Chinese UAV News & Discussions (Strictly)

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[JSCh]

Chinese media report first flight of U650 amphibious UAV from UVS
6m long, 12m wingspan, single engine.
15hrs endurance, 2000km range, 150kg payload.
capable of automatic take-off and landing.

 

[qwerrty]

 

[qwerrty]

Chinese media report first flight of U650 amphibious UAV from UVS
6m long, 12m wingspan, single engine.
15hrs endurance, 2000km range, 150kg payload.
capable of automatic take-off and landing.

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firefighting drone

 

[Deino]

Any news on the Divine eagle's maiden flight ?

 

[Beast]

CH-4 testing 50kg precision bomb

 

[cnleio]

IHS Jane's: UAE, Saudi Arabia operating Chinese CH-4 UAVs over Yemen
Jeremy Binnie, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
17 December 2015

This UAV at Saudi Arabia's Jizan Regional Airport on 10 July is probably a CH-4 as the UAE has yet to receive the first of the Predator XPs it has ordered. Source: DigitalGlobe/Google Earth
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have both acquired Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to meet urgent operational requirements arising from their military intervention in Yemen, it was revealed during a panel discussion held by the Atlantic Council think tank on 8 December.

"The drones the UAE is using in Yemen are Chinese because they failed to get US approval," US Marine Corps General (retired) James L Jones said. Gen Jones served as National Security Advisor in 2009-2010 and is now affiliated with the Atlantic Council.

Nawaf Obaid, a former advisor to the Saudi ambassadors to the United Kingdom and the United States, immediately added "that is true, us too", indicating Saudi Arabia has also acquired Chinese UAVs because it could not obtain US ones.

"[The UAVs are] an example of things we could have done, but we didn't do, and now people who are more agile have been able to send drones to the UAE," Jones said. "We have a serious problem in the way and the speed with which we come to the aid of our friends and allies with equipment."

The third member of the panel, Barry Pavel, the director of the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center, agreed, saying, "All our Gulf partners want US weapons, they are the best in the world … but it is a really, really difficult process [to obtain them]. If you can't get that wonderful jewel on the shelf, but you can get fake jewellery that still does the job, you are going to start to go in that direction because you are in active operations and you need this equipment."

"We need to get our act together, streamline and make our processes more effective," Pavel added.

When asked about the problems in the US arms export process, Jones identified the end-use monitoring agreements system as "something that most of our allies really dislike".

 

[Beast]

IHS Jane's: UAE, Saudi Arabia operating Chinese CH-4 UAVs over Yemen
Jeremy Binnie, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
17 December 2015

This UAV at Saudi Arabia's Jizan Regional Airport on 10 July is probably a CH-4 as the UAE has yet to receive the first of the Predator XPs it has ordered. Source: DigitalGlobe/Google Earth
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have both acquired Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to meet urgent operational requirements arising from their military intervention in Yemen, it was revealed during a panel discussion held by the Atlantic Council think tank on 8 December.

"The drones the UAE is using in Yemen are Chinese because they failed to get US approval," US Marine Corps General (retired) James L Jones said. Gen Jones served as National Security Advisor in 2009-2010 and is now affiliated with the Atlantic Council.

Nawaf Obaid, a former advisor to the Saudi ambassadors to the United Kingdom and the United States, immediately added "that is true, us too", indicating Saudi Arabia has also acquired Chinese UAVs because it could not obtain US ones.

"[The UAVs are] an example of things we could have done, but we didn't do, and now people who are more agile have been able to send drones to the UAE," Jones said. "We have a serious problem in the way and the speed with which we come to the aid of our friends and allies with equipment."

The third member of the panel, Barry Pavel, the director of the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center, agreed, saying, "All our Gulf partners want US weapons, they are the best in the world … but it is a really, really difficult process [to obtain them]. If you can't get that wonderful jewel on the shelf, but you can get fake jewellery that still does the job, you are going to start to go in that direction because you are in active operations and you need this equipment."

"We need to get our act together, streamline and make our processes more effective," Pavel added.

When asked about the problems in the US arms export process, Jones identified the end-use monitoring agreements system as "something that most of our allies really dislike".

Has China UAV sales surpassed the Israel UAV sales in worldwide sales? Which Israel UAV is capable of carry out combat duty compare to China CH-4 or Wing Loong series? It seems Wing Loong is reserve only for PLAAF service use while CH-4 series are only for export.

 

[cnleio]

Has China UAV sales surpassed the Israel UAV sales in worldwide sales? Which Israel UAV is capable of carry out combat duty compare to China CH-4 or Wing Loong series? It seems Wing Loong is reserve only for PLAAF service use while CH-4 series are only for export.

@500 Israel attack UAV maybe the 'Hermes-900' ... but as same seize as CH-4, i think now it's still American Reaper attack drone.

Reaper

CH-4

Hermes-900

 

[Beast]

@500 Israel attack UAV maybe the 'Harpy' ... but as same seize as CH-4, i think now it's still American Reaper attack drone.

Harpy is an expensive suicide drone. I dont think Israel possessed similar drone like Reaper and CH-4. They have surveillance military drone only.

 

[cnleio]

Harpy is an expensive suicide drone. I dont think Israel obsessed similar drone like Reaper and CH-4. They have surveillance military drone only.

Israel Hermes-900 is the latest, i corrected my post.

 

[Beast]

Israel Hermes-900 is the latest, i corrected my post.

Hermes-900 seems just like a UAV and not UCAV. It cannot launch missile attack.

China and USA are both only countries to export mature UCAV system. Israel drone technology is below us.

 

[cnleio]

Hermes-900 seems just like a UAV and not UCAV. It cannot launch missile attack.

China and USA are both only countries to export mature UCAV system. Israel drone technology is below us.

Well that we should ask @500 whether Hermes-900 is a UCAV ... i also didn't see Hermes-900 carrying missile photo yet on internet.

 

[Beast]

Well that we should ask @500 whether Hermes-900 is a UCAV ... i also didn't see Hermes-900 carrying missile photo yet on internet.
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I expect countries like Algeria, Morocco, Thailand or Malaysia buys CH-4B to further increase our UCAV export markets. They are affordable and low maintenance while yet offer them strategic value that other expensive manned platform can't offer. Just less than a hundred million dollars can get them a few of them unlike US ones.

 

[cnleio]

I expect countries like Algeria, Morocco, Thailand or Malaysia buys CH-4B to further increase our UCAV export markets. They are affordable and low maintenance while yet offer them strategic value that other expensive manned platform can't offer. Just less than a hundred million dollars can get them a few of them unlike US ones.

Sure, China can export our UCAVs with a reasonable price to any corner of this world, just like new century AK47 for all nations.