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BEYOND THE J-20: THE MANY PLANES OF CHINA
THE 2016 ZHUHAI AIRSHOW FEATURES NEW BOMBERS, MARSUPIAL DRONES, AND MUCH MORE
By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer
November 3, 2016
dafeng cao (@xinfengcao)
A Flight Seen Around the World
Two J-20s make the public debut of China's first stealth fighter, coming low over the Zhuhai runway.
The 2016 Zhuhai Airshow began with a splash, with the J-20 stealth fighter making its first public debut. Right after the August First aerobatics squadron performance, a pair of J-20s appeared for a minute. They first came in low over the Zhuhai runway, then climbed vertically before one J-20 departed. The second J-20 stayed a bit longer, making a few sharp turns before climbing away.
Chinese Internet
A Fighter for the 21st Century
The J-20 fighter has a powerful radar (both in the nose and at leading edges around the fuselage for 360 degree coverage), an infrared search and tracking sensor in a stealth housing under the nose, a series of cameras distributed around the fuselage to feed data to the pilot, missile warning systems, and electronic warfare equipment.
The public display points to China's confidence in the system and its progress. With the prototype maiden flight in January 2011, the J-20 fifth generation fighter entered low rate initial production by mid 2016, so the first squadron of J-20s is likely to start flying next year. Already designed for air superiority, the J-20 is slated for further upgrades in 2019 and beyond to keep up with other fifth generation stealth fighters like the F-22, including most notably the supercruising WS-15 engine.
=GT via China Defense Forum
J-10B
The J-10B medium fighter has a strong surface attack capability, as seen displayed at Zhuhai 2016 with a wide range of smart bombs and anti-ship cruise missiles, while remaining strong in aerial combat thanks to its AESA radar.
While the J-20 received the most international coverage, the airshow featured far more when it came to Chinese manned jets. Another Zhuhai debut was the multirole J-10B medium fighter, airframe number "0117" (painted number 10537). A development of the fourth generation J-10 fighter, the J-10B's improvements include an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, a diverterless supersonic intake, and improved avionics such as electronic warfare equipment. "0117" was surrounded by long range munitions that included satellite-guided bombs and stealth cruise missiles, a sophisticated electro-optical pod for striking ground targets, and PL-12 medium/long range missiles on dual rail launchers. The J-10B's high tech combat power against enemy surface targets and aircraft will make it a key platform for projecting Chinese air power for decades to come.
nabil_05 via Weibo
JF-17
Airframe number "13-149", of the Pakistani Air Force's No. 2 Minhas squadron, arrives in Zhuhai as China and Pakistan attempt to drum up more interest in the light fighter.
PL-15
KLJ-7A
Developed by the Nanjing Electronics Technology Research Institute, the KLJ-7A AESA radar is powerful despite its small size, with a range of 170km, and enough processing power and capability to track fifteen targets, while targeting four. Its addition to the JF-17 fighter will make it a much more attractive export prospect.
The PAF also flew in a JF-17 for display purposes at Zhuhai 2016. In contrast with the uncertain future its stealthy cousin the J-31 faces, the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 fighter (already in service with the Pakistani Air Force and reported for export sales to Nigeria) is receiving plenty of new upgrades. A model of the JF-17B dual seater was show with a refueling probe, pointing to an upgrade for longer range and thus greater utility for strike missions. More importantly, a new KLJ-7A AESA radar (170km range against a target of several square meters RCS) is planned for Block III builds of the JF-17; making it more lethal against air and ground, especially stealth, targets. The JF-17's high performance radar and wide options of long range ground attack missiles would make it an export match for other light-medium late fourth generation fighters, like the Saab Gripen.
Full-Afterburner
H-6K
The H-6K is currently the only bomber undergoing production in the world. While descended from a 1950s Soviet design, its updated engines, and modern avionics and weapons make it a very formidable foe for any surface target in the Western Pacific
=GT at China Defense Forum
DH-10 at rest
Seen here is a DH-10 cruise missile being towed for arming a H-6 bomber. The DH-10's flexibility, large payload and long range make it one of China's most important strategic weapons.
THE 2016 ZHUHAI AIRSHOW FEATURES NEW BOMBERS, MARSUPIAL DRONES, AND MUCH MORE
By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer
November 3, 2016
dafeng cao (@xinfengcao)
A Flight Seen Around the World
Two J-20s make the public debut of China's first stealth fighter, coming low over the Zhuhai runway.
The 2016 Zhuhai Airshow began with a splash, with the J-20 stealth fighter making its first public debut. Right after the August First aerobatics squadron performance, a pair of J-20s appeared for a minute. They first came in low over the Zhuhai runway, then climbed vertically before one J-20 departed. The second J-20 stayed a bit longer, making a few sharp turns before climbing away.
Chinese Internet
A Fighter for the 21st Century
The J-20 fighter has a powerful radar (both in the nose and at leading edges around the fuselage for 360 degree coverage), an infrared search and tracking sensor in a stealth housing under the nose, a series of cameras distributed around the fuselage to feed data to the pilot, missile warning systems, and electronic warfare equipment.
The public display points to China's confidence in the system and its progress. With the prototype maiden flight in January 2011, the J-20 fifth generation fighter entered low rate initial production by mid 2016, so the first squadron of J-20s is likely to start flying next year. Already designed for air superiority, the J-20 is slated for further upgrades in 2019 and beyond to keep up with other fifth generation stealth fighters like the F-22, including most notably the supercruising WS-15 engine.
=GT via China Defense Forum
J-10B
The J-10B medium fighter has a strong surface attack capability, as seen displayed at Zhuhai 2016 with a wide range of smart bombs and anti-ship cruise missiles, while remaining strong in aerial combat thanks to its AESA radar.
While the J-20 received the most international coverage, the airshow featured far more when it came to Chinese manned jets. Another Zhuhai debut was the multirole J-10B medium fighter, airframe number "0117" (painted number 10537). A development of the fourth generation J-10 fighter, the J-10B's improvements include an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, a diverterless supersonic intake, and improved avionics such as electronic warfare equipment. "0117" was surrounded by long range munitions that included satellite-guided bombs and stealth cruise missiles, a sophisticated electro-optical pod for striking ground targets, and PL-12 medium/long range missiles on dual rail launchers. The J-10B's high tech combat power against enemy surface targets and aircraft will make it a key platform for projecting Chinese air power for decades to come.
nabil_05 via Weibo
JF-17
Airframe number "13-149", of the Pakistani Air Force's No. 2 Minhas squadron, arrives in Zhuhai as China and Pakistan attempt to drum up more interest in the light fighter.
PL-15
KLJ-7A
Developed by the Nanjing Electronics Technology Research Institute, the KLJ-7A AESA radar is powerful despite its small size, with a range of 170km, and enough processing power and capability to track fifteen targets, while targeting four. Its addition to the JF-17 fighter will make it a much more attractive export prospect.
The PAF also flew in a JF-17 for display purposes at Zhuhai 2016. In contrast with the uncertain future its stealthy cousin the J-31 faces, the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 fighter (already in service with the Pakistani Air Force and reported for export sales to Nigeria) is receiving plenty of new upgrades. A model of the JF-17B dual seater was show with a refueling probe, pointing to an upgrade for longer range and thus greater utility for strike missions. More importantly, a new KLJ-7A AESA radar (170km range against a target of several square meters RCS) is planned for Block III builds of the JF-17; making it more lethal against air and ground, especially stealth, targets. The JF-17's high performance radar and wide options of long range ground attack missiles would make it an export match for other light-medium late fourth generation fighters, like the Saab Gripen.
Full-Afterburner
H-6K
The H-6K is currently the only bomber undergoing production in the world. While descended from a 1950s Soviet design, its updated engines, and modern avionics and weapons make it a very formidable foe for any surface target in the Western Pacific
=GT at China Defense Forum
DH-10 at rest
Seen here is a DH-10 cruise missile being towed for arming a H-6 bomber. The DH-10's flexibility, large payload and long range make it one of China's most important strategic weapons.
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The PLAAF also displayed a H-6K bomber, airframe number "11098". This bomber is an updated version of the Soviet Tu-16 bombers, with digital avionics, airframe improvements and engines that increases its combat radius and payload to 3,500km and 12-15 tons. While older H-6 bombers were exported to Egypt and Iraq in the 1980s, China is unlikely to export such a strategic platform. Displayed around "11098" were multiple air launched CJ-20 cruise missiles, with a range of 2,000-3,000km, though "11098" had two older KJ-63H cruise missiles mounted to its wings. In addition to hunting enemy ships with supersonic cruise missiles like the YJ-12A and its massive radar, the H-6K can strike ground bases beyond the Second Island Chain of Guam and the Japanese volcanic islands.
haohai55
Z-11WB
The Z-11WB scout helicopter, despite its small size, has a wide range of armament choices, including smart bombs, laser guided anti-tank missiles, jamming pods and machine guns.
Weibo
SW-6
The SW-6 UAV, with its folding wings, can be neatly fitted onto a hardpoint, or dropped en mass from cargo chutes, transforming even the smallest helicopter or largest cargo plane into a drone mothership that can use the SW-6s to scout for enemy targets, threats and even possibly conduct support like communications relay or jamming on future versions.
Weibo
Flying Centuars
"Centaurs" made of pairing manned platforms with unmanned systems, like this combo of the Z-11WB helicopter carrying a SW-6 drone like a missile, could be the future of aerial combat as pilots and crew rely on distributed networks to locate the enemy and prepare the battlefield while avoiding danger.
by78
Z-10K
China's primary attach helicopter, the Z-10K has additional firepower and armor, compared to the original.
Global Times
Z-19E
The Z-19E, China's light attack helicopter, was developed from the Z-9 helicopter (itself a licensed copy of the French Dauphin). While less protected than the heavier Z-10 (and lacking an autocannon), it nicely fills the gap between the Z-10 and Z-11 scout.
Finally, a trio of combat helicopters were displayed. Making its public debut was the Z-10K attack helicopter. Its upgrades over the Z-10 include more powerful engines, additional cockpit armor, a new 23mm cannon and larger (19-rocket) 70mm rocket pods. The Z-19E light attack helicopter, a past Zhuhai attendee, was displayed with an impressive armament option of 8 HJ-10 anti-tank missiles (roughly equivalent to the U.S. Hellfire missile), along with light anti-ship missiles.
However, it was the little, single engine Z-11WB scout helicopter that packed the biggest punch. While weighing only 2.2 tons, the Z-11WB was surrounded by multiple payloads, including HJ-9 and HJ-10 anti-tank missiles, rocket pods, a gun pod, a mast-mounted radar, FT-9 laser guided bombs and a KG-600 jamming pod. Most interesting though, was a small drone, the SW-6, which was folded up and attached to the Z-11's inner right pylon, meaning the helicopter would carry its own drone into action. The SW-6 can be deployed in flight by the Z-11WB to scout ahead and around for threats, especially enemy air defenses; presumably larger helicopters could carry multiple SW-6s to achieve swarming effects in an 'manned-unmanned' formation.
http://www.popsci.com/planes-zhuhai...uch-more-from-new-bombers-to-marsupial-drones
haohai55
Z-11WB
The Z-11WB scout helicopter, despite its small size, has a wide range of armament choices, including smart bombs, laser guided anti-tank missiles, jamming pods and machine guns.
SW-6
The SW-6 UAV, with its folding wings, can be neatly fitted onto a hardpoint, or dropped en mass from cargo chutes, transforming even the smallest helicopter or largest cargo plane into a drone mothership that can use the SW-6s to scout for enemy targets, threats and even possibly conduct support like communications relay or jamming on future versions.
Flying Centuars
"Centaurs" made of pairing manned platforms with unmanned systems, like this combo of the Z-11WB helicopter carrying a SW-6 drone like a missile, could be the future of aerial combat as pilots and crew rely on distributed networks to locate the enemy and prepare the battlefield while avoiding danger.
by78
Z-10K
China's primary attach helicopter, the Z-10K has additional firepower and armor, compared to the original.
Global Times
Z-19E
The Z-19E, China's light attack helicopter, was developed from the Z-9 helicopter (itself a licensed copy of the French Dauphin). While less protected than the heavier Z-10 (and lacking an autocannon), it nicely fills the gap between the Z-10 and Z-11 scout.
Finally, a trio of combat helicopters were displayed. Making its public debut was the Z-10K attack helicopter. Its upgrades over the Z-10 include more powerful engines, additional cockpit armor, a new 23mm cannon and larger (19-rocket) 70mm rocket pods. The Z-19E light attack helicopter, a past Zhuhai attendee, was displayed with an impressive armament option of 8 HJ-10 anti-tank missiles (roughly equivalent to the U.S. Hellfire missile), along with light anti-ship missiles.
However, it was the little, single engine Z-11WB scout helicopter that packed the biggest punch. While weighing only 2.2 tons, the Z-11WB was surrounded by multiple payloads, including HJ-9 and HJ-10 anti-tank missiles, rocket pods, a gun pod, a mast-mounted radar, FT-9 laser guided bombs and a KG-600 jamming pod. Most interesting though, was a small drone, the SW-6, which was folded up and attached to the Z-11's inner right pylon, meaning the helicopter would carry its own drone into action. The SW-6 can be deployed in flight by the Z-11WB to scout ahead and around for threats, especially enemy air defenses; presumably larger helicopters could carry multiple SW-6s to achieve swarming effects in an 'manned-unmanned' formation.
http://www.popsci.com/planes-zhuhai...uch-more-from-new-bombers-to-marsupial-drones
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BEYOND THE J-20: THE MANY PLANES OF CHINA
THE 2016 ZHUHAI AIRSHOW FEATURES NEW BOMBERS, MARSUPIAL DRONES, AND MUCH MORE
By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer
November 3, 2016
dafeng cao (@xinfengcao)
A Flight Seen Around the World
Two J-20s make the public debut of China's first stealth fighter, coming low over the Zhuhai runway.
The 2016 Zhuhai Airshow began with a splash, with the J-20 stealth fighter making its first public debut. Right after the August First aerobatics squadron performance, a pair of J-20s appeared for a minute. They first came in low over the Zhuhai runway, then climbed vertically before one J-20 departed. The second J-20 stayed a bit longer, making a few sharp turns before climbing away.
Chinese Internet
A Fighter for the 21st Century
The J-20 fighter has a powerful radar (both in the nose and at leading edges around the fuselage for 360 degree coverage), an infrared search and tracking sensor in a stealth housing under the nose, a series of cameras distributed around the fuselage to feed data to the pilot, missile warning systems, and electronic warfare equipment.
The public display points to China's confidence in the system and its progress. With the prototype maiden flight in January 2011, the J-20 fifth generation fighter entered low rate initial production by mid 2016, so the first squadron of J-20s is likely to start flying next year. Already designed for air superiority, the J-20 is slated for further upgrades in 2019 and beyond to keep up with other fifth generation stealth fighters like the F-22, including most notably the supercruising WS-15 engine.
=GT via China Defense Forum
J-10B
The J-10B medium fighter has a strong surface attack capability, as seen displayed at Zhuhai 2016 with a wide range of smart bombs and anti-ship cruise missiles, while remaining strong in aerial combat thanks to its AESA radar.
While the J-20 received the most international coverage, the airshow featured far more when it came to Chinese manned jets. Another Zhuhai debut was the multirole J-10B medium fighter, airframe number "0117" (painted number 10537). A development of the fourth generation J-10 fighter, the J-10B's improvements include an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, a diverterless supersonic intake, and improved avionics such as electronic warfare equipment. "0117" was surrounded by long range munitions that included satellite-guided bombs and stealth cruise missiles, a sophisticated electro-optical pod for striking ground targets, and PL-12 medium/long range missiles on dual rail launchers. The J-10B's high tech combat power against enemy surface targets and aircraft will make it a key platform for projecting Chinese air power for decades to come.
nabil_05 via Weibo
JF-17
Airframe number "13-149", of the Pakistani Air Force's No. 2 Minhas squadron, arrives in Zhuhai as China and Pakistan attempt to drum up more interest in the light fighter.
PL-15
KLJ-7A
Developed by the Nanjing Electronics Technology Research Institute, the KLJ-7A AESA radar is powerful despite its small size, with a range of 170km, and enough processing power and capability to track fifteen targets, while targeting four. Its addition to the JF-17 fighter will make it a much more attractive export prospect.
The PAF also flew in a JF-17 for display purposes at Zhuhai 2016. In contrast with the uncertain future its stealthy cousin the J-31 faces, the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 fighter (already in service with the Pakistani Air Force and reported for export sales to Nigeria) is receiving plenty of new upgrades. A model of the JF-17B dual seater was show with a refueling probe, pointing to an upgrade for longer range and thus greater utility for strike missions. More importantly, a new KLJ-7A AESA radar (170km range against a target of several square meters RCS) is planned for Block III builds of the JF-17; making it more lethal against air and ground, especially stealth, targets. The JF-17's high performance radar and wide options of long range ground attack missiles would make it an export match for other light-medium late fourth generation fighters, like the Saab Gripen.
Full-Afterburner
H-6K
The H-6K is currently the only bomber undergoing production in the world. While descended from a 1950s Soviet design, its updated engines, and modern avionics and weapons make it a very formidable foe for any surface target in the Western Pacific
=GT at China Defense Forum
DH-10 at rest
Seen here is a DH-10 cruise missile being towed for arming a H-6 bomber. The DH-10's flexibility, large payload and long range make it one of China's most important strategic weapons.
And, of course, there is also the FC-31 V2, which appeared soon after this article was written.
Unfortunately, the fate of the FC-31 is unknown since neither the PLAN or PLAAF seems interested.
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CHINA'S NEW FLEET OF DRONES: AIRSHOW DISPLAYS THE FUTURE OF CHINESE WARBOTS AND SWARMS
ZHUHAI 2016 SURPRISES WITH NEW DRONES, LIKE THE STEALTHY CLOUD SHADOW ATTACK DRONE, HELICOPTER-LAUNCHED MINI DRONES, A PREVIEW OF A MASSIVE DRONE SWARM
By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer
Yesterday at 11:27pm
SinoSoldier, via www.sinodefenceforum.com
Cloud Shadow
The Cloud Shadow, China's first stealth UCAV, is offered for export, and to sweeten the pot, it comes with long range attack options like light cruise missiles (center), and smart glide bombs (to the left and right of the cruise missile).
China's military drone industry, already one of the world's largest, is on full display at the Zhuhai 2016 Airshow. The airshow has featured some of China's high tech attack and surveillance drones for the first time, as well as provided glimpses of the future, with stealthy UAVs, 'marsupial drones', supersonic robot planes, and drone swarms.
cqsims
Unseen Robotic Death
The Cloud Shadow, a single-engined version of the Sky Wing UAV, has stealthy features including canted vertical stabilizers and serrated panel edges, though its lacks an internal weapons bay (for now).
One of the most prominent on display is the Cloud Shadow. An export version of Sky Wing, it is a semi-stealthy drone roughly the size of the US-made MQ-9 Reaper. Its stealthy features include a jet engine hidden from enemy radar by a serpentine air intake, serrated panel edges, canted vertical stabilizers, as well as a faceted nose. While it lacks an internal weapons bay, its six hardpoints can carry a combined payload of 400 kg, including a wide range of sophisticated precision-guided munitions like the YJ-9E light cruise missile, FT-7 satellite guided glide bomb, and anti-tank missiles. Additionally, it can take on electronic intelligence gathering missions.
While the Cloud Shadow may not be stealthy or fast enough to survive long in high tech conventional combat, its suite of long-range weapons and stealthy features, as well as low cost, make it a good fit for hybrid warfare against non-state actors and a likely future buy for many other states.
xyz at China Defense Forum
CH-5
The CH-5 has a flight time of 60 hours and 6,500 km range, which is greater than some reported figures for the MQ-9 Repear. Its massive weapons load out, along with electronic warfare, multi-sensor surveillance and communications has reportedly landed big export orders at Zhuhai 2016.
Another massive Chinese UCAV is the CH-5, with a wingspan of 21 meters and a massive payload of one ton of weapons and sensors. Other mission modules include jammers for electronic warfare, and airborne early warning radars to detect enemy aircraft and drones. Chief designer Shi Wen notes that the CH-5 has a flight time of 60 hours, with a 6,500 km range (future upgrades include increasing the range to 10,000km and 20,000km and a flight time of 120 hours). Even more interesting, the CH-5's programming and datalink allows its controllers to link up with other UCAVs, like the CH-3 and CH-4, to conduct joint, multi-drone missions.
angadow
CH-805
This static display of the CH-805 drone shows a stealthy flying wing design useful for target practice in air defense exercises and equipment testing.
CH-805 Stealth Target Drone, is a 4-meter wingspan flying wing drone that can fly high subsonic speeds. Its RCS of 0.01 square meters indicates its role as a target for simulating stealth aircraft to Chinese fighters and air defense missiles. However, its high flight performance would make it a good candidate for potential modification into an operational use, such as a 'wingman' drone for Chinese fighters and bombers.
uayebuui
CK-20
CK-20, both supersonic and stealthy, is being marketed as a target drone, though its size, speed and stealth leaves room for other opportunities.
CK-20 is a supersonic target drone concept in the advanced stages of development. A 5.5-ton, single-engine aircraft roughly the size of a jet fighter trainer, it can fly at an altitude of 18 km, reach speeds of up to Mach 1.8. It may make first flight around 2020, and like the CH-805, has stealthy features, including canted vertical stabilizers. Similarly, its high speed could make it a candidate to be developed into an operational role.
Weibo
SW-6
The SW-6 UAV, with its folding wings, can be neatly fitted onto a hardpoint, or dropped en mass from cargo chutes, transforming even the smallest helicopter or largest cargo plane into a drone mothership that can use the SW-6s to scout for enemy targets, threats and even possibly conduct support-like communications relay or jamming on future versions.
Unmanned/manned "centaur" combinations between Chinese manned systems and drones would reduce the risk to Chinese pilots by allowing unmanned systems to take on more dangerous roles. The SW-6 is another AVIC UAV that fits into this approach. While it has twin folding wings and a weight of around 30-50 pounds, it is a "marsupial" drone that can be attached to the hard points of helicopters like the Z-11WB, riding along until releases like a missile or bomb. A helicopter (or other aircraft, even a large drone) could carry, deploy and operate multiple SW-6s to scout ahead and around for targets or hazards like enemy air defenses (and in a pinch, crash the SW-6 onto a soft target).
haohai55
CH-500
The CH-500 is a coaxial small helicopter drone, but packs a very hefty punch in the form of two anti-tank missiles.
CH-500 is a small co-axial rotary UCAV weighing around 100 kg-200 kg. Its dual rotor arrangement eliminates the need for a tail rotor, thus making its small size even more compact. CH-500 can carry two HJ-10 anti-tank missiles. Its small size makes this robot helicopter suitable for use by smaller formations like battalions and companies, giving frontline Chinese commanders ready and responsive access to airstrikes.
CETC
Drone Swarm
The China Electronics Technology Group (CETC), a Chinese state-owned enterprise specializing in artificial intelligence, displayed this video of its drone swarm at Zhuhai 2016. Drone swarms can aggregate resources, with autonomous decision-making, to undertake tasks like reconnaissance and even attack missions, as the CETC video suggests.
Finally, Zhuhai 2016 provided a big taste of the future in the form of a drone swarm. CETC partnered with Tsinghua University to build a swarm of at least a couple dozen drones, which were shown flying in formation, and then going into improvised, network-generated flight patterns, marked by interdrone communications and coordination to reach their destination. The video then showed the drone swarm conduct a wide area search of their surroundings. While the CETC-Tsinghua drone swarm is unarmed, a CGI sequence showed the drones hunting an enemy missile launcher in urban area, and then explosively dive-bombing into the missile launcher, destroying it.
http://www.popsci.com/chinas-new-fl...ow-displays-future-chinese-warbots-and-swarms
ZHUHAI 2016 SURPRISES WITH NEW DRONES, LIKE THE STEALTHY CLOUD SHADOW ATTACK DRONE, HELICOPTER-LAUNCHED MINI DRONES, A PREVIEW OF A MASSIVE DRONE SWARM
By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer
Yesterday at 11:27pm
SinoSoldier, via www.sinodefenceforum.com
Cloud Shadow
The Cloud Shadow, China's first stealth UCAV, is offered for export, and to sweeten the pot, it comes with long range attack options like light cruise missiles (center), and smart glide bombs (to the left and right of the cruise missile).
China's military drone industry, already one of the world's largest, is on full display at the Zhuhai 2016 Airshow. The airshow has featured some of China's high tech attack and surveillance drones for the first time, as well as provided glimpses of the future, with stealthy UAVs, 'marsupial drones', supersonic robot planes, and drone swarms.
cqsims
Unseen Robotic Death
The Cloud Shadow, a single-engined version of the Sky Wing UAV, has stealthy features including canted vertical stabilizers and serrated panel edges, though its lacks an internal weapons bay (for now).
One of the most prominent on display is the Cloud Shadow. An export version of Sky Wing, it is a semi-stealthy drone roughly the size of the US-made MQ-9 Reaper. Its stealthy features include a jet engine hidden from enemy radar by a serpentine air intake, serrated panel edges, canted vertical stabilizers, as well as a faceted nose. While it lacks an internal weapons bay, its six hardpoints can carry a combined payload of 400 kg, including a wide range of sophisticated precision-guided munitions like the YJ-9E light cruise missile, FT-7 satellite guided glide bomb, and anti-tank missiles. Additionally, it can take on electronic intelligence gathering missions.
While the Cloud Shadow may not be stealthy or fast enough to survive long in high tech conventional combat, its suite of long-range weapons and stealthy features, as well as low cost, make it a good fit for hybrid warfare against non-state actors and a likely future buy for many other states.
xyz at China Defense Forum
CH-5
The CH-5 has a flight time of 60 hours and 6,500 km range, which is greater than some reported figures for the MQ-9 Repear. Its massive weapons load out, along with electronic warfare, multi-sensor surveillance and communications has reportedly landed big export orders at Zhuhai 2016.
Another massive Chinese UCAV is the CH-5, with a wingspan of 21 meters and a massive payload of one ton of weapons and sensors. Other mission modules include jammers for electronic warfare, and airborne early warning radars to detect enemy aircraft and drones. Chief designer Shi Wen notes that the CH-5 has a flight time of 60 hours, with a 6,500 km range (future upgrades include increasing the range to 10,000km and 20,000km and a flight time of 120 hours). Even more interesting, the CH-5's programming and datalink allows its controllers to link up with other UCAVs, like the CH-3 and CH-4, to conduct joint, multi-drone missions.
angadow
CH-805
This static display of the CH-805 drone shows a stealthy flying wing design useful for target practice in air defense exercises and equipment testing.
CH-805 Stealth Target Drone, is a 4-meter wingspan flying wing drone that can fly high subsonic speeds. Its RCS of 0.01 square meters indicates its role as a target for simulating stealth aircraft to Chinese fighters and air defense missiles. However, its high flight performance would make it a good candidate for potential modification into an operational use, such as a 'wingman' drone for Chinese fighters and bombers.
uayebuui
CK-20
CK-20, both supersonic and stealthy, is being marketed as a target drone, though its size, speed and stealth leaves room for other opportunities.
CK-20 is a supersonic target drone concept in the advanced stages of development. A 5.5-ton, single-engine aircraft roughly the size of a jet fighter trainer, it can fly at an altitude of 18 km, reach speeds of up to Mach 1.8. It may make first flight around 2020, and like the CH-805, has stealthy features, including canted vertical stabilizers. Similarly, its high speed could make it a candidate to be developed into an operational role.
SW-6
The SW-6 UAV, with its folding wings, can be neatly fitted onto a hardpoint, or dropped en mass from cargo chutes, transforming even the smallest helicopter or largest cargo plane into a drone mothership that can use the SW-6s to scout for enemy targets, threats and even possibly conduct support-like communications relay or jamming on future versions.
Unmanned/manned "centaur" combinations between Chinese manned systems and drones would reduce the risk to Chinese pilots by allowing unmanned systems to take on more dangerous roles. The SW-6 is another AVIC UAV that fits into this approach. While it has twin folding wings and a weight of around 30-50 pounds, it is a "marsupial" drone that can be attached to the hard points of helicopters like the Z-11WB, riding along until releases like a missile or bomb. A helicopter (or other aircraft, even a large drone) could carry, deploy and operate multiple SW-6s to scout ahead and around for targets or hazards like enemy air defenses (and in a pinch, crash the SW-6 onto a soft target).
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CH-500
The CH-500 is a coaxial small helicopter drone, but packs a very hefty punch in the form of two anti-tank missiles.
CH-500 is a small co-axial rotary UCAV weighing around 100 kg-200 kg. Its dual rotor arrangement eliminates the need for a tail rotor, thus making its small size even more compact. CH-500 can carry two HJ-10 anti-tank missiles. Its small size makes this robot helicopter suitable for use by smaller formations like battalions and companies, giving frontline Chinese commanders ready and responsive access to airstrikes.
CETC
Drone Swarm
The China Electronics Technology Group (CETC), a Chinese state-owned enterprise specializing in artificial intelligence, displayed this video of its drone swarm at Zhuhai 2016. Drone swarms can aggregate resources, with autonomous decision-making, to undertake tasks like reconnaissance and even attack missions, as the CETC video suggests.
Finally, Zhuhai 2016 provided a big taste of the future in the form of a drone swarm. CETC partnered with Tsinghua University to build a swarm of at least a couple dozen drones, which were shown flying in formation, and then going into improvised, network-generated flight patterns, marked by interdrone communications and coordination to reach their destination. The video then showed the drone swarm conduct a wide area search of their surroundings. While the CETC-Tsinghua drone swarm is unarmed, a CGI sequence showed the drones hunting an enemy missile launcher in urban area, and then explosively dive-bombing into the missile launcher, destroying it.
http://www.popsci.com/chinas-new-fl...ow-displays-future-chinese-warbots-and-swarms
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the AAV has two type turrets, one is 105mm gun another is 30mm machine-gun.
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