China's Lijian UCAV "Sharp Sword" spotted taxiing - Defense Update - Military Technology & Defense News
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China’s Lijian UCAV 'Sharp Sword' spotted taxiing
Posted by News Desk
May 18, 2013
China’s Lijian “Sharp Sword” unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) taxiing.
China’s first jet-powered stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the Lijian or “Sharp Sword,” was recently spotted undergoing taxiing tests in China, AIN reports.
The Lijian prototype rolled off the assembly line late last year after three years’ joint development by Hongdu Aviation Industry and Shenyang Aircraft , subsidiaries of the state-owned China Aviation Industry (Avic). Photos of prototype 001 taxiing on the runway of an unidentified air base, likely located in Jiangxi Province where Hongdu Aviation is based, became available on Chinese websites on May 6.
The Lijian is said to have a wingspan of 46 feet (14 meters), smaller than the 62-foot wingspan of the U.S. Navy’s X-47B demonstrator, which China considers an equivalent. It is powered by a single jet engine, presumed to be the Shenyang WP7 used for the J-7 fighter. With the WP7 engine, the Lijian’s ordnance payload might not exceed the 2,000-kg (4,400-pound) capacity of the Northrop Grumman X-47B.
The Chinese CM-506 small-diameter bomb, showcased at Airshow China 2012, is one of the weapons being recommended for the Lijian. It has a range of 130 km (80 miles) against land or maritime targets.
China’s Lijian 'Sharp Sword' UCAV on the runway. Internet photos"
[Note: The range of 130 km (80 miles) refers to the CM-506 small-diameter bomb and not the Lijian UCAV.]
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Chinese CM-506KG Small Diameter Precision Guided Glide Bomb | Chinese Military Review
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Chinese CM-506KG Small Diameter Precision Guided Glide Bomb
6:27 PM MJ Qamar
China has unveiled its CM-506KG Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Precision Guided Glide Bomb. Basic version of CM-506KG uses INS + satellite navigation for fire and forget mode. CM-506KG is also available with IR seeker, Semi active laser seeker, IR/Millimeter wave combined seeker.
CM-506KG Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Precision Guided Glide Bomb has weight of 150kg and has maximum range of 130km."
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CM506KG
CM-506KG机载灵巧弹药首次以看板的形式公开
资料图:安装在F-15E机腹下的GBU-39小直径炸弹,它主要是为F-22等弹舱狭窄的隐身战机设计的
资料图:GBU-39体积小但穿甲能力极强,图为它穿透混凝土机库瞬间,可见它与CM-506KG造型几乎一样。