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UAV DIRECTORY can be equipped with AR-1 missiles. W-30/ W-50 series, NRIST; Sometimes called PW-1 and entered service with the People’s Liberation Army during 2005, radius of 100km. Later PW-2 version has longer range. ASN206/7, Xian ASN Technology; In service with PLA. RMAX, Yamaha Motor Company; Nine systems procured in 2001 for paramilitary use ASN-15, Xian ASN Technology; Hand launched UAV in 2000 largely used for test and proof of concept. ASN-104/5B, Xian ASN Technology; In service with PLA. ASN-206/ 207, Xian ASN Technology; Developed from mid 1990, limited service, range of 150km, ASN-207 first seen publicly in 2002. ASN-209, Xian ASN Technologies; Twinboom pusher design called Silver Eagle in PLAN service, reported to be tested by PLA as a communictions relay in June 2011. I-Z, Z-3, Z-2, NRIST; rotary wing design, some military and paramilitary use from early 2000s. Harpy, IAI; Sold to China in 1994, When China returned the Harpy for maintenance, US concerns over possibility of upgrade to
Harop standard, saw Israel return the UAV in 2005. WJ-600, CASIC; 130Kg MALE design for maritime surveillance, turbo-jet powered, options for air to surface engagement, in early development, 3hr endurance WJ-600A has 5 hr endurance, a number delivered in PLAAF. X 200, Yotaisc Science and Technology Development: VTOL UAV introduced during Singapore Air Show. Trials and development
CH-3, CASIC; MALE 12 hr endurance, canard design 108nm radius in advanced development, first seen in public in 2008, reported to be fitted with FT-5 small PGMs. Long Haul Eagle, AVIC; Another Global Hawk like design, status unknown. Soaring Dragon, Xianglong; Global Hawk class, reported range of 7000km. ASN-213, Xian ASN Technology; 5Kg design with in-flight morphing design first seen in 2008. Night Eagle, AVIC; Hand launched, similar to Aerosonde design. Whirlwind Scout, AVIC; Compact VTOL ducted fan design. U8E , AVIC; Lightweight VTOL design
shown as Singapore Airshow 2010. SL-200, CASC; Armed HALE, described as a stealthy design. CH-802, Poly Technologies Inc; Hand launched similar to Pointer, 3m wingspan, 2kg payload, endurance 3hours. V750, Qingdao Haili Helicopter Manufacturing Co; Rotary wing UAV. Tian Yi-3, LOEC; High speed HALE. Warrior Eagle, AVIC; Only sketches seen publicly and may utilize a morphing wing design. Soarhawk, Sunward; Described as similar to the piston-engined ADCOM SAT-400, status unknown. DUF-2, BUAA; Hand launched SUAV. Wing Long, AVIC; Completed flight testing in Oct 2008, 20 hour endurance and a range of 400km. Anjian/Darksword, Shenyang Aircraft Co; UCAV in early development. BL-60, BVE; K-MAX like rotary design. SV U200, Sunward Tech Star-Lite; First flight of rotary wing platform in 2012, planned endurance of 2+hrs. Daofeng/Blade SF-460, CASIC; Prototype, 3 hr endurance, first seen Zuhai 2010. Daofeng 300, CASIC, 31kg weight, operates civil SLR camera, endurance of 3+hrs. Blue Eage 200W, Keyuan; MALE, endurance of 12 hours speed of 160kmph, equipped with air to ground munitions on six external hard points. T-120, Hubei Taihang Xinghe Aircraft Manufacturing; reconnaissance UAV with speed of up to Mach 1.5. T-100, Hubei Taihang Xinghe Aircraft Manufacturing; electrically powered SUAV. TF-1C, Shenyang Aerospace; 1200km range endurance of 12 hours. TF-5, Shenyang Aerospace; 13kg SUAV single CCD camera. TF-8, Shenyang Aerospace, Hand launched platoon level, 4.7Kg SUAV. Z-5, PLA Research Institute; Shown publicly in Sept. 2011 rotary wing design. NOTES: According to a recent report issued by the Pentagon’s Defense Science Board (DSB), China’s move into unmanned systems is “alarming” and unlimited resources, combined with technological awareness, might allow the country to match or even outpace US spending on unmanned systems
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