China has begun developing a new generation of attack helicopter

[qwerrty]

China developing new attack helicopter with stealth abilities
Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:28am EDT


BEIJING (Reuters) - China has begun developing a new generation of attack helicopter which will have stealth abilities and should start deliveries to the Chinese armed forces by about 2020, the official China Daily newspaper said on Friday.

The helicopter is being developed by Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC), one of the country's leading arms manufacturers, the state-run English-language publication said.

Its stealth capabilities will "reshape the combat patterns" of the People's Liberation Army, company chairman Lin Zuoming was quoted as saying.

"It is a trend that the ground force will become increasingly dependent on helicopters because they have better strike capability and mobility than armored vehicles, and transport supplies to frontier troops," Lin said.

The company's chief helicopter designer, Wu Ximing, said the aircraft would have "supreme maneuverability in complicated environments, outstanding survivability and joint operation ability", the report added.

It provided no other details.

President Xi Jinping has pushed to toughen and modernize the country's 2.3 million-strong armed forces as China takes a more assertive stance in the region, particularly in the South China and East China seas.

That has included developing a series of high-tech weapons, including stealth jets, aircraft carriers and emerging technology aimed at shooting down satellites.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Joseph Radford)

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[Ghazwa e Hind]

Stealth helicopters for attack roles are already inn but using them for logistical purposes will be a new era in this kind of warfare. Pakistan Army should also develop some helicopter battalions to deploy 700-800 troops anywhere in the country or region within minutes or hours.

 

[Zarvan]

Stealth helicopters for attack roles are already inn but using them for logistical purposes will be a new era in this kind of warfare. Pakistan Army should also develop some helicopter battalions to deploy 700-800 troops anywhere in the country or region within minutes or hours.

Well our budget sucks other wise we need lot more helicopters and we should join projects being run by Turkey and China

 

[qwerrty]

could be manned version of the k800 uav currently in development

k800 test models

 

[Ghazwa e Hind]

Well our budget sucks other wise we need lot more helicopters and we should join projects being run by Turkey and China

you are right, budget matters but we should create space for tackling the threats emerging in the region. our first priority should be our defence.

 

[cirr]

Avicopter，the AVIC subsidiary for helicopter research、development、design and manufacturing，has had breakthroughs in quite a number of key areas specific and applicable to 4th generation helicopters：

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Hope these new advanced technologies are put to good uses over the next 5-10 years。

 

[HAIDER]

So, Chinese learn stealth technology from Abbotabad Helicopter crash incidence .....

BEIJING: China has begun developing a new generation of attack helicopter which will have stealth abilities and should start deliveries to the Chinese armed forces by about 2020, the official China Daily newspaper said on Friday.

The helicopter is being developed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), one of the country's leading arms manufacturers, the state-run English-language publication said.

Its stealth capabilities will "reshape the combat patterns" of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), company chairman Lin Zuoming was quoted as saying.

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"It is a trend that the ground force will become increasingly dependent on helicopters because they have better strike capability and mobility than armoured vehicles, and transport supplies to frontier troops," Lin said.

The company's chief helicopter designer, Wu Ximing, said the aircraft would have "supreme manoeuvrability in complicated environments, outstanding survivability and joint operation ability", the report added. It provided no other details.

President Xi Jinping has pushed to toughen and modernise the country's 2.3 million-strong armed forces as China takes a more assertive stance in the region, particularly in the South China and East China seas.

That has included developing a series of high-tech weapons, including stealth jets, aircraft carriers and emerging technology aimed at shooting down satellites.

 

[bdslph]

the helicopter wont come cheap but will do a good work