1200 kilometers, and a shortest take-off and landing distance of only 150 meters. It can fly at a cruise speed of 180 kilometers/hour, efficiently complete transportation tasks. This domestically-made commercial drone currently has the world's top load capacity.

 

[lcloo]

A new lease of life for old but reliable and low cost Y5 light transport plane.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @别跟我抢荔枝这个昵称 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via @解放军报 from Weibo

 

[casual]

And still we haven't seen a single image of the real one!

China's top secret new bomb-dropping stealth drone wins 2nd prize in competition

The unmanned combat aircraft dubbed the "Lijian" in Mandarin - which can track foreign warships - is an example of the increasingly sophisticated design of China's military arsenal

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Deino]

China's top secret new bomb-dropping stealth drone wins 2nd prize in competition

The unmanned combat aircraft dubbed the "Lijian" in Mandarin - which can track foreign warships - is an example of the increasingly sophisticated design of China's military arsenal

www.mirror.co.uk

I know the few images of the Sharp Sword demonstrator - the one with the regular RD-93/WS-13 AB-nozzle - but we still haven't seen any image at the factory, at Anshun (one of the UAV test bases), the CFTE or FTTB nor at Malan or any other known PLAAF-base operating UAVs.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @卫星图像发烧员 from Weibo

 

[LKJ86]

Via @央视军事报道 from Weixin