Pak To Purchase Long-Range “Rainbow” Combat Drones: Report

[Zarvan]

Chinese Rainbow CH-4 drone (image: The National Interest)

Pakistan is eyeing to purchase Chinese long-range Rainbow CH-4 and CH5 drones. It is the first time that the country is acquiring a long-range drone.

According to the intelligence agency's report, Pakistan has decided to increase the number of drones in Azad Kashmir (Azad Kashmir) to increase the surveillance on the international border including the Line of Control (LoC), Defence News reported Wednesday.

The CH-4 can carry up to 400 kilograms of explosives and can stay in the air for 40 hours. It can cover a range of up to 5,000 kilometres. The Rainbow CH-5 can carry up to 1,000 kilograms of explosives and stay in the air up to 60 hours.

The drones can fly up to 17,000 feet height in the air.

In October 2018, reports suggested Pakistan’s intention to buy 48 Wing Loong II drones from China, its “all weather ally.” The Wing Loong II is a high-end reconnaissance, strike and multi-role endurance unmanned aerial system, capable of being fitted with air-to-surface weapons. It is roughly equivalent to the American MQ-9 Reaper drone.

The two countries have also recently begun working together to make the Block III version of the JF-17 fighter jet match the latest version of the United States F-16 V aircraft by equipping the jet with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, helmet-mounted targeting system, an advanced targeting pod, data links and beyond visual range weapons.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/24...Rainbow____Combat_Drones__Report#.XJOubCgzZPY

 

[Muhammad Omar]

For a moment i thought Long Range Air Defence Systems

Nonetheless great news

 

[OCguy]

This is great news for Pakistan's ability to protect itself from a broad range of threats.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

A strandard recon platform for border

 

[Maarkhoor]

We already operating few

 

[PDF]

So we will have Wing Loong 1,2, CH-3,4,5 in our inventory? I guess India will also soon get the drones from US too.
We are already working on developing a 5 Gen UAV at Kamra. It will take a few years but hopefully, our efforts will make us more self relient and strengthen our defense.
I am looking forward to PAF's ambitious ACE project.

 

[Meliodas]

H4 drone hitting its target

Chinese Rainbow CH-4 drone (image: The National Interest)

Pakistan is eyeing to purchase Chinese long-range Rainbow CH-4 and CH5 drones. It is the first time that the country is acquiring a long-range drone.

According to the intelligence agency's report, Pakistan has decided to increase the number of drones in Azad Kashmir (Azad Kashmir) to increase the surveillance on the international border including the Line of Control (LoC), Defence News reported Wednesday.

The CH-4 can carry up to 400 kilograms of explosives and can stay in the air for 40 hours. It can cover a range of up to 5,000 kilometres. The Rainbow CH-5 can carry up to 1,000 kilograms of explosives and stay in the air up to 60 hours.

The drones can fly up to 17,000 feet height in the air.

In October 2018, reports suggested Pakistan’s intention to buy 48 Wing Loong II drones from China, its “all weather ally.” The Wing Loong II is a high-end reconnaissance, strike and multi-role endurance unmanned aerial system, capable of being fitted with air-to-surface weapons. It is roughly equivalent to the American MQ-9 Reaper drone.

The two countries have also recently begun working together to make the Block III version of the JF-17 fighter jet match the latest version of the United States F-16 V aircraft by equipping the jet with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, helmet-mounted targeting system, an advanced targeting pod, data links and beyond visual range weapons.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/24...Rainbow____Combat_Drones__Report#.XJOubCgzZPY

I think Pakistan already has few H4s can someone confirm

 

[Secret Service]

Good news. CH4 already tried and tested by air force.