Chinese UAV News & Discussions (Strictly)

[JSCh]

捣蛋就对
今天 14:27 来自 Weibo.intl
某基地 这么多无人机 @鼎盛huitong

Today at 14:27 from Weibo.intl
So many drones in a certain base

Higher resolution version.

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1204768423835815937

 

[JSCh]

Chinese scientists create ‘game-changer’ methanol battery that keeps drone in the air for 12 hours

• Developers of FY-36 say they overcame ‘tons of problems’ to create alcohol-fuelled battery that allows 15kg (33lb)6 drone to fly for up to 12 hours
• With 15 test flights under their belt, Chinese team achieve methanol-powered flight before German company

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Chinese scientists create ‘game-changer’ methanol battery that keeps drone in the air for 12 hours | South China Morning Post

 

[LKJ86]

Via @彩虹无人机科技有限公司 from Weixin

 

[LKJ86]

Via @彩虹无人机科技有限公司 from Weixin

 

[JSCh]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1209670312444301313

Global Times✔@globaltimesnews

#ChinaMobile has launched the first #5G communication product dedicated to #drones, which allows small and medium-sized drones to offer more daily usage at low cost by flying beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS): company



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11:00 AM - Dec 25, 2019

 

[Dungeness]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1209670312444301313

Global Times✔@globaltimesnews

#ChinaMobile has launched the first #5G communication product dedicated to #drones, which allows small and medium-sized drones to offer more daily usage at low cost by flying beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS): company



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11:00 AM - Dec 25, 2019

So in theory, we can control drones real time thousands miles away on 5G network?

 

[JSCh]

So in theory, we can control drones real time thousands miles away on 5G network?

Yes, I think that is the idea.

 

[bahadur999]

A drone operated by PAP Spec-Ops snipers.

 

[JSCh]

The drone will be the first delivery in a US$22.2 million contract Rainbow UAV Technology and the National Geomatics Center of China concluded in November. Credit: VCG.

Taizhou built Rainbow-4 passes first test flight
UAV Technology’s Taizhou facility in Zhegiang will boost production capacity as China closes gap with US



UAV Technology’s Rainbow-4 drone completed an important test flight in a sign the construction of the large and medium-sized civil drone plant in Taizhou, Zhegiang province has concluded its gearing-up phase, Yicai Global reported.

The first domestically-developed Rainbow-4 drone was successfully assembled at the base and delivered after the test flight to Taizhou Airport.

The maiden flight lasted 48 minutes and covered 95 kilometers, which met the aircraft’s design requirements, Aerospace CH UAV, the parent company, said in a statement.

The drone will be the first delivery in a contract Rainbow UAV Technology and National Geomatics Center of China concluded in November, which has a value of 157 million yuan (US$22.2 million) and which includes seven emergency mapping drones, per the statement.

The Taizhou facility, which will complete equipment commissioning and start trial production by the end of this year, will boost the company’s medium and large drone production capacity, per the statement, which offered no further details.

Aerospace CH (Caihong) UAV is one of the few Chinese companies that has mastered large and medium sized civil drone technologies and translated these into production. The company showcased its CH series military drones at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai last year.

The firm changed its name from Nanyang Technology to its current one in December.

Equipped with satellite control and improved electronic payloads, the drone is capable of precisely striking a targeted area with a margin of error of less than 1.5 meters, sources say.

China has found success in producing both strike-capable systems and systems for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, China Power reported.

A 2018 US Department of Defense report noted that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force “is closing the gap with the US Air Force across a spectrum of capabilities, gradually eroding longstanding US technical advantages.”

The report also stated that the “PLAAF continues to modernize with the delivery of indigenous manned aircraft and a wide range of UAVs.”

Its world-leading Wing Loong and Caihong series have become popular exports to militaries around the globe, particularly to the Middle East and North Africa.

Its fleet of reconnaissance drones includes the High Altitude Long Endurance Soaring Dragon and Cloud Shadow, the report said.

While there are no reports of the Chinese military carrying out drone strikes, Beijing has utilized drones in a number of non-combat scenarios.

Following the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, China used drones to support various humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations. Chinese law enforcement has also employed drones to conduct surveillance operations in Xinjiang, the China Power report said.

In October 2017, China carried out a test flight of an amphibious drone that could potentially ferry supplies to military installations in the South China Sea.

More recently, In September 2019, China’s Ministry of Natural Resources deployed a network of drones to the South China Sea to surveil and establish a drone communication system of air and land-based UAVs.

https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/10/article/uav-techs-rainbow-4-passes-first-test-flight/

Chinese Firm Plans to Sell 200 Military Drones Yearly With New Plant
TANG SHIHUA
DATE : DEC 30 2019/SOURCE : YICAI

Chinese Firm Plans to Sell 200 Military Drones Yearly With New Plant
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(Yicai Global) Dec. 30 -- China's Aerospace CH UAV, an affiliate of the country's main space program contractor, has kicked off mass production at its new hometown factory, seeking to deliver 200 medium-sized and large military drones to clients each year.

The first batch of Rainbow CH-4 drones have already been tested and will be delivered to government agencies soon, the Taizhou-based company said in a statement today. Aerospace CH UAV is controlled by an academy whose parent is the China Aerospace Science and Technology.

In late October, the manufacturer finished assembling its first CH-4 at the Taizhou plant as part of the CNY157 million (USD22.4 million) contract with the National Geomatics Center of China regarding seven such types of drones to be used in emergency mapping.

Aerospace CH UAV, one of the few Chinese firms that have embarked on large civil drone manufacturing, showcased its technologies at Zhuhai's 12th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition last year.

Aerospace CH UAV's share price [SHE:002389] rose 1.2 percent to CNY11.21 (USD1.61) this afternoon.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @ZHANGWENTIAN天天 from Weibo

 

[Deino]

Does anyone know where this is and even more what temple this is ?

 

[LKJ86]

Via @草根设计师-CAD from Weibo

 

[Deino]

Does anyone know where this is and even more what temple this is ?

It's the "Menghuan Grand Golden pagoda"

https://www.google.com/search?q=Men...hrome..69i57.930j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[LKJ86]

Via @中国航天空气动力技术研究院 from Weixin