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"Rainbow 4" UAV (improved model) completed the shooting test in extreme environments
“彩虹4”改进型无人机完成极端环境打靶试飞
2018-02-01 10:26:59字号：A- A A+来源：观察者网
关键字:无人机彩虹无人机航天科技
【观察者网综合报道】1月31日，中国航天科技集团“彩虹”团队发表消息，该公司研制的“彩虹4能力增强型”无人机近期完成首轮极端天气下的密集实弹打靶试验，验证了其作战性能。据彩虹公司透露，该型无人机在原“彩虹4”无人机基础上，提高了载荷性能，并能够携带更丰富的武器装备，在最近的复杂环境试验中表现良好。该型无人机据悉是按照客户国家的要求进行改进。不久后，该公司还将推出在此基础上进一步提高性能的新型“彩虹4”无人机。
“彩虹”团队昨天发表了新闻稿《胡天腊月惊雷落北风卷地彩虹飞——纪彩虹-4号无人机2018年1月于西北某地实弹靶测取得圆满成功》，介绍了此次极端环境下靶试的相关情况。
2018年1月，中国西北某地，伴随着纷纷飘落的鹅毛大雪，彩虹-4号无人机迎着黎明前的寂寥与黑暗，逆寒风而起，为胡天的夜幕划开了破晓前的第一束微光……
“彩虹4”能力增强型无人机展示挂载武器
图中展示2枚100公斤和2枚50公斤激光制导炸弹，从外形上看是兵器工业集团的产品，表明该机已经具备使用我国空军通用炸弹挂架和接口的能力
航天科技集团研制的一系列制导弹药，从左至右分别为100公斤卫星制导炸弹，100公斤滑翔卫星制导炸弹、50公斤卫星制导炸弹、50公斤子母弹和50公斤子母末敏炸弹
末敏弹是目前对集群坦克最有效的打击手段，50公斤炸弹中应该可以容纳2枚末敏子弹药，“彩虹4”无人机载弹量此前约为350公斤，经过改进的能力增强型提高50公斤，达到接近400公斤，也就是说最多能携带8枚末敏子母弹，携带16枚子弹药，如果攻击行军中的坦克纵队，可能一次攻击让一个坦克连损失惨重
这看似浪漫的一幕，不过是为彩虹-4的试飞工作忙前忙后的外场人员的日常而已。为了确保相关工作的有序开展，摸黑早起调试无人机和机载武器系统早已成为他们的家常便饭。受客观因素制约，外场人员常需用手直接接触温度低于零下十几度的金属零部件，而且还得在苦寒中坚守数个小时等候靶试的顺利进行。这一切不仅是对无人机的考验，更是对研制人员的考验。
所幸的是，研制人员以饱满的热情和高昂的斗志战胜了种种不利因素。参与有关工作的各部门工作人员勤勤恳恳、不辞辛劳，终于在苍茫雪野中创造了“飞虹落惊雷”的奇迹。
在本轮测试中，彩虹-4号无人机对多型弹药进行了搭载验证。50公斤级子母炸弹能够有效实施区域封锁，杀伤敌方有生力量和机场工事等软硬目标；50公斤级子母末敏炸弹则能对敌方坦克一类的装甲目标造成毁灭性打击，红外型可及时追踪热感动态，毫米波型则能超精确捕捉目标；50公斤级卫星制导炸弹依靠卫星导航，能让可在更高空域安全隐蔽的发起致命一击；100公斤级激光制导炸弹赋予了彩虹“万军之中取敌上将首级”的能耐；100公斤级卫星制导滑翔炸弹更是看家神兵，有了它，彩虹就能在九霄之上、十里之外发起奇袭。
此次实弹靶试结果完全满足设计指标，所有参与测试的弹药型号均符合标准。而彩虹-4号无人机此次所成功进行的多层次、多类型的武器弹药搭载试验，也为日后系列机型配套弹药图谱的极大丰富奠定了坚实基础。
面对着试飞空域繁忙和外场条件恶劣等不利因素，彩虹人用6个飞行日的辛勤付出终为本次实弹靶试画上了圆满句号。彩虹无人机家族由此增添了不少过人本领。多挂架配合多弹种的双重优势为其创造出无限的可能，这意味着彩虹无人机今后能在更远距离上，以更高的响应速度对更多目标实施高效打击。再结合多种引导头的优势，彩虹无人机无论对软硬目标抑或点面目标，均能实现有效杀伤。无人机随着复杂战场环境不断进化、遇强愈强，从此不再只是传说中的美谈。
携带电子天线吊舱的“彩虹4”能力增强型无人机
塞外雪地踏之无痕，但胡天星辰仍见证了全体彩虹人的坚守和付出。长夜之后是初阳，凛冬之后是暖春，而彩虹人用他们的热情和辛勤，让所有美好，都来的更早了些。
观察者网独家网络专访彩虹系列无人机总工程师石文，提出的问题得到了石总的回复，内容如下：
观察者网：彩虹4增强型无人机的载荷能力这次能提高到多少？采用了哪方面的新技术实现在尺寸不大幅度增长前提下大幅度提高载荷性能？
石文：提高了50kg，主要是CH-4本来就有设计余量，只是长期飞行经历后，我们有了信心，把它释放出来了。
观察者网：据最近报道，与“彩虹4”能力增强型类似的国产同类无人机据称已经能实现同时携带合成孔径雷达和部分武器载荷，彩虹4能力增强型和未来的彩虹-4某改型是否也有类似能力？
石文：这个在2010年CH-4基本型就具备了这种能力，这是CH-4的基本设计，国产同类无人机具备这种能力并不奇怪。CH-4某改型详细信息我们还不能说，这里面有太多黑科技。
观察者网：和彩虹5相比，彩虹4能力增强型的特点在哪里？
石文：有些技术是从CH-5的研发中回归过来的，特点不好描述，但是肯定比CH-4基本型更强，主要可以统一接口设计，满足挂载需要。
观察者网：彩虹4能力增强型的发动机是否沿用原来的型号？在重量增长的情况下，飞行性能是否受到影响？
石文：彩虹四无人机采用涡轮增压发动机，中空功率衰减小，经总体/气动/动力/飞控综合优化，油耗很低，续航时间长，实用升限较大，可以轻松地携带四发AR-1导弹飞至7200米高度。这样的性能，在国际上也是属于一流水平的。
观察者网：据《简氏防务周刊》报道，现在“彩虹5”的国产同类机型已经在阿联酋开始装备，那么咱们彩虹5现在是否已经也有了国外用户？
石文：彩虹五在2016珠海航展亮相时，就有多个国家用户表示出极大兴趣。
观察者网：这次报道中提到，彩虹4能力增强型在海拔1000米的机场起飞，之前在采访中石总提到过在高原机场上，彩虹5的续航性能比国产同类机型有较大幅度胜出，这次彩虹4增强型和国产同类机型相比是否也有这方面优势？
石文：彩虹四具有良好的高原起降能力，在用户使用过程中，海拔两千多米的机场经常满载起飞。长航时续航性能，一向是彩虹的基因，我们追求的目标就是更高、更快、更远。
石文总师还补充了一些彩虹团队近期的新进展：
石文：近期，某彩虹试飞新基地落成，科研试飞条件得到有效保证，试飞活动加密。CH-4能力增强型结合多种任务载荷进行了实用化验证，为后续多个用户应用需求提供了改装方案。
利用CH-4能力增强型无人机，搭载LTE基站和卫通中继设备实现区域中继覆盖，真正实现了全网络化空地一体情报分发收集解决方案，在这张网络中，科研人员甚至玩起了APP，实现了地面终端和远端卫通指挥中心的语音、视频、文件传输业务连接。
“彩虹4”能力增强型无人机携带电子载荷起飞，从其外形来看，可能是通信设备，据介绍该系统具备LTE基站和卫星通信中继能力，是实现战场网络覆盖，提高C4ISR作战能力的重要设备，由于滞空时间长，通信稳定，执行通信任务的“彩虹"无人机得到了“超低轨道静止通信卫星”的美称
通过CH-4能力增强型无人机还实现了在海拔1000多米机场起降，多架次多发100kg级制导弹的测试打靶试验。此外彩虹团队还正在测试用户订购的新型电子侦察吊舱，测试了情报联动，将其纳入彩虹新一代综合应用体系研发测试中。
后续为满足某合同要求，彩虹团队还将实现CH-3和CH-4联合飞行测试，实现编队作业，情报共享，情报统一分发加工等科目，该项目将真正为用户提供彩虹无人机全套解决方案。
此外，石总也回答了其他媒体记者的提问。以下是部分问题和回答内容：
记者：这次“彩虹4”能力增强型无人机第一次在极端环境下开展密集投弹试验，同等测试是不是第一次？如果不是，是有什么特殊的任务？
石文：不是，2015年我们曾经完成多型无控炸弹的投放，曾经单架飞机5小时内起飞4架次，投放12发弹的任务，本次主要是测试新型制导弹，拓展新用途，适应新的作战环境。
记者：测试那么多武器载荷，是几次飞行？白天还是黑夜？
石文：多次飞行，技术上并不分白天黑夜，比如投弹，主要考虑靶区人员，所以白天进行。电子侦察载荷因为空域形势，大多在黑夜进行。
记者：此次测试，对“彩虹”系列无人机有何意义？
石文：这个问题，我认为可以从三个方面来说：
一是技术储备，为用户提供新的应用需求，拓宽我们想象力和眼界。
二是应合同需要，满足合同要求。
三是验证新型CH-4能力增强型载荷能力，为未来型号做准备
记者：此次测试的是“彩虹4”无人机改进型名称是什么？
石文：CH-4能力增强型，具有更好的载荷能力和供电能力，全新的机内数据流构架。该部分的全部新技术还将用于彩虹四其他型无人机。
携带另一种电子吊舱的“彩虹4”能力增强型无人机，从外形上看，这可能是文中提到的，应用户要求研制的电子对抗吊舱
从吊舱的外形来看，该吊舱与无人机的连接部分还是比较简单，可能用户需求可能比较紧急
记者：彩虹系列无人机在国内民用领域是否也有运用？
石文：我们已经介入了国内应急体系，在森林防火、海洋海事、应急测绘等开展了实用化飞行，其中林业局已经采购CH-4无人机用于森林防火。
记者：这次发布中提到彩虹4无人机在“破晓”时起飞，那么以前该机有过跨昼夜飞行吗？有过夜航吗？为什么要突出破晓起飞？该机投弹执行时间能有多快？
石文：之所以提到破晓起飞，主要是说明彩虹飞行机组很辛苦，有彩虹精神，并不是强调技术多强。不过，在多国实战中，彩虹是为数不多的全天时航空装备，（昼夜间飞行）这个不是难度。
至于攻击时间，因为新机基于新构架的系统信息更加集中，光打弹本身操作及准备时间，从决定打到打也就5分钟之内，其余都是路上的时间和挂飞测试时间。
记者：关于这次试验中发射的弹药，都是航天科技集团自主开发的吗？是否都是应客户需要研制的？
石文：AR系列现在已有多型产品，都是我们自主研发。其他系列涉及航天、兵器等多个单位，大家采取合作形式。这些测试为了增强CH-4无人机的作战能力和作战灵活性，环境适应性。这些测试可为国内外用户和潜在用户提供更多选择。
记者：此前有媒体报道提到，“彩虹”无人机和“世界上所有的坏蛋”（观察者网此前视频中说的）都交手过，现在可以披露几个？
石文：彩虹无人机已经在一带一路多个国家开花结果，得到使用。
记者：此次报道中，提到彩虹4在雪天环境中进行飞行，一般无人机都要避开恶劣天气，除了对技术的自信，是否有什么特殊的要求？是否用户国家经常有雪天？还是为了在雪天环境下测试相关设备？
石文：下雪不是计划中的事情，只是我们技术风险可控基础可行就飞了。当然能见度也是满足制导要求的，本次试验要求5km能见度就足够了。
雾天、中小雨以及小雪天等自然环境可能会对部分制导武器产生影响，但由于CH-4和CH-5这种无人机具有多挂点和混合武器挂载能力，所以可针对不同天气采取不同制导形式，实现对目标的精确打击。突破了以前单一武器和激光制导武器的不足。
"Rainbow 4" improved drone to complete the extreme environment target test flight
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Keywords: UAV rainbow drone space science and technology
On January 31, the "Rainbow" team of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation announced that the "Rainbow 4 Capacity Enhancer" drone recently completed the intensive live-fire target test in the first round of extreme weather conditions, Verify its combat performance. According to Rainbow, the UAV, which has improved payload performance and is capable of carrying richer weapons and equipment, has performed well in recent complex environment tests, based on the original Rainbow 4 UAV. This type of UAV is said to be in accordance with the requirements of the customer countries to improve. Shortly thereafter, the company will also introduce the new Rainbow 4 UAV, which will further improve performance on this basis.
The "Rainbow" team released a press release yesterday, "Hu Tianshuarui thunderstorm windswept rainbow fly - Ji Rainbow-4 drone in January 2018 in northwest a live missile target was a complete success," introduced this Sub-extreme environment related to the target test.
In January 2018, somewhere in northwestern China, accompanied by snowfall of goose feathering, Rainbow-4 droned the loneliness and darkness before the dawn and the wind against the cold, opening the night before Hu Tian's night The first beam of light ...
"Rainbow 4" capability enhanced UAV show mounted weapons
The picture shows two 100-kg and two 50-kg laser-guided bombs, which are the products of the Weaponry Group from a physical point of view, indicating that the aircraft already has the capability to use our Air Force generic bomb pylons and interfaces
Aerospace Science and Technology Group developed a series of guided munitions, from left to right were 100 kg satellite-guided bombs, 100 kg glider satellite guided bombs, 50 kg satellite-guided bombs, 50 kilograms of sub-munitions and 50 kg of mother-daughter bombs
At the moment Mintel is the most effective means of attacking cluster tanks. 50 kg of bombs should be able to accommodate two Minute-Ammunition bombs. Rainbow 4's previous payload was about 350 kg, and its improved capacity has been enhanced 50 kilograms, reaching nearly 400 kilograms, which means that up to carry eight Min submunitions, carrying 16 pieces of sub-ammunition, if the attack on the tanks in the march column may be an attack to a tank even heavy losses
This seemingly romantic scene, but for the rainbow-4 flight test busy busy field staff only daily. In order to ensure the orderly development of related work, it has long been their commonplace to test early drone drone and airborne weapon systems. Subject to objective factors, field personnel often need to use their hands to directly touch the temperature below minus ten degrees of metal parts, but also in bitter cold stick to a few hours waiting for the successful conduct of the test. All this is not only the test of the UAV, but also the test of the development staff.
Fortunately, developers have overcome all the negative factors with full enthusiasm and high morale. The staff involved in the work of various departments diligent and tireless work, and finally in the vast snowfield has created a "flying rainbow ghost" miracle.
In this round of testing, Rainbow-4 UAV carried multi-type ammunition carried verification. The 50 kg bomblets could effectively blockade the region, kill hard-to-reach targets such as enemy forces and airport construction, and the 50 kg-class mother and child minibond could have devastating effects on armored targets such as enemy tanks. Infrared Tracking thermal dynamics in a timely manner, the millimeter wave model can capture the target with ultra-precision; 50 kg class satellite-guided bombs rely on satellite navigation, allowing a safe hiding in the higher airspace launch a fatal blow; 100 kg class laser-guided bombs given Rainbow "among the army to take the enemy will be the first" ability; 100 kg satellite-guided gliding bombs is a housekeeper, with it, the rainbow will be in the sky above nine miles, launched a surprise attack.
The live missile target test results fully meet the design specifications, all involved in the testing of the ammunition models are in line with standards. The successful trial of Rainbow-4 UAV at the multi-level and multi-types of weapons and ammunition lays a solid foundation for the great enrichment of the series of ammunition maps of the series aircraft in the future.
Faced with unfavorable factors such as the busy airspace in the test flight and the harsh conditions in the outfield, Rainbow people successfully completed the live-fire target test with six flying days. Rainbow UAV family thus added a lot of extraordinary skills. Multiple pylons combined with the multi-bullet dual advantage to create unlimited possibilities for it, which means that the Rainbow UAV in the future in a longer distance, with higher response speed and more targets for the implementation of efficient combat. Combined with the advantages of a variety of guide head, rainbow UAV regardless of hard or soft targets or point of target, can achieve effective kill. UAVs with the evolving complex battlefield environment, strong case stronger, from which no longer just the legendary beauty.
Rainbow 4 capability augmented UAV with electronic antenna pod
Snow outside the plug tread no trace, but Hu star still witnessed all the rainbow people's adherence and pay. After a long night is the beginning of the first sun, after the winter is warm spring, and rainbow people with their enthusiasm and hard work, so that all good, have come earlier.
Observer network exclusive network interview Rainbow series drone chief engineer Shi Wen, the questions raised by the stone total reply, as follows:
Observer Network: Rainbow 4 enhanced UAV payload capacity can be increased to this time? What aspects of the new technology used to achieve significant increase in size under the premise of significantly improve the load performance?
Stone text: increased by 50kg, mainly CH-4 had a design margin, but long-term flight experience, we have the confidence to release it.
Observer Net: According to a recent report, domestic similar unmanned aerial vehicles similar to "Rainbow 4" have been said to have been able to carry both synthetic aperture radar and some weapon payloads, rainbow 4 capability enhancement and future rainbow-4 Modification is also a similar ability?
Stone language: This CH-4 basic type in 2010 with this ability, which is the basic design of the CH-4, similar domestic drone equipped with this capability is not surprising. CH-4 modification details We can not say that there are too many black technology inside.
Observer Network: Rainbow 5 compared to the enhanced capabilities of Rainbow 4 features where?
Stone: Some of the technologies are coming back from the research and development of CH-5, but their characteristics are not well described. However, they are certainly stronger than the CH-4 basic model, and they can be mainly unified interface design to meet the mounting needs.
Observer Network: Rainbow 4 capacity-enhanced engine is the original model used? In the case of weight gain, flight performance is affected?
Stone: rainbow four UAV turbocharged engine, hollow power attenuation is small, the overall / Pneumatic / Power / Flight Control comprehensive optimization, low fuel consumption, long life, practical ceiling large, can easily carry four The AR-1 missile flew to a height of 7200 meters. Such performance is also internationally first class.
Observer Network: According to "Jane's Defense Weekly" reported that now "Rainbow 5" domestic similar models have been started in the United Arab Emirates equipment, then we Rainbow 5 now also have foreign users?
Stone: Rainbow Five Zhuhai Air Show 2016 debut, there are many countries expressed great interest in the user.
Observer Network: Mentioned in this report, the Rainbow 4 capacity-enhanced at 1000 meters above sea level take-off airport, before the interview Shi Zhong always mentioned that in the plateau airport, Rainbow 5's battery life than the domestic similar models are larger The rate of victory, the Rainbow 4 enhanced and domestic similar models also have this advantage?
Stone: Rainbow IV has a good takeoff and landing capacity of the plateau, the user process, more than 2,000 meters above sea level the airport is often loaded with take-off. Long-term life performance, has always been a rainbow of genes, we are pursuing the goal is higher, faster and longer.
Master Shi Wen also added some recent progress of the rainbow team:
Stone: Recently, a rainbow test base was completed, test flight conditions are effectively guaranteed, and flight test activities are encrypted. CH-4 capabilities combined with a variety of task load practical validation, application requirements for the follow-up to provide a conversion program.
Utilize the CH-4 capable augmentation UAV, carry the LTE base station and the WeiTong relay equipment to realize the regional relay coverage, and truly realize the integrated network of open space and intelligence distribution and collection solution. In this network, researchers even play Played an APP, to achieve the ground terminal and remote commanding the voice, video, file transfer service connection.
"Rainbow 4" capability enhanced UAV carrying electronic load take-off, from its appearance point of view, may be communications equipment, it is reported that the system with LTE base station and satellite communications relay capability is to achieve battlefield network coverage and improve C4ISR combat capability Of the important equipment, due to the long time lag, communication stability, the implementation of the task of communication "Rainbow" UAV was "ultra-low orbit geostationary satellite" reputation.
By CH-4 capability enhanced UAV also achieved at an altitude of more than 1000 meters takeoff and landing at the airport, multi-level multiple 100kg-class missile test target test. In addition, the Rainbow team is also testing a new electronic reconnaissance pod ordered by users to test the intelligence linkage and incorporate it into the R & D test of a new generation of rainbow integrated application system.
Follow-up to meet the requirements of a contract, the rainbow team will also achieve CH-3 and CH-4 joint flight test to achieve the formation of operations, intelligence sharing, uniform distribution of intelligence and other subjects, the project will truly provide users with a full set of Rainbow UAV Program.
In addition, Shi always answered questions from other media reporters. The following is part of the questions and answers:
Reporter: The "Rainbow 4" capability enhanced UAV for the first time in extreme conditions to carry out intensive bombing test, the same test is not the first time? If not, is there any special task?
Shi Wen: No, in 2015, we have completed the delivery of multi-type uncontrolled bombs. We took off four sorties of single-plane aircraft within 5 hours and put on 12 rounds of bombing missions. This time, we mainly tested new guided missiles, expanded new uses, New combat environment.
Reporter: Test so many weapons load, how many flights? Day or night?
Stone: flying many times, technically not day and night, such as the bomb, the main target area to consider, so during the day. Because of airspace, electronic reconnaissance payloads are mostly conducted in the darkness.
Reporter: The test, the "Rainbow" series UAV What is the point?
Stone: This question, I think it can be from three aspects:
First, technical reserves, to provide users with new application requirements, broaden our imagination and vision.
Second, the contract should be required to meet the contract requirements.
The third is to verify the new CH-4 capacity enhanced load capacity, to prepare for the future model
Reporter: The test is "rainbow 4" UAV modified name is what?
Stone: CH-4 enhanced capabilities, with better load capacity and power supply capabilities, the new in-flight data architecture. All of this section of the new technology will also be used for Rainbow IV other UAVs.
The Rainbow 4 capable augmentation UAV carrying another electronic pod, which may be mentioned in the text, should be electronically confronted by the user's request
From the appearance of the pod, the pod and the connection part of the UAV is still relatively simple, may be user needs may be more urgent
Reporter: Rainbow Series UAVs in the domestic civil area is also used?
Shi Wen: We have intervened in the domestic emergency response system, in the forest fire prevention, maritime affairs, emergency mapping and other carried out a practical flight, in which the Forestry Bureau has purchased CH-4 UAV for forest fire prevention.
Reporter: Rainbow 4 UAV mentioned in this release took off in the "dawn", then before the aircraft had flown across the sky? Have night flights yet? Why should highlight the dawn take off? How long is the aircraft bombing execution time?
Stone: The reason why the dawn takeoff, mainly to illustrate the rainbow flight crew is very hard, there is a rainbow spirit, not to emphasize the technical strength. However, in many countries' actual combat, the rainbow is one of the few aviation equipment that is available all day, and it is not difficult (day and night) to fly.
As for the attack time, because the new machine based on the new architecture of the system information is more focused, light bomb itself and the preparation of operating time from the decision to hit also within 5 minutes, the rest are the road time and flying test time.
Reporter: Regarding the ammunition launched in this experiment, are Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation independently developed? Are all customer needs developed?
Stone text: AR series now has a multi-type products, are our own research and development. Other series involving aerospace, weapons and other units, we take the form of cooperation. These tests are designed to enhance the operational capability and operational flexibility of CH-4 UAVs and their environmental adaptability. These tests provide more choices for users and potential users both at home and abroad.
Reporter: Previous media reports mentioned that "Rainbow" drones and "all the bad guys in the world" (Observer Network said in the previous video) have played against each other. Now it is possible to disclose a few?
Stone: rainbow drones have been in the Belt and Road in many countries flowering results, get used.
Reporter: In this report, it is mentioned that Rainbow 4 is flying in a snowy environment. In general, UAVs should avoid bad weather. Apart from their confidence in technology, are there any special requirements? Does the user country often have snow? Or to test the related equipment in the snow environment?
Stone: snow is not a planned thing, but we can control the technical risks based on the fly. Of course, visibility is to meet the guidance requirements, this test requires 5km visibility is sufficient.
Natural conditions such as fog, light rain and snow-capped days may have an impact on some guided weapons. However, due to the multi-drop point and hybrid weapons mounting capability of such unmanned aerial vehicles such as CH-4 and CH-5, Take different forms of guidance to achieve the target of precision blow. Breakthrough in the previous single-weapon and laser-guided weapons deficiencies
“彩虹4”改进型无人机完成极端环境打靶试飞
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2018-02-01 10:26:59字号：A- A A+来源：观察者网
关键字:无人机彩虹无人机航天科技
【观察者网综合报道】1月31日，中国航天科技集团“彩虹”团队发表消息，该公司研制的“彩虹4能力增强型”无人机近期完成首轮极端天气下的密集实弹打靶试验，验证了其作战性能。据彩虹公司透露，该型无人机在原“彩虹4”无人机基础上，提高了载荷性能，并能够携带更丰富的武器装备，在最近的复杂环境试验中表现良好。该型无人机据悉是按照客户国家的要求进行改进。不久后，该公司还将推出在此基础上进一步提高性能的新型“彩虹4”无人机。
“彩虹”团队昨天发表了新闻稿《胡天腊月惊雷落北风卷地彩虹飞——纪彩虹-4号无人机2018年1月于西北某地实弹靶测取得圆满成功》，介绍了此次极端环境下靶试的相关情况。
2018年1月，中国西北某地，伴随着纷纷飘落的鹅毛大雪，彩虹-4号无人机迎着黎明前的寂寥与黑暗，逆寒风而起，为胡天的夜幕划开了破晓前的第一束微光……
“彩虹4”能力增强型无人机展示挂载武器
图中展示2枚100公斤和2枚50公斤激光制导炸弹，从外形上看是兵器工业集团的产品，表明该机已经具备使用我国空军通用炸弹挂架和接口的能力
航天科技集团研制的一系列制导弹药，从左至右分别为100公斤卫星制导炸弹，100公斤滑翔卫星制导炸弹、50公斤卫星制导炸弹、50公斤子母弹和50公斤子母末敏炸弹
末敏弹是目前对集群坦克最有效的打击手段，50公斤炸弹中应该可以容纳2枚末敏子弹药，“彩虹4”无人机载弹量此前约为350公斤，经过改进的能力增强型提高50公斤，达到接近400公斤，也就是说最多能携带8枚末敏子母弹，携带16枚子弹药，如果攻击行军中的坦克纵队，可能一次攻击让一个坦克连损失惨重
这看似浪漫的一幕，不过是为彩虹-4的试飞工作忙前忙后的外场人员的日常而已。为了确保相关工作的有序开展，摸黑早起调试无人机和机载武器系统早已成为他们的家常便饭。受客观因素制约，外场人员常需用手直接接触温度低于零下十几度的金属零部件，而且还得在苦寒中坚守数个小时等候靶试的顺利进行。这一切不仅是对无人机的考验，更是对研制人员的考验。
所幸的是，研制人员以饱满的热情和高昂的斗志战胜了种种不利因素。参与有关工作的各部门工作人员勤勤恳恳、不辞辛劳，终于在苍茫雪野中创造了“飞虹落惊雷”的奇迹。
在本轮测试中，彩虹-4号无人机对多型弹药进行了搭载验证。50公斤级子母炸弹能够有效实施区域封锁，杀伤敌方有生力量和机场工事等软硬目标；50公斤级子母末敏炸弹则能对敌方坦克一类的装甲目标造成毁灭性打击，红外型可及时追踪热感动态，毫米波型则能超精确捕捉目标；50公斤级卫星制导炸弹依靠卫星导航，能让可在更高空域安全隐蔽的发起致命一击；100公斤级激光制导炸弹赋予了彩虹“万军之中取敌上将首级”的能耐；100公斤级卫星制导滑翔炸弹更是看家神兵，有了它，彩虹就能在九霄之上、十里之外发起奇袭。
此次实弹靶试结果完全满足设计指标，所有参与测试的弹药型号均符合标准。而彩虹-4号无人机此次所成功进行的多层次、多类型的武器弹药搭载试验，也为日后系列机型配套弹药图谱的极大丰富奠定了坚实基础。
面对着试飞空域繁忙和外场条件恶劣等不利因素，彩虹人用6个飞行日的辛勤付出终为本次实弹靶试画上了圆满句号。彩虹无人机家族由此增添了不少过人本领。多挂架配合多弹种的双重优势为其创造出无限的可能，这意味着彩虹无人机今后能在更远距离上，以更高的响应速度对更多目标实施高效打击。再结合多种引导头的优势，彩虹无人机无论对软硬目标抑或点面目标，均能实现有效杀伤。无人机随着复杂战场环境不断进化、遇强愈强，从此不再只是传说中的美谈。
携带电子天线吊舱的“彩虹4”能力增强型无人机
塞外雪地踏之无痕，但胡天星辰仍见证了全体彩虹人的坚守和付出。长夜之后是初阳，凛冬之后是暖春，而彩虹人用他们的热情和辛勤，让所有美好，都来的更早了些。
观察者网独家网络专访彩虹系列无人机总工程师石文，提出的问题得到了石总的回复，内容如下：
观察者网：彩虹4增强型无人机的载荷能力这次能提高到多少？采用了哪方面的新技术实现在尺寸不大幅度增长前提下大幅度提高载荷性能？
石文：提高了50kg，主要是CH-4本来就有设计余量，只是长期飞行经历后，我们有了信心，把它释放出来了。
观察者网：据最近报道，与“彩虹4”能力增强型类似的国产同类无人机据称已经能实现同时携带合成孔径雷达和部分武器载荷，彩虹4能力增强型和未来的彩虹-4某改型是否也有类似能力？
石文：这个在2010年CH-4基本型就具备了这种能力，这是CH-4的基本设计，国产同类无人机具备这种能力并不奇怪。CH-4某改型详细信息我们还不能说，这里面有太多黑科技。
观察者网：和彩虹5相比，彩虹4能力增强型的特点在哪里？
石文：有些技术是从CH-5的研发中回归过来的，特点不好描述，但是肯定比CH-4基本型更强，主要可以统一接口设计，满足挂载需要。
观察者网：彩虹4能力增强型的发动机是否沿用原来的型号？在重量增长的情况下，飞行性能是否受到影响？
石文：彩虹四无人机采用涡轮增压发动机，中空功率衰减小，经总体/气动/动力/飞控综合优化，油耗很低，续航时间长，实用升限较大，可以轻松地携带四发AR-1导弹飞至7200米高度。这样的性能，在国际上也是属于一流水平的。
观察者网：据《简氏防务周刊》报道，现在“彩虹5”的国产同类机型已经在阿联酋开始装备，那么咱们彩虹5现在是否已经也有了国外用户？
石文：彩虹五在2016珠海航展亮相时，就有多个国家用户表示出极大兴趣。
观察者网：这次报道中提到，彩虹4能力增强型在海拔1000米的机场起飞，之前在采访中石总提到过在高原机场上，彩虹5的续航性能比国产同类机型有较大幅度胜出，这次彩虹4增强型和国产同类机型相比是否也有这方面优势？
石文：彩虹四具有良好的高原起降能力，在用户使用过程中，海拔两千多米的机场经常满载起飞。长航时续航性能，一向是彩虹的基因，我们追求的目标就是更高、更快、更远。
石文总师还补充了一些彩虹团队近期的新进展：
石文：近期，某彩虹试飞新基地落成，科研试飞条件得到有效保证，试飞活动加密。CH-4能力增强型结合多种任务载荷进行了实用化验证，为后续多个用户应用需求提供了改装方案。
利用CH-4能力增强型无人机，搭载LTE基站和卫通中继设备实现区域中继覆盖，真正实现了全网络化空地一体情报分发收集解决方案，在这张网络中，科研人员甚至玩起了APP，实现了地面终端和远端卫通指挥中心的语音、视频、文件传输业务连接。
“彩虹4”能力增强型无人机携带电子载荷起飞，从其外形来看，可能是通信设备，据介绍该系统具备LTE基站和卫星通信中继能力，是实现战场网络覆盖，提高C4ISR作战能力的重要设备，由于滞空时间长，通信稳定，执行通信任务的“彩虹"无人机得到了“超低轨道静止通信卫星”的美称
通过CH-4能力增强型无人机还实现了在海拔1000多米机场起降，多架次多发100kg级制导弹的测试打靶试验。此外彩虹团队还正在测试用户订购的新型电子侦察吊舱，测试了情报联动，将其纳入彩虹新一代综合应用体系研发测试中。
后续为满足某合同要求，彩虹团队还将实现CH-3和CH-4联合飞行测试，实现编队作业，情报共享，情报统一分发加工等科目，该项目将真正为用户提供彩虹无人机全套解决方案。
此外，石总也回答了其他媒体记者的提问。以下是部分问题和回答内容：
记者：这次“彩虹4”能力增强型无人机第一次在极端环境下开展密集投弹试验，同等测试是不是第一次？如果不是，是有什么特殊的任务？
石文：不是，2015年我们曾经完成多型无控炸弹的投放，曾经单架飞机5小时内起飞4架次，投放12发弹的任务，本次主要是测试新型制导弹，拓展新用途，适应新的作战环境。
记者：测试那么多武器载荷，是几次飞行？白天还是黑夜？
石文：多次飞行，技术上并不分白天黑夜，比如投弹，主要考虑靶区人员，所以白天进行。电子侦察载荷因为空域形势，大多在黑夜进行。
记者：此次测试，对“彩虹”系列无人机有何意义？
石文：这个问题，我认为可以从三个方面来说：
一是技术储备，为用户提供新的应用需求，拓宽我们想象力和眼界。
二是应合同需要，满足合同要求。
三是验证新型CH-4能力增强型载荷能力，为未来型号做准备
记者：此次测试的是“彩虹4”无人机改进型名称是什么？
石文：CH-4能力增强型，具有更好的载荷能力和供电能力，全新的机内数据流构架。该部分的全部新技术还将用于彩虹四其他型无人机。
携带另一种电子吊舱的“彩虹4”能力增强型无人机，从外形上看，这可能是文中提到的，应用户要求研制的电子对抗吊舱
从吊舱的外形来看，该吊舱与无人机的连接部分还是比较简单，可能用户需求可能比较紧急
记者：彩虹系列无人机在国内民用领域是否也有运用？
石文：我们已经介入了国内应急体系，在森林防火、海洋海事、应急测绘等开展了实用化飞行，其中林业局已经采购CH-4无人机用于森林防火。
记者：这次发布中提到彩虹4无人机在“破晓”时起飞，那么以前该机有过跨昼夜飞行吗？有过夜航吗？为什么要突出破晓起飞？该机投弹执行时间能有多快？
石文：之所以提到破晓起飞，主要是说明彩虹飞行机组很辛苦，有彩虹精神，并不是强调技术多强。不过，在多国实战中，彩虹是为数不多的全天时航空装备，（昼夜间飞行）这个不是难度。
至于攻击时间，因为新机基于新构架的系统信息更加集中，光打弹本身操作及准备时间，从决定打到打也就5分钟之内，其余都是路上的时间和挂飞测试时间。
记者：关于这次试验中发射的弹药，都是航天科技集团自主开发的吗？是否都是应客户需要研制的？
石文：AR系列现在已有多型产品，都是我们自主研发。其他系列涉及航天、兵器等多个单位，大家采取合作形式。这些测试为了增强CH-4无人机的作战能力和作战灵活性，环境适应性。这些测试可为国内外用户和潜在用户提供更多选择。
记者：此前有媒体报道提到，“彩虹”无人机和“世界上所有的坏蛋”（观察者网此前视频中说的）都交手过，现在可以披露几个？
石文：彩虹无人机已经在一带一路多个国家开花结果，得到使用。
记者：此次报道中，提到彩虹4在雪天环境中进行飞行，一般无人机都要避开恶劣天气，除了对技术的自信，是否有什么特殊的要求？是否用户国家经常有雪天？还是为了在雪天环境下测试相关设备？
石文：下雪不是计划中的事情，只是我们技术风险可控基础可行就飞了。当然能见度也是满足制导要求的，本次试验要求5km能见度就足够了。
雾天、中小雨以及小雪天等自然环境可能会对部分制导武器产生影响，但由于CH-4和CH-5这种无人机具有多挂点和混合武器挂载能力，所以可针对不同天气采取不同制导形式，实现对目标的精确打击。突破了以前单一武器和激光制导武器的不足。
"Rainbow 4" improved drone to complete the extreme environment target test flight
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Keywords: UAV rainbow drone space science and technology
On January 31, the "Rainbow" team of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation announced that the "Rainbow 4 Capacity Enhancer" drone recently completed the intensive live-fire target test in the first round of extreme weather conditions, Verify its combat performance. According to Rainbow, the UAV, which has improved payload performance and is capable of carrying richer weapons and equipment, has performed well in recent complex environment tests, based on the original Rainbow 4 UAV. This type of UAV is said to be in accordance with the requirements of the customer countries to improve. Shortly thereafter, the company will also introduce the new Rainbow 4 UAV, which will further improve performance on this basis.
The "Rainbow" team released a press release yesterday, "Hu Tianshuarui thunderstorm windswept rainbow fly - Ji Rainbow-4 drone in January 2018 in northwest a live missile target was a complete success," introduced this Sub-extreme environment related to the target test.
In January 2018, somewhere in northwestern China, accompanied by snowfall of goose feathering, Rainbow-4 droned the loneliness and darkness before the dawn and the wind against the cold, opening the night before Hu Tian's night The first beam of light ...
"Rainbow 4" capability enhanced UAV show mounted weapons
The picture shows two 100-kg and two 50-kg laser-guided bombs, which are the products of the Weaponry Group from a physical point of view, indicating that the aircraft already has the capability to use our Air Force generic bomb pylons and interfaces
Aerospace Science and Technology Group developed a series of guided munitions, from left to right were 100 kg satellite-guided bombs, 100 kg glider satellite guided bombs, 50 kg satellite-guided bombs, 50 kilograms of sub-munitions and 50 kg of mother-daughter bombs
At the moment Mintel is the most effective means of attacking cluster tanks. 50 kg of bombs should be able to accommodate two Minute-Ammunition bombs. Rainbow 4's previous payload was about 350 kg, and its improved capacity has been enhanced 50 kilograms, reaching nearly 400 kilograms, which means that up to carry eight Min submunitions, carrying 16 pieces of sub-ammunition, if the attack on the tanks in the march column may be an attack to a tank even heavy losses
This seemingly romantic scene, but for the rainbow-4 flight test busy busy field staff only daily. In order to ensure the orderly development of related work, it has long been their commonplace to test early drone drone and airborne weapon systems. Subject to objective factors, field personnel often need to use their hands to directly touch the temperature below minus ten degrees of metal parts, but also in bitter cold stick to a few hours waiting for the successful conduct of the test. All this is not only the test of the UAV, but also the test of the development staff.
Fortunately, developers have overcome all the negative factors with full enthusiasm and high morale. The staff involved in the work of various departments diligent and tireless work, and finally in the vast snowfield has created a "flying rainbow ghost" miracle.
In this round of testing, Rainbow-4 UAV carried multi-type ammunition carried verification. The 50 kg bomblets could effectively blockade the region, kill hard-to-reach targets such as enemy forces and airport construction, and the 50 kg-class mother and child minibond could have devastating effects on armored targets such as enemy tanks. Infrared Tracking thermal dynamics in a timely manner, the millimeter wave model can capture the target with ultra-precision; 50 kg class satellite-guided bombs rely on satellite navigation, allowing a safe hiding in the higher airspace launch a fatal blow; 100 kg class laser-guided bombs given Rainbow "among the army to take the enemy will be the first" ability; 100 kg satellite-guided gliding bombs is a housekeeper, with it, the rainbow will be in the sky above nine miles, launched a surprise attack.
The live missile target test results fully meet the design specifications, all involved in the testing of the ammunition models are in line with standards. The successful trial of Rainbow-4 UAV at the multi-level and multi-types of weapons and ammunition lays a solid foundation for the great enrichment of the series of ammunition maps of the series aircraft in the future.
Faced with unfavorable factors such as the busy airspace in the test flight and the harsh conditions in the outfield, Rainbow people successfully completed the live-fire target test with six flying days. Rainbow UAV family thus added a lot of extraordinary skills. Multiple pylons combined with the multi-bullet dual advantage to create unlimited possibilities for it, which means that the Rainbow UAV in the future in a longer distance, with higher response speed and more targets for the implementation of efficient combat. Combined with the advantages of a variety of guide head, rainbow UAV regardless of hard or soft targets or point of target, can achieve effective kill. UAVs with the evolving complex battlefield environment, strong case stronger, from which no longer just the legendary beauty.
Rainbow 4 capability augmented UAV with electronic antenna pod
Snow outside the plug tread no trace, but Hu star still witnessed all the rainbow people's adherence and pay. After a long night is the beginning of the first sun, after the winter is warm spring, and rainbow people with their enthusiasm and hard work, so that all good, have come earlier.
Observer network exclusive network interview Rainbow series drone chief engineer Shi Wen, the questions raised by the stone total reply, as follows:
Observer Network: Rainbow 4 enhanced UAV payload capacity can be increased to this time? What aspects of the new technology used to achieve significant increase in size under the premise of significantly improve the load performance?
Stone text: increased by 50kg, mainly CH-4 had a design margin, but long-term flight experience, we have the confidence to release it.
Observer Net: According to a recent report, domestic similar unmanned aerial vehicles similar to "Rainbow 4" have been said to have been able to carry both synthetic aperture radar and some weapon payloads, rainbow 4 capability enhancement and future rainbow-4 Modification is also a similar ability?
Stone language: This CH-4 basic type in 2010 with this ability, which is the basic design of the CH-4, similar domestic drone equipped with this capability is not surprising. CH-4 modification details We can not say that there are too many black technology inside.
Observer Network: Rainbow 5 compared to the enhanced capabilities of Rainbow 4 features where?
Stone: Some of the technologies are coming back from the research and development of CH-5, but their characteristics are not well described. However, they are certainly stronger than the CH-4 basic model, and they can be mainly unified interface design to meet the mounting needs.
Observer Network: Rainbow 4 capacity-enhanced engine is the original model used? In the case of weight gain, flight performance is affected?
Stone: rainbow four UAV turbocharged engine, hollow power attenuation is small, the overall / Pneumatic / Power / Flight Control comprehensive optimization, low fuel consumption, long life, practical ceiling large, can easily carry four The AR-1 missile flew to a height of 7200 meters. Such performance is also internationally first class.
Observer Network: According to "Jane's Defense Weekly" reported that now "Rainbow 5" domestic similar models have been started in the United Arab Emirates equipment, then we Rainbow 5 now also have foreign users?
Stone: Rainbow Five Zhuhai Air Show 2016 debut, there are many countries expressed great interest in the user.
Observer Network: Mentioned in this report, the Rainbow 4 capacity-enhanced at 1000 meters above sea level take-off airport, before the interview Shi Zhong always mentioned that in the plateau airport, Rainbow 5's battery life than the domestic similar models are larger The rate of victory, the Rainbow 4 enhanced and domestic similar models also have this advantage?
Stone: Rainbow IV has a good takeoff and landing capacity of the plateau, the user process, more than 2,000 meters above sea level the airport is often loaded with take-off. Long-term life performance, has always been a rainbow of genes, we are pursuing the goal is higher, faster and longer.
Master Shi Wen also added some recent progress of the rainbow team:
Stone: Recently, a rainbow test base was completed, test flight conditions are effectively guaranteed, and flight test activities are encrypted. CH-4 capabilities combined with a variety of task load practical validation, application requirements for the follow-up to provide a conversion program.
Utilize the CH-4 capable augmentation UAV, carry the LTE base station and the WeiTong relay equipment to realize the regional relay coverage, and truly realize the integrated network of open space and intelligence distribution and collection solution. In this network, researchers even play Played an APP, to achieve the ground terminal and remote commanding the voice, video, file transfer service connection.
"Rainbow 4" capability enhanced UAV carrying electronic load take-off, from its appearance point of view, may be communications equipment, it is reported that the system with LTE base station and satellite communications relay capability is to achieve battlefield network coverage and improve C4ISR combat capability Of the important equipment, due to the long time lag, communication stability, the implementation of the task of communication "Rainbow" UAV was "ultra-low orbit geostationary satellite" reputation.
By CH-4 capability enhanced UAV also achieved at an altitude of more than 1000 meters takeoff and landing at the airport, multi-level multiple 100kg-class missile test target test. In addition, the Rainbow team is also testing a new electronic reconnaissance pod ordered by users to test the intelligence linkage and incorporate it into the R & D test of a new generation of rainbow integrated application system.
Follow-up to meet the requirements of a contract, the rainbow team will also achieve CH-3 and CH-4 joint flight test to achieve the formation of operations, intelligence sharing, uniform distribution of intelligence and other subjects, the project will truly provide users with a full set of Rainbow UAV Program.
In addition, Shi always answered questions from other media reporters. The following is part of the questions and answers:
Reporter: The "Rainbow 4" capability enhanced UAV for the first time in extreme conditions to carry out intensive bombing test, the same test is not the first time? If not, is there any special task?
Shi Wen: No, in 2015, we have completed the delivery of multi-type uncontrolled bombs. We took off four sorties of single-plane aircraft within 5 hours and put on 12 rounds of bombing missions. This time, we mainly tested new guided missiles, expanded new uses, New combat environment.
Reporter: Test so many weapons load, how many flights? Day or night?
Stone: flying many times, technically not day and night, such as the bomb, the main target area to consider, so during the day. Because of airspace, electronic reconnaissance payloads are mostly conducted in the darkness.
Reporter: The test, the "Rainbow" series UAV What is the point?
Stone: This question, I think it can be from three aspects:
First, technical reserves, to provide users with new application requirements, broaden our imagination and vision.
Second, the contract should be required to meet the contract requirements.
The third is to verify the new CH-4 capacity enhanced load capacity, to prepare for the future model
Reporter: The test is "rainbow 4" UAV modified name is what?
Stone: CH-4 enhanced capabilities, with better load capacity and power supply capabilities, the new in-flight data architecture. All of this section of the new technology will also be used for Rainbow IV other UAVs.
The Rainbow 4 capable augmentation UAV carrying another electronic pod, which may be mentioned in the text, should be electronically confronted by the user's request
From the appearance of the pod, the pod and the connection part of the UAV is still relatively simple, may be user needs may be more urgent
Reporter: Rainbow Series UAVs in the domestic civil area is also used?
Shi Wen: We have intervened in the domestic emergency response system, in the forest fire prevention, maritime affairs, emergency mapping and other carried out a practical flight, in which the Forestry Bureau has purchased CH-4 UAV for forest fire prevention.
Reporter: Rainbow 4 UAV mentioned in this release took off in the "dawn", then before the aircraft had flown across the sky? Have night flights yet? Why should highlight the dawn take off? How long is the aircraft bombing execution time?
Stone: The reason why the dawn takeoff, mainly to illustrate the rainbow flight crew is very hard, there is a rainbow spirit, not to emphasize the technical strength. However, in many countries' actual combat, the rainbow is one of the few aviation equipment that is available all day, and it is not difficult (day and night) to fly.
As for the attack time, because the new machine based on the new architecture of the system information is more focused, light bomb itself and the preparation of operating time from the decision to hit also within 5 minutes, the rest are the road time and flying test time.
Reporter: Regarding the ammunition launched in this experiment, are Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation independently developed? Are all customer needs developed?
Stone text: AR series now has a multi-type products, are our own research and development. Other series involving aerospace, weapons and other units, we take the form of cooperation. These tests are designed to enhance the operational capability and operational flexibility of CH-4 UAVs and their environmental adaptability. These tests provide more choices for users and potential users both at home and abroad.
Reporter: Previous media reports mentioned that "Rainbow" drones and "all the bad guys in the world" (Observer Network said in the previous video) have played against each other. Now it is possible to disclose a few?
Stone: rainbow drones have been in the Belt and Road in many countries flowering results, get used.
Reporter: In this report, it is mentioned that Rainbow 4 is flying in a snowy environment. In general, UAVs should avoid bad weather. Apart from their confidence in technology, are there any special requirements? Does the user country often have snow? Or to test the related equipment in the snow environment?
Stone: snow is not a planned thing, but we can control the technical risks based on the fly. Of course, visibility is to meet the guidance requirements, this test requires 5km visibility is sufficient.
Natural conditions such as fog, light rain and snow-capped days may have an impact on some guided weapons. However, due to the multi-drop point and hybrid weapons mounting capability of such unmanned aerial vehicles such as CH-4 and CH-5, Take different forms of guidance to achieve the target of precision blow. Breakthrough in the previous single-weapon and laser-guided weapons deficiencies
