Chinese UAV News & Discussions (Strictly)

[zestokryl]

Seems this drone is not featuring landing gear bays ....

Has it been developed by Guizhou ?

 

[Aryeih Leib]

Windows 7 ?

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[bahadur999]

Seems this drone is not featuring landing gear bays ....

Has it been developed by Guizhou ?

Yes.

 

[LKJ86]

 

[lcloo]

The model (??) of the new CH-7 flying wing drone, designed by CAAA subsidiary of the CASC group, poses with students from a high school in China.

From East Pendulum
La maquette (??) du nouveau drone à aile volant CH-7, conçu par CAAA filiale du groupe CASC, pose avec des élèves d’un lycée en China.

 

[JSCh]

China-made solar-powered unmanned aircraft makes maiden flight
Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-30 23:56:35|Editor: Yang Yi

Photo taken on July 27, 2019 shows MOZI 2 solar-powered aircraft flying in the sky. After two years of research and development, the "MOZI 2" solar-powered unmanned aircraft, with independent intellectual property rights, successfully made its maiden flight at Moganshan airport in Deqing, east China's Zhejiang Province on July 27, according to its producer OXAI Aircraft Co., Ltd. on Tuesday. (Oxai Aircraft/Handout via Xinhua)

SHANGHAI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The China-developed solar-powered unmanned aircraft "MOZI 2" has completed a successful maiden flight, its producer OXAI Aircraft Co., Ltd. said Tuesday.

The flight was conducted on July 27 at an airport in Deqing County in east China's Zhejiang Province, according to the Shanghai-based company.

The company said the aircraft, designed with a wingspan of 15 meters and solely powered by solar cells, can fly at a maximum altitude of 8,000 meters. It can cruise at a low speed for up to 12 hours during the night after charging in the sunlight for eight hours.

The aircraft is expected to be used for disaster relief, reconnaissance and communication.

Mao Yiqing, the company's general manager, said they would work with 5G service providers to further expand the application of the aircraft.

 

[LKJ86]

China-made solar-powered unmanned aircraft makes maiden flight
Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-30 23:56:35|Editor: Yang Yi

Photo taken on July 27, 2019 shows MOZI 2 solar-powered aircraft flying in the sky. After two years of research and development, the "MOZI 2" solar-powered unmanned aircraft, with independent intellectual property rights, successfully made its maiden flight at Moganshan airport in Deqing, east China's Zhejiang Province on July 27, according to its producer OXAI Aircraft Co., Ltd. on Tuesday. (Oxai Aircraft/Handout via Xinhua)

SHANGHAI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The China-developed solar-powered unmanned aircraft "MOZI 2" has completed a successful maiden flight, its producer OXAI Aircraft Co., Ltd. said Tuesday.

The flight was conducted on July 27 at an airport in Deqing County in east China's Zhejiang Province, according to the Shanghai-based company.

The company said the aircraft, designed with a wingspan of 15 meters and solely powered by solar cells, can fly at a maximum altitude of 8,000 meters. It can cruise at a low speed for up to 12 hours during the night after charging in the sunlight for eight hours.

The aircraft is expected to be used for disaster relief, reconnaissance and communication.

Mao Yiqing, the company's general manager, said they would work with 5G service providers to further expand the application of the aircraft.

 

[dBSPL]

Allegedly a Wing Loong II UCAV spotted over Tripoli. Most likely from the UAE.

(Image via Jason097 via 'by78'/SDF)

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It didn't last long.

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1157659281824440321

 

[055_destroyer]

It didn't last long.

Yes, looks like got show down by SAM or ground fire. I think the operator fault for flying this too low or underestimate enemy air defence. If USAF high end UCAV got show down by Iran air defence, its not surprised this drone will got shot down if used improperly.

 

[lcloo]

Slow flying UAV do not have evasive performance of a manned strike aircraft, and it does not carry chaff or decoys. Thus it is not unexpected that a number of them will be shot in battlefield.

What matters is they are unmanned and cheap. Since no pilots are lost, the same pilot can airborne another UAV in an instant. Another plus, the pilot of the shot down UAV learn his real life lesson without getting kill. And counter measure from this lesson will be useful in next mission.

In term of cost, a UAC may be cheaper than surface to air missile. So in term of my cost expended vs your cost expended, it is still a winner, unless it is shot down by the cheap anti-aircraft shell or a manpad.

 

[dBSPL]

Yes, looks like got show down by SAM or ground fire. I think the operator fault for flying this too low or underestimate enemy air defence. If USAF high end UCAV got show down by Iran air defence, its not surprised this drone will got shot down if used improperly.

This could lead to an assessment of China's after-sales training activities and usage authorizations.

These photos will not create a positive image for the Chinese Ucav market, which wants to compete with the US. Even if the problem is about UAE operators, it will be used for different propaganda activities.

 

[Turan09]

This could lead to an assessment of China's after-sales training activities and usage authorizations.

These photos will not create a positive image for the Chinese Ucav market, which wants to compete with the US. Even if the problem is about UAE operators, it will be used for different propaganda activities.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1157659281824440321

Libya really became practice ground for both Turkish and Chinese UCAV's... It is fascinating to see UCAV's makes a real difference in battlefield. Doctrines of war have changed a lot...

 

[lcloo]

UAE should be happy that it is not a F-16 that got shot down. Remember the Jordanian F-16 pilot shot down by ISIS, captured and burn alive to death in an iron cage?

They can shoot down tens of UAV but all UAV pilots are safe hundreds or thousands of miles away. Drones are cheap, pilots' lives are invaluable.

 

[Makarena]

This could lead to an assessment of China's after-sales training activities and usage authorizations.

These photos will not create a positive image for the Chinese Ucav market, which wants to compete with the US. Even if the problem is about UAE operators, it will be used for different propaganda activities.

more info still needed before we can give judgement

anyway, this is the role of drones, better drone than fighter jet.

more importantly, the more missions this drone take, the better the learning curve they can learn from.