New Iraqi CH-4B Drones now in Operation from Kut Airbase

CH-4B at Kut airbase, 160km southeast of Baghdad

 










 

CH-4B Drones specs;

•     Maximum takeoff weight 1,330-1,350kg
•     Fuel capacity 165kg
•     Payload 345kg
•     Speed (cruising) 150-180km/h; (maximum) 210-235km/h;
•     Range 200-250km Endurance 30 hours (unarmed) 14 hours (armed)
•     Service ceiling 7,500m

Armament CH-4 : Four external hard points (under the wings); Lan Jian 7 (Blue Arrow 7) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles; LT series precision guided bombs; TG100 laser/INS/GPS-guided bomb.




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