Chinese UAV News & Discussions (Strictly)

[Akasa]

This drone is now known by a different name.

What stage of testing is it in? We haven't heard of this drone in a while.

 

[lcloo]

Interesting ... and could You tell??

By the way, it is different to the original configuration with the typical RD-93/WS-13-nozzle, so was the original demonstrator modified or is this the alleged revised prototype?

View attachment 445426

Looks like it is more related to this one, the photo appeared in 2012, it is called "Tian Nu" 天弩。

 

[luciferdd]

YiLong II in the target test

 

[IblinI]

YiLong II in the target test

Nice and straightforward video,now let's just waiting for it to get more orders.

 

[zestokryl]

Any info , about this company and its product lineup is welcomed ....

 

[monitor]

China Pterosaurs 2 MALE Armed UAV Live Firing

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/948399348630503424

But besides all discussions about export customers ... will the PLAAF also introduce that type?

 

[IblinI]

https://twitter.com/x/status/948399348630503424

But besides all discussions about export customers ... will the PLAAF also introduce that type?

Wingloong is in active service, so I believed wingloong 2 would follow too.

 

[Deino]

Wingloong is in active service, so I believed wingloong 2 would follow too.

I hope so but so far I heard no confirmation.

Besides that I would like to know what's under that paper hidden... a serial number (PLAAF??), a foreign flag (Egypt???) or what else?

Deino

 

[BHarwana]

China’s newly developed Wing Loong II strike-capable reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hit five targets in succession using five different types of missiles as part of a recent live-firing test, the state-owned Xinhua news agency reported on 31 December 2017.

Citing a statement by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), Xinhua reported that by achieving a “100% hit rate” the Wing Loong II unmanned aerial system (UAS), which was developed by AVIC’s Chengdu Aircraft Design & Research Institute (CADI), set a new live-firing record for a Chinese-made UAV in a single sortie.

http://www.janes.com/article/76772/...fferent-missiles-in-single-sortie-says-report


China Exclusive: China's Wing Loong UAS creates record of "five hits in succession"

BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's newly-developed Wing Loong II UAS, a high-end reconnaissance-strike unmanned aerial system (UAS), has created a record "five hits in succession," its developer announced Sunday.

After multiple rounds of flight and firing tests, the Wing Loong II UAS has achieved a hit rate of 100 percent, said the state-owned aviation giant of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

"The Wing Loong II UAS has successfully hits five targets in succession with five different types of missiles in a single sortie, setting a new live firing record for Chinese UAS," AVIC said.

To date, the newly-developed reconnaissance-strike-integrated UAS has conducted firing tests with eight types of missiles and dozens of bombs, with a hit rate of 100 percent.

The Wing Loong II UAS is a China-developed new generation of long endurance reconnaissance-strike-integrated UAS by AVIC's Chengdu Aircraft Design & Research Institute (CADI).

The system is composed of the ground station and various numbers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

It successfully completed its maiden flight in northwestern China on Feb. 27 this year, showing that China was capable of developing large-scale reconnaissance-strike UAS to international standards.

Within 10 months of its maiden flight, multiple live firing tests had been conducted in accordance with the requirement of its customers, including stationary targets, moving targets, time sensitive targets and air-ground coordination.

Meanwhile, the Wing Loong II UAS has successfully conducted the "control of two vehicles with one station," which had never been achieved by a Chinese UAS before.

According to CADI, in the 10-month flight tests, the Wing Loong II UAS accomplished a series of flight missions to verify the UAS platform, payload, weapons and ground control station.

"All the performance specifications of Wing Loong II UAS are validated comprehensively through high-intensity and concentrated flight tests, which shows that it has met user requirements and possesses full operational capability," CADI said.

"Seven years after its launch on the market, the Wing Loong series has been successfully equipped by multiple users, going through tests in various severe environments," said Ji Xiaoguang, CADI president. "It has realized operation normalization, been used in actual combat, and made remarkable achievements. It has earned a good reputation in many countries and established brand recognition of Chinese 'Wing Loong' worldwide."

The Wing Loong II UAS has already obtained the largest order of Chinese advanced large-scale UAVs in the overseas market, even before its maiden flight.

To date, Wing Loong I and II UAS have realized high quality and quick delivery as per contract requirements signed with foreign customers. Both have accomplished long-distance handovers to execute missions, according to CADI.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/31/c_136863482.htm

China’s New Killer Drone Conducts Missile Firing Tests

The Wing Loong II drone hit five successive targets with five separate types of missiles during a recent test flight.

China’s indigenously designed and built next-generation medium-altitude long-endurance and strike-capable Wing Loong II unnamed aerial vehicle (UAV) has purportedly set a new “record” by hitting five successive targets with five separate types of missiles during a recent flight test, the UAV’s manufacturer, state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), said in a recent statement, according to Chinese media reports.

“The Wing Loong II UAS [unmanned aerial system] has successfully hit five targets in succession with five different types of missiles in a single sortie, setting a new live firing record for Chinese UAS,” AVIC said. The new UAV has performed a number of flight and firing tests with eight types of missiles and various bombs, purportedly performing a hit rate of “100 percent,” Xinhua news agency reported, citing AVIC.

The Wing Loong II UAV successfully completed its first maiden flight on February 27, 2017

https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/chinas-new-killer-drone-conducts-missile-firing-tests/

 

[IblinI]

Here is the video.

 

[Deino]

China Exclusive: China's Wing Loong UAS creates record of "five hits in succession"

Oh come on ... how long are you a member here and how often did I already contact you NOT TO POST for each and every random post a new thread esp. if there are already existing ones that fit.

Deino

 

[Deino]

Divine Eagle + Soaring Dragon II UAVs - 20180104

 

[zestokryl]

Fuel cell drone : http://www.eastpendulum.com/premier-vol-drone-tiltrotor-chinois-hydrogene

 

[The SC]

Chinese Divine Eagle UAV

In Chinese social media were released photographs of a huge unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted at the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SYAC) production facility.
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) it was located near the hangar and was hidden in a protective case. The UAV has twin-fuselage design and according to local experts, it is new Chinese Divine Eagle high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle.
The Divine Eagle is currently the one of the largest UAV in the world with a wingspan of 35 to 50 meters. The design of Divine Eagle appears to share some similarity with the Russian Sukhoi S-62 UAV concept which first appeared around 2000.
According to a local source, the UAV is currently undergoing flight tests. It has a maximum flight ceiling of 25 km and a maximum speed of Mach 0.8.The UAV is thought to be powered by a medium-thrust turbofan engine without A/B (WS-12 without A/B) located above the main wing and between the two fuselages. The fuselages have bulbous noses that house satellite communication antennas, and the canard wing is mounted between them but not at the leading edge.



Divine eagle drone 3D model by BestMesh / cgtrader.com
The Divine Eagle UAV expected to provide an early warning line to detect threats to China’s airspace, like cruise missiles and stealth bombers, as well as be able to take on such missions as hunting for aircraft carriers in the open waters of the Pacific.
The first confirmed photo of Divine Eagle was revealed in mid-2015 when a photograph of it taxiing was published on the internet.

​

Divine Eagle is one of the most important projects of China to neutralize stealth threats, characterized by a wide range of radars, all of them AESA with coverage of 360 degrees and are distributed as follows

- One radar kit X / UHF AMTI of ESA quality in the foreground.
- Two AMTI / SAR / GMTI X / UHF radars in pairing arms.
- Two radios X / UHF AMTI on both sides of the engine.
- Two other X / UHF AMTI at the end of the arms.

AMTI radar to monitor air targets, GMTI radar to monitor surface targets, and SAR radar to monitor ground targets and map terrain, including bases and infrastructure.

From the few information available, the number of AESA modules can reach about 10,000 (about 8 times more than the F-35 radar) given the diameter of about 1.5 meters in the circular head of the structure and coverage of the entire body of the aircraft with radars.

With its 25-km flight ceiling, it gives a complete picture of the space around it, increasing the possibility of observing stealth targets, in addition to its speed of eight-tenths of the speed of sound (800 km/h).

Most importantly, the role of Divine Eagle is not limited to defending by detecting stealth targets, it has also the offensive role of directing smart bombs and ballistic missiles, which will be most important with the unique DF 26 and his younger brother DF 21.

Finally, this drone/UAV with JY-26 radar form the basis of the Chinese anti-access and area denial A2/AD principle. This ability, which was limited to the Americans, is now within reach of China as well as the Russian similar project.

Source: Compiled from different sources