Chinese UAV News & Discussions (Strictly)

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China carries out first run of unmanned vessel as it seeks to boost maritime security
Huster-68’s main functions are to search for, investigate and block targets at sea and it could be used for law enforcement

PUBLISHED : Saturday, 03 February, 2018, 10:33pm
UPDATED : Saturday, 03 February, 2018, 11:08pm

The vessel joined other unmanned surface vehicles to encircle targets. Photo: Handout

Teddy Ng
teddy.kyng@scmp.com

China has conducted the first run of an unmanned surface vehicle in its latest move to build up a blue-water navy that can support its maritime security.

Military mouthpiece the People’s Liberation Army Daily reported on Friday that the Huster-68 had successfully conducted the run last month in Dongguan, Guangdong province.

The 6.8-metre vessel developed by Shenzhen Huazhong University of Science and Technology carried out a patrol around the Songmushan Reservoir and joined other unmanned surface vehicles in formations to encircle targets, the report said.

“The development team used the run to work on difficulties stemming from weak communication signals and problems to do with keeping in formation with the other unmanned surface vehicles,” it said.

The vessel is seen as an important part of protecting China’s maritime interests, managing the use of water resources and achieving its ambition of becoming a blue-water navy that can operate globally, the university said in a statement on its website.

The Huster-68 carried out a patrol around the Songmushan Reservoir last month. Photo: Handout

China meanwhile unveiled what it said is the world’s fastest unmanned vessel – with a maximum speed of more than 50 knots (92.6km/h) – last month at the All China Maritime Conference and Exhibition in Shanghai.

The Tianxing-1 has a full-load displacement of 7.5 tonnes and its developer said it could be used for maritime law enforcement and as additional support for the navy.

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Collin Koh, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies’ Maritime Security Programme at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, said unmanned surface vehicles were useful both in peacetime and in war.

In maritime law enforcement, they could be used to investigate at close range potentially dangerous situations at sea and allow for contact and responses to be made without putting personnel at risk.

“In the South China Sea, the vehicles may even potentially become a point of harassment against foreign vessels,” Koh said, adding that they could also be used to conduct saturation attacks and can be deployed in large numbers.

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Beijing-based naval expert Li Jie said the main functions of the Huster-68 were to search for, investigate and block targets at sea, but added that without knowing its maximum speed, it was difficult to assess how efficiently it could carry out those tasks.

He added that the PLA Daily highlighted the formation control of the vessels because they would be used to surround targets in different formations.

But while China was at the cutting edge in its unmanned surface vehicle technology, Li said it was still behind the United States and Israel.

“Taking the development of these vessels further could largely cut down costs as well as potential casualties during Chinese military patrols at sea,” Li said.

Additional reporting by Kinling Lo


China carries out first run of unmanned vessel as it seeks to boost maritime security | South China Morning Post

 

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

CHINA leading express company SF express is testing emergency delivery of critical assets with UAVs

 

[Cybernetics]

• 军民融合/Military-civilian integration project
• Long distance remote control
• 3 types of UAV for resupply drill. Logistics support for military
• Drill simulating damaged radar installation. Deployment of UAV resupply of strategic supplies/parts from unnamed location for repairs.
• Drill simulating solider bitten by venomous snake, rapid deployment of anti-venom from Xijing Hospital (Xian).
• Plan to implement a continuously operating rapid response UAV logistics network for both civilian and military use.
• Ensures rapid and continuous resupply to troops in "complex combat environments".

 

[cirr]

'Drone squads' tackle electric breakdown in China

2018-02-05 16:29

People's Daily Online Editor: Li Yan

Local electric power authorities in Shenzhen on Feb. 2 demonstrated the country's first laser drone, which can be used to solve electrical breakdowns in a safer and more efficient way.

Yu Peng, director of Shenzhen' electric power bureau, told Chinanews.com that the laser drone works together with another two specially designed counterparts, whose main functions are to detect electrical glitches from far away and eliminate hyperthermal obstacles, respectively.

The drone squad can shorten the duration of traditional power cuts from 8 hours to 30 minutes. Equipped with advanced technologies including binocular vision system and automatic fault detection system, the squad can detect over 60 percent of typical electrical breakdowns using laser and thermal properties to eliminate flotage and obstacles that can cause power outages.

China's UAV manufacturing industry has been expanding rapidly in recent years thanks to extensive use of drones in everything from surveying and mapping to personal consumption. According to Xinhua News Agency, the market value of UVA industry in China is expected to rise 40 percent year on year on average to 60 billion yuan (about $9.1 billion) by 2020.

http://www.ecns.cn/2018/02-05/291546.shtml

 

[JSCh]

“Drone squads” tackle electric breakdown in China
(People's Daily Online) 16:00, February 05, 2018

Local electric power authorities in Shenzhen on Feb. 2 demonstrated the country’s first laser drone, which can be used to solve electrical breakdowns in a safer and more efficient way.

Yu Peng, director of Shenzhen’ electric power bureau, told Chinanews.com that the laser drone works together with another two specially designed counterparts, whose main functions are to detect electrical glitches from far away and eliminate hyperthermal obstacles, respectively.

The drone squad can shorten the duration of traditional power cuts from 8 hours to 30 minutes. Equipped with advanced technologies including binocular vision system and automatic fault detection system, the squad can detect over 60 percent of typical electrical breakdowns using laser and thermal properties to eliminate flotage and obstacles that can cause power outages.

China’s UAV manufacturing industry has been expanding rapidly in recent years thanks to extensive use of drones in everything from surveying and mapping to personal consumption. According to Xinhua News Agency, the market value of UVA industry in China is expected to rise 40 percent year on year on average to 60 billion yuan (about $9.1 billion) by 2020.

 

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http://tech.huanqiu.com/launch/2018-02/11581743.html

Tengdun tech's TA-001 UAV made its maiden flight.

 

[JSCh]

China's CH-4 drone completes first live-fire test
Source: Xinhua| 2018-02-05 22:26:24|Editor: Mengjie


BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's domestically-produced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Caihong 4 (CH-4) recently completed a six-day live-fire test with various ammunition.

The tested CH-4 is an upgraded version of the model which was first produced in 2015. This was the first time that the UAV conducted a highly concentrated live-fire test carrying multiple kinds of ammunition, with functions covering both extensive bombing and precise targeting, according to the Global Times.

"The capacity and variety of its ordnance payload indicate the CH-4 can conduct effective air strikes on more targets, from longer distances with faster reaction, which lays the foundation for future models and their aligned ordnance payloads," said the People's Daily.

Moreover, the upgraded CH-4 adapts better to various weather conditions, including extreme weather, and is equipped with an all-new data network that integrates air-ground data collection and distribution.

The CH-4 was developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), on the basis of the previous model, the CH-3. According to its developer, the CH-4 has better basic performance than that of the U.S.-based General Atomics' MQ-1 Predator, an industry leader, and is more competent in reconnaissance, surveillance, and strike missions.

However, the CH-4 is not limited to military use. It has civilian functions such as geological surveying, ocean monitoring, meteorological observation and forest fire prevention.

In the next stage, the CASC will be working on joint flight using both CH-3 and CH-4, with the aim to achieve team formation, intelligence sharing, distribution and processing between the two models.

In recent years, China's drone market has flourished and is seeking to push technological innovation to a higher level. The Wing Loong II unmanned aerial system (UAS), developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, created a record of five hits in succession with five kinds of missiles last year. The latest model, the Wing Loong ID, is due to go on the market this year.

 

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AVIC new drone

 

[Deino]

Looks like a revised Sharp Sword

 

[BHarwana]

the image is too blur and grainy. but seems like the one Iran caught.

 

[clarkgap]

Looks like a revised Sharp Sword

Someone think it is the scale X-plane of H-20.

 

[clarkgap]

Looks like a revised Sharp Sword

However, Sharp Sword is 601's project. This is 611's model.

 

[cirr]

WL-X？

Is it known, whats its aerodynamical configuration ?

Sharp Sword, enlarged Cloud Shadow, american Avenger alike, something else ?

See post #1389