[Photo] China’s Navy UAV flies close to the disputed Senkaku islands

[That Guy]

[Photo] China’s Navy UAV flies close to the disputed Senkaku islands

On Sept. 9, one day after two H-6G maritime strike aircraft had been intercepted by the Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 scrambled from Naha while flying in international airspace between the Miyako and Okinawa islands, an unknown Chinese UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was intercepted near the contested Senkaku islands.

Based on the image released by the Japan MoD, the UAV seems to be a Wing Loong (Pterodactyl), a drone based on the U.S. MQ-1 Predator.

Update: as suggested by several readers the drone is actually a BZK-005 more than a Pterodactyl.

Image credit: Japan MoD

The Aviationist » [Photo] China’s Navy UAV flies close to the disputed Senkaku islands

 

[shuttler]

What "Senkaku islands"?

It is Diaoyu Islands.

It is just a regular and routine duty to patrol our waters. Why make it news!?!

 

[Cyberian]

What "Senkaku islands"?

It is Diaoyu Islands.

It is just a regular and routine duty to patrol our waters. Why make it news!?!

They got the jitters.

 

[Oldman1]

What "Senkaku islands"?

It is Diaoyu Islands.

It is just a regular and routine duty to patrol our waters. Why make it news!?!

A couple of Japanese fighters just intrude your waters and took pics of the uav patrolling your waters. Thats an insult.

 

[Genesis]

A couple of Japanese fighters just intrude your waters and took pics of the uav patrolling your waters. Thats an insult.

what do you suggest we do? Nuke the world until there's no one left?

 

[Beast]

A couple of Japanese fighters just intrude your waters and took pics of the uav patrolling your waters. Thats an insult.

We are gracious. If not you American media will start painting us as aggressor. Remember how you ameucan accuse us as biggest hacker in the world and painted American as victim. Only to be humiliate by snowden which is a felow American who reveal US as biggest hacker in the world. American = liar.

 

[That Guy]

What "Senkaku islands"?

It is Diaoyu Islands.

It is just a regular and routine duty to patrol our waters. Why make it news!?!

What ever you want to call it, I just thought it was interesting that a HALE UAV was being used.

 

[feilong]

A couple of Japanese fighters just intrude your waters and took pics of the uav patrolling your waters. Thats an insult.

Old folks, got nothing to do? Lol, thought you hate this forum too much.

 

[shuttler]

A couple of Japanese fighters just intrude your waters and took pics of the uav patrolling your waters. Thats an insult.

do you want us to beat them up just like what we did in 1962 to you causing you pm to step down?

Time has changed. You have to be a bit more patient and stand aside and stfu either as indian or yankee, until we can demonstrate to you what we can do!

It is a different ballgame in Diaoyu Islands and South Xizang. You are not grown up yet to understand the complexities.

What ever you want to call it, I just thought it was interesting that a HALE UAV was being used.

no worries mate!

 

[mankov]

Which UAV?

 

[Edison Chen]

What "Senkaku islands"?

It is Diaoyu Islands.

It is just a regular and routine duty to patrol our waters. Why make it news!?!

Western media generally use "Senkaku islands"

 

[shuttler]

Western media generally use "Senkaku islands"

of course I know this but after numerous protests they've learnt a bit by addiing "Diaoyu Islands" to describe the territory

 

[Fsjal]

I'm surprised that China didn't use the more advance Soar Eagle.

 

[Banana]

What "Senkaku islands"?

It is Diaoyu Islands.

It is just a regular and routine duty to patrol our waters. Why make it news!?!

It's Japanese Territory as accepted by Chinese.

Former Taiwan President Says Diaoyu Islands Belong to Japan – chinaSMACK

 

[That Guy]

Which UAV?

BZK-005 it's a Chinese HALE UAV.

I'm surprised that China didn't use the more advance Soar Eagle.

It's still in development.