In the recent Zhuhai airshow (still ongoing), we've seen a plethora of UAV/UCAV models coming out. A lot of them seem to be concepts, abandoned projects, but there are a couple of brands standing out: CH-3 and WingLong. If you do search on Google News recently, you might be able to find the condensed version of the Jane's report on Chinese UAV here.
In the condensed version, they've only shown the CH-3 UCAV, here are some of its photos. You can also see the AR-1 ATGM in the second photo
This video is supposedly WingLong, which supposedly mirrors the role of Predator.
If we just judge this UCAV vs Predator, then I guess China has reached a comparable level to Predator.
Some stats on this plane:
maximum speed 240 km/h
ceiling 5000 m
endurance 20 hours
maximum take-off weight 1150 kg
payload 200 kg
Can carry 4 25 kg A2G missile or 2 50 kg PGMs.
Unfortunately, this plane has just finished all of its testings, so it's more than a decade behind.
Along with the Chinese Global hawk, it looks like CAC is trying to clone the entire US UAV portfolio.
They've also shown a bunch of AShM, which I'm sure are aimed for the smaller navies in the world, but I will show that in a later post.
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