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Like just noted above, that's simply WRONG (like so many reports from Jane's lately !) since the CH-4 is designed and sold by the Aerospace Long-March International Trade Company (ALIT) while the GJ-1 is from CAC/611 Institute and GAIC.

Just look at the radome and IMO the GJ-1 is a bit larger (but not sure about).

Anyway it's a real shame that thr quality of Jane's reports are so often plain wrong ...

Deino
 
Like just noted above, that's simply WRONG (like so many reports from Jane's lately !) since the CH-4 is designed and sold by the Aerospace Long-March International Trade Company (ALIT) while the GJ-1 is from CAC/611 Institute and GAIC.

Just look at the radome and IMO the GJ-1 is a bit larger (but not sure about).

Anyway it's a real shame that thr quality of Jane's reports are so often plain wrong ...

Deino

CH-4 is NOT designed by ALIT which is just a company for exportation. The MALE is designed by the 11th academy of CASC.

Henri K.
 
DEX 2015: Blue Arrow 9 further expands Chinese UAV weapon options

Richard D Fisher Jr - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

25 February 2015
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Norinco provided new details for its Blue Arrow 9 missile, seen here next to the larger Blue Arrow 7, during the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi. Source: Rick D Fisher Jr

China's promotion of domestic weapons competition has resulted in customers getting a wider choice of missiles for their unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's AR-1 missile for UAVs on display at IDEX 2015 next to a model of the CH-4 UAV. (Rick D Fisher Jr)

The two Chinese companies leading this competition are Norinco and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), which have unveiled several new missiles for UAVs in recent years.

Norinco's Blue Arrow 7 lightweight, air-launched, ground-attack missile was revealed in 2010. Later that year, the Blue Arrow 7, which weighs 47 kilogrammes and uses semi-active laser guidance, was seen integrated on the CAIC Z-10 attack helicopter and has subsequently been seen in use during People's Liberation Army exercises.

Norinco revealed its Blue Arrow 9 at Zhuhai 2014 airshow, but did not provide performance details until the IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi. At 26.5 kg, the much-lighter missile is the company's attempt to address the UAV weapons market. It uses a semi-active laser guidance system and has a range of 6 kilometres.

While it is not yet confirmed, the Blue Arrow 7/9 likely arms the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation Pterodactyl (Wing Loong) UAVs that have reportedly been sold to the United Arab Emirates.

CASC unveiled its first UAV missile, the AR-1, in 2008. The semi-active laser-guided missile can be used with CASC's CH-3, CH-3A, and CH-4 UAVs, which a Chinese source at IDEX said have been sold to around 5-10 countries.

While it has been test-fired 30-40 times, including from Chinese helicopters, the 8-10 km-range AR-1 is currently designed only for use with UAVs. Future plans include expanding the AR-1's seeker options to include infrared/TV imaging.

China's sale to Nigeria of CH-3 UAVs armed with AR-1 missiles was revealed recently when one of the aircraft crashed in late January, apparently during a sortie against the Boko Haram militant group in the northeast of the country.

UPDATE: IDEX 2015: Blue Arrow 9 further expands Chinese UAV weapon options - IHS Jane's 360
 
AR-1 is more deadly at 50kg weigh and has 10km range. I think Blue arrow is more for low payload UAV to allow more missiles to be carry. At nearly half the weight of AR-1 but at the same time, reduced of performances.
 
Sorry, but esp. the second report from Jane's is still again as wrong as it was when it was posted several weeks ago. The PLAAF does not operate the CH-4, it has the GJ-1 ...
 
Again a new UAV ...

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Interesting ! Looks at first sight like an UAV having made the same development process from Predator to Reaper ... so here maybe a something like a GJ-2 ??

Deino
 
WindowsXP, can't controller your CASC CH-3 and CH-4 combat UAVs without it.













Hmmmm, still running Windows XP huh, this might explain the recent crash. Blue-screen-of-death much?


Suspected Nigerian CH-3 UAV crashes
Jeremy Binnie, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

Suspected Nigerian CH-3 UAV crashes - IHS Jane's 360

Photographs emerged on social media websites on 27 January showing a CASC CH-3 (or improved CH-3A) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that had purportedly crashed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno.

Although operated by Pakistan, the CH-3 was not previously reported to be in service with Nigeria or neighbouring countries.

While the photographs show the UAV being inspected by African men, the claim that the CH-3 came down in Nigeria remains unconfirmed.

Two guided munitions can be seen on the upside-down aircraft; one appears to be an AR-1 laser-guided missile, while the other may be an FT-5: a small Chinese guided bomb that was designed for use with UAVs.
 
Chinese solar unmanned aerial vehicle makes successful maiden flight

OFweek | Posted: 24 Mar 2015, 11:27

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(OFweek) - China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) released the news on March 23 that the “Rainbow” T series new type solar unmanned aerial vehicle developed by its subsidiary No.11 Research Institute made its successful maiden flight.

It is reported that the “Rainbow” solar unmanned aerial vehicle with unique shape and ultra-big body is the world’s largest solar unmanned vehicle aerial flight after the US NASA series. The flight test during successful maiden flight of “Rainbow” overcame complicated meteorological conditions and completely accomplished all indicator tests, providing sufficient flight data for the follow-up flight tests. Experts claimed that the success of Rainbow’s maiden flight will start a new chapter for Chinese solar unmanned aerial vehicle exploration.

According to the news from the No.5 Research Institute of CASC, it also made breakthrough in the civil light-weight small-sized unmanned airplane; Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission’s “5kg scale airborne full color multi-spectral imaging system” research project firstly undertaken by the No.5 Research Institute of CASC passed the project acceptance inspection successfully.:D

Chinese solar unmanned aerial vehicle makes successful maiden flight - OFweek News
 
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