Chinese UAV News & Discussions (Strictly)

[huanghong]

Can you name them or are they secret?

Dark Arrow? This type of aircraft has been in flight testing for several years.

 

[Deino]

Most interesting find!!

Looks like a CH-5 XXL for maritime surveillance and in fact I find that green/blueish primer interesting, since we've seen it mostly on naval types like the new J-15B, the J-35, KJ-600 and the JL-10J.

 

[S10]

Can you name them or are they secret?

China’s Next Generation Unmanned Assassins - Asian Military Review

China is beginning to reap the harvest of a decades-long investment into its unmanned aircraft research and development sector, with new and emerging UCAVs.

www.asianmilitaryreview.com

 

[ozranger]

Can you name them or are they secret?

The most prominent one is the SAC Dark Sword with model unveiled in 2006.

The Dark Sword is on a 5th generation configuration. The project remains highly secretive and nobody knows about its actual progress. Some aviation analysers believe a prototype conducted a maiden flight by mid 2018 or even earlier.

Speculated battlefield deployment with J-20 twin seaters as loyal wingmen.

I believe there are some other ongoing smaller projects run by state owned or private companies such as the following FL-71

However there are some new comers on generation 6 configuration now, especially the following one from CAC.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @航空工业 from Weibo

 

[Deino]

The most prominent one is the SAC Dark Sword with model unveiled in 2006.

The Dark Sword is on a 5th generation configuration. The project remains highly secretive and nobody knows about its actual progress. Some aviation analysers believe a prototype conducted a maiden flight by mid 2018 or even earlier.

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Speculated battlefield deployment with J-20 twin seaters as loyal wingmen.

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But the question remains: How real is the Dark Sword ? Or better how real is it still?

 

[LKJ86]

Via CCTV 7 and @沉默的山羊 from Weibo

 

[serenity]

Has China got a similar project to the Turkish Kizilelma?

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Dark Arrow? This type of aircraft has been in flight testing for several years.
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The most prominent one is the SAC Dark Sword with model unveiled in 2006.

The Dark Sword is on a 5th generation configuration. The project remains highly secretive and nobody knows about its actual progress. Some aviation analysers believe a prototype conducted a maiden flight by mid 2018 or even earlier.

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Speculated battlefield deployment with J-20 twin seaters as loyal wingmen.

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I believe there are some other ongoing smaller projects run by state owned or private companies such as the following FL-71

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However there are some new comers on generation 6 configuration now, especially the following one from CAC.

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Graphic showing Dark Sword UCAV during exercises.

Years ago Chinese military leaks were talking about how AI piloted aircraft - either simulating manned fighters or UCAVs are beating manned fighters in simulation air combat and a year ago it was hinted that UCAVs are in actual exercise against fighters.

The whole priority purpose of J-20S is for closer range manned control of UCAVs and UAV swarms aka formations. This is much faster in response rate compared to ground based control which would be potentially thousands of kilometers away if not many hundreds of km away which means a few more seconds in transmission delay alone.

J-20S is the world's first fighter based UCAV/ UAV formation control platform.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @钢铁机机 from Weibo

 

[BigMelatonin]

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What is the name of the bottom right drone?

 

[LKJ86]

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Via CCTV 7 and @沉默的山羊 from Weibo

 

[Deino]

What is the name of the bottom right drone?

Divine Eagle

 

[casual]

@Deino you're mentioned again.

 

[Deino]

@Deino you're mentioned again.

Really? What does he say?

 

[S10]

Really? What does he say?

Man you should really call him out on citing you all the damn time.