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Heavily armed CASC CH-5 UAV makes public debut

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CH-5 UAV finished the firing test of 100 kg LGB & 80 kg AGM recently. <a href="https://t.co/NVlw6Pv16y">pic.twitter.com/NVlw6Pv16y</a></p>— dafeng cao (@xinfengcao) <a href="https://twitter.com/xinfengcao/status/911747923414626304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watch CH-5 UAV conduct live fire trial with new precise guided munitions. <a href="https://t.co/G4CgroC41R">pic.twitter.com/G4CgroC41R</a></p>— dafeng cao (@xinfengcao) <a href="https://twitter.com/xinfengcao/status/913059361030672385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Heavily armed CASC CH-5 UAV makes public debut

CH-5 UAV finished the firing test of 100 kg LGB & 80 kg AGM recently. pic.twitter.com/NVlw6Pv16y — dafeng cao (@xinfe...

Successful Maiden Flight of Mass-produced CH-5 Drone

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China has started commercial production of its deadliest drone for 
overseas users, and it could be a rival to US remotely piloted vehicles,
 according to a Chinese drone researcher.<br />
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Wang Song, an associate professor with the school of aeronautic science 
and engineering at Beihang University, said the first flight of a 
mass-produced CH-5 Rainbow on Friday last week meant China was ready to 
offer international buyers a heavy military drone with performance 
equalling that of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, but at around half 
the cost.<br />

The Rainbow flight was conducted at a military airport in Hebei 
province, according to Xinhua. Unlike with a test flight two years ago, 
the aircraft that was flown was a production model, the state news 
agency said.<br />
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The
 Reaper, or Predator B, was the world’s first unmanned aerial vehicle 
that could attack targets on the ground. At US$16.9 million, according 
to a 2013 US budget report, it was also the world’s most expensive 
drone.<br />

“The CH-5 may come in at less than half of the price,” said Wang, who 
was deputy chief designer of a Chinese military drone but not directly 
involved in the Rainbow project.<br />
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The Rainbow series, ranging from the tiny model 1 to the three-tonne 
model 5, was developed and produced by the China Aerospace Science and 
Technology Corporation, the company behind the space programme. Rainbows
 have been sold to more than a dozen countries, with annual production 
exceeding 200 units, and are the “most popular military drones in the 
world”, according to the company’s website.<br />
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However, the initial output of the CH-5 would be relatively small, Wang 
said. It could be more than 10 units a year, but was unlikely to exceed 
20 due to the size and sophistication of the aircraft.<br />

“This should meet the early demand,” Wang said.<br />

The Rainbows are mainly for the overseas market.<br />
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In 2015, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence released a video showing a 
missile attack on an Islamic State target by a CH-4B drone, which is 
just a third of the size of the CH-5.<br />

The CH-5 can carry up to 16 air-to-ground missiles and stay in the air 
for nearly two days, said Shi Wen, the chief designer of the drone, in 
an interview with <i>Global Times</i> last year.<br />
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After being modified for certain missions, it can fly for up to 120 hours, giving it a range of more than 10,000km.<br />

This endurance enabled the drone to fly to a target 3,000km away and 
stay overhead for up to 20 hours, Shi told the state-run newspaper.<br />

Such performance “leaves the Predator series in the dust”, he added.<br /> <br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/China?src=hash">#China</a>'s CH-5 drone ready for mass production and international armed drone market <a href="https://t.co/Z0QzWRJMDe">https://t.co/Z0QzWRJMDe</a> <a href="https://t.co/1l2tLOCfoE">pic.twitter.com/1l2tLOCfoE</a></p>— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/886437928309710851">July 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The CH-5 has other advantages. For instance, it could be operated by an 
undergraduate student with basic knowledge of aviation after only one or
 two days of training, according to state media reports. This was 
because of the simplicity of its user interface, and the fact that 
operations like take-off and landing could be automated.<br />

The drone can also be modified to be a low-cost airborne early warning 
system, or equipped with high-tech sensors such as wall and 
ground-penetrating radars developed by China.<br />
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However, Wang said the Chinese drone had a weakness compared to its 
American counterparts. The Reaper can climb to a height of between 
12,000 and 15,000 metres. This allows the US drone to stay above the 
reach of most ground fire.<br />

The CH-5, on the other hand, cannot operate at more than 9,000 metres, which makes it vulnerable to some anti-aircraft weaponry.<br />

The limited ceiling of the Rainbow is a by-product of its relatively 
weak engine, according to Wang, who noted that China still lagged behind
 the West in aircraft engine technology.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">China ‘ready to mass produce’ strike-capable CH-5 UAV, says report: <a href="https://t.co/bCoYrlEO94">https://t.co/bCoYrlEO94</a> <a href="https://t.co/uGyEMBs0vb">pic.twitter.com/uGyEMBs0vb</a></p>— Jane's (@IHS4DefRiskSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/IHS4DefRiskSec/status/887266205840670720">July 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Closeups of CH-5 SP <a href="https://t.co/2X6AT126pb">pic.twitter.com/2X6AT126pb</a></p>— dafeng cao (@xinfengcao) <a href="https://twitter.com/xinfengcao/status/886897373217079296">July 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Successful Maiden Flight of Mass-produced CH-5 Drone

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Use UAVs to development of environment projects

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<b><span style="font-size: small;">UAVs turn to development, environment projects </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">China's 
success in producing and exporting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for 
military use is prompting the industry to explore new civilian uses, 
which will help develop the domestic economy and tap overseas market, 
experts said.<br />  "Our products are very popular in the Belt and Road 
countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and 
so on," Shi Wen, general designer of the Rainbow UAV series (CH series),
 told the Global Times.<br /> Produced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the CH series is its most popular drone product. <br /> Shi declined to identify the buyers, citing business confidentiality.<br /> <br /> However, according to official sources from other countries, <b>Rainbow at least has 19 buyers around the world</b>,
 including Egypt, Myanmar, Iraq, Pakistan, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. 
Since 2015, the Iraqi defense ministry's YouTube channel has posted a 
number of videos about the use of the CH-4B, a military drone of the 
Rainbow series. These clips show how effective the drones are in real 
combat situations, such as destroying moving armed vehicles or buildings
 used by armed terrorists as hideouts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The fast development of China's UAVs relies on development in areas like aircraft engines, satellite navigation (<a href="http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/933993.shtml">Beidou</a> system) and micro electronics</b>, Song Zhongping, a Hong Kong-based military expert told the Global Times.<br /> <br />
 Chinese drones have not had the same poor publicity as US military 
drones. Shi said Rainbow series drones "have destroyed more than 300 
targets in combat in these regions, and the<b><i> </i>strike rate is 99 percent</b>, which is remarkable."<br /> <br />
 But Chinese companies are also exploring other markets where drones can
 make a big impact on development, which will help improve the image of 
the technology, as most people only know about military drones, experts 
said.<br /> <br /> "Since China has very complicated conditions, if our UAVs
 work well here, we can use this experience to help other countries as 
well. And this is much more meaningful than military uses," Song 
stressed. <br /> <br /> Zhou Nai'en, associate director of CASC's design department at its research institute, said that <b>drones can be used for forest protection, exploration of underground resources, and for ocean monitoring. </b><br /> <br />
 "For instance, China's territory is vast and has some of the most 
difficult natural and geographic conditions in the word. And in many 
cases, if we use manpower to discover natural resources, it would be 
very difficult and costly due to the harsh natural environment. It's 
also dangerous sometimes, but using drones can make many 'impossible 
missions' possible," Zhou said.<br /> <br /> <b>The newest CH-5 drone can carry high-tech exploration devices that can detect underground mines.</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It flies over no-go areas and detects mines using surface reflections, saving a lot of time and money, he said. </span><br />
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<i>By Yang Sheng Source: Global Times Published: 2017/2/7</i><br />
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UAVs turn to development, environment projects China's success in producing and exporting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for mil...

Interview with chief designer of CH (Rainbow) series UAV's

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 basic version of the drone's flight time 60 hours; with 
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Lively for a week
of the Zhuhai Air Show finally ended on the 6th. In this air show, China
launched various types of advanced equipment aimed at overseas markets.
According to "Global Times" reporter learned that the China Aerospace
Aerodynamic Technology Research Institute's "Rainbow" (CH) series of
unmanned aerial vehicles have been sold to more than 10 countries around the
world, and even beat the US "Predator" successful equipment of Iraq
and other military forces. "Rainbow" What is the charm of unmanned
aerial vehicles? The series unmanned aerial total Shi Wen recently accepted the
"Global Times" interview which tells the mystery.<br />
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<b>"Rainbow -5" "Pterosaur" "Predator" Why look
like?</b><br />
Although the achievements of China's unmanned aerial vehicle industry is
obvious to all, there are still some Western media sourly said, "China Air
Show UAV shape are copied in the United States 'Predator'". Shi Wen in the
interview face this question. He told the "Global Times" reporter,
from the appearance point of view, whether it is "Rainbow -4"
"Rainbow -5", or "Pterosaur -1" "Pterosaur -2",
or the United States "Predator" "Death" UAVs, their shape
does have similarities, but it is by its "observation of one of the"
characteristics of the decision.<br />
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Shi Wen breaking a finger to the "Global Times" reporter describes
the shape of such unmanned aerial vehicles is how to design. First of all,
"observation of one" UAV must have a long lag time. Aircraft want to
fly a long time, with more fuel, you have to use the ratio of high-rise
straight-wing ratio. Second, if the engine position on the nose, the exhaust
emissions easily pollute the central fuselage radar or photoelectric detection
equipment, so flat wings, engine rear plus the most straightforward straight
body, it constitutes a standard " Playing one "UAV shape. As for this
type of unmanned aerial vehicles are used V-shaped tail, mainly related to the
issue of airborne missiles. UAV carrying small missiles are usually fired in
the pylon, the tail flame may be a threat to the rear of the horizontal tail.
Early US "Predator" UAV reconnaissance mission, when the design is
inverted V-shaped tail. But then it increased to combat the task, the new
"Predator B" has changed to a V-shaped tail.<br />
Therefore, it can be said, "check one" UAV shape is a comprehensive
consideration of the results, although they are similar in layout, but there is
no plagiarism.<br />
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<b>Why is the Rainbow so successful overseas?</b><br />
At present, "Rainbow" series has become the world's largest
equipment of unmanned aerial vehicles. Shi Wen said that
by summing up the series of unmanned aerial vehicles in a number of countries
of actual combat experience, we believe that this type of UAV is mainly used in
the fight against terrorism, the fight against extremist forces and other fields.
Because the extreme armed lacks the enough to attack the firepower, therefore
the international highly anticipated "observes to hit a body" the
unmanned aerial vehicle, the most important characteristic is not the stealth
or the high speed, but is against the fragmented goal to fly high ), Fly slowly
(play well, see clearly), and long enough to stay empty. In particular, UAVs
attack the target before, usually take a long time to monitor, collect data and
identification, can not see the suspicious target to kill.<br />
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"It is based on this understanding, we judge from the general idea, the
international needs are not the kind of high-tech indicators with a variety of
high-cost birth of the 'high-cost UAV', but to meet future mission
requirements, With reasonable technology to control the cost of<i> 'cost-effective
unmanned aerial vehicles'.</i> " In this regard, the United States to go
astray, often the blind pursuit of high-tech piling up, the results of high
cost even the US military are unbearable. Shi Wen revealed that in the
development of "Rainbow -4" unmanned aerial vehicle, was technically
able to do continuous flight for 40 hours, but ultimately did not blind pursuit
of endurance, but choose to fly only ten hours, the remaining load To carry
more ammunition to increase combat effectiveness.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The same
reason, "Predator B" UAV can fly to 15,000 meters above sea level,
but the question is why to fly so high? </span><span title="实战经验显示，对于缺乏像样防空能力的恐怖分子，9000米的高空就足够安全了，“察打一体”无人机目前最主要的作战高度是4000-7000米。">Practical
experience shows that the lack of decent anti-aircraft capability of
terrorists, 9,000 meters high enough to be safe, "observation of one"
UAV is currently the most important operational height is 4000-7000 meters. </span><span title="要知道，飞得太高，无人机对地侦察就得携带复杂的大型吊舱，此外还需要额外设备来保障侦察系统在高空低温环境下的正常运行。">You know,
<i>flying too high, UAV reconnaissance to carry complex large pod, in addition to
additional equipment to protect the reconnaissance system in high-altitude
low-temperature environment,</i> the normal operation. </span><span title="而如果无人机只在中空活动，只需要中型侦察设备就可以了，还能节省很多重量和成本。">And if the UAV only in the
hollow activities, only the need for medium-sized reconnaissance equipment on
it, but also save a lot of weight and cost. </span><span title="“彩虹”无人机配套的AR-1导弹也是针对战场专门设计的，它可在5000米高度发射，不像其他无人机那样发射前需降低高度，既保障了无人机自身安全，导弹">"Rainbow"
UAV supporting AR-1 missile is designed specifically for the battlefield, it
can be launched at a height of 5,000 meters, unlike other unmanned aerial
vehicles before launching to reduce the height, both to protect the UAV's own
security, missile </span><span title="精度也很高。

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also high.<br />
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</span><span title="　　“彩虹”系列无人机的高性价比，还体现在人员操作和培训上。">"Rainbow" series
of unmanned aerial vehicles <b>cost-effective</b>, but also reflected in the personnel
operation and training. </span><span title="石文介绍说，与美国空军运用无人机的模式不同，我们加强了无人机在飞行方面的自主性。">Shi Wen said, and the United
States Air Force use of unmanned aerial vehicle mode, we have strengthened the
UAV in flight autonomy. </span><span title="“彩虹”无人机的基本飞行动作不需要过多控制，在整个作战任务中，人员的主要责任是寻找和识别目标。">"Rainbow" UAV
basic flight movements do not need too much control, throughout the combat
mission, the main responsibility is to find and identify the target. </span><span title="石文说，“美国空军专门招募飞行员来控制无人机，在我看来是很浪费的方式。‘彩虹’无人机只需有普通航空知识的大学生就能飞”。"><i>"The
US Air Force is recruiting pilots to control unmanned aerial vehicles, which in
my opinion is a wasteful way, 'Rainbow' UAVs can fly only if they have a common
aviation knowledge," </i>Shiwen said. </span><span title="据介绍，通过配套的模拟培训系统，学员只需要经过一两个月的训练就可以开始实际操纵“彩虹”无人机飞行，半年内即可完成培训。

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to reports, through the matching simulation training system, trainees only need
a month or two of training can start the actual operation of
"Rainbow" UAV flight, within six months to complete the training.<br />  </span></div>
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<span title="据介绍，通过配套的模拟培训系统，学员只需要经过一两个月的训练就可以开始实际操纵“彩虹”无人机飞行，半年内即可完成培训。

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</span><span title="　　无人机未来的四大发展方向

"><b>UAV future development
direction of the four</b><br />
</span><span title="　　在谈及未来无人机的发展方向时，石文认为，首先是向长航时甚至超长航时发展。">Talking about the
future direction of development of UAVs, Shi Wen believes that the first
long-term or even long to develop long-term aircraft. </span><span title="这次航展上首次亮相的“彩虹-5”无人机，就是朝这个方向迈出的一步。">The air show on the debut of the
"Rainbow -5" unmanned aerial vehicles, is a step in this direction. </span><span title="考虑到未来战争形态的转变，“察打一体”无人机的任务从最初的侦察、“斩首”已转变为战场支援，对载弹量和续航时间都提出更高要求。">Taking
into account the future changes in the form of war, "Changhong one" UAV
mission from the initial reconnaissance, "beheaded" has been
transformed into battlefield support, on the bomb load and life time put
forward higher requirements. </span><span title="“彩虹-5”可挂载多达16枚对地导弹，能连续飞行40小时，改进型的续航能力甚至达120小时，意味着它的最大飞行距离将超过1万公里。">"Rainbow
-5" can mount up to 16 missiles, can fly for 40 hours, improved battery
life even up to 120 hours, means that its maximum flight distance will be more
than 10,000 km. </span><span title="这点在执行远程对地打击时尤其重要。">This is particularly
important when performing remote ground-to-ground strikes. </span><span title="“彩虹-5”能直扑3000公里外的目标，并在目标区停留足够时间(10-20小时)，而“捕食者”面对这类远程打击任务时受航程限制，几乎没有在目标区">"Rainbow-5"
can reach 3,000 kilometers away target, and stay in the target area enough time
(10-20 hours), and "Predator" to face such long-range strike task by
the range limit, almost no target area </span><span title="停留的时间，来不及识别目标，只能扔了炸弹就跑，没有实际的作战意义。

">Stay time, too
late to identify the target, only to throw a bomb and ran, there is no actual
combat significance.<br />
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</span><span title="　　石文介绍说，“彩虹-5”未来还可改装为小型低成本预警机，它能执行诸如联合对地监视、指挥控制、电子信息侦察与对抗、战场综合态势感知等任务。">"Rainbow -5" can also be converted into a small low-cost early warning aircraft, it
can perform such as joint ground surveillance, command and control, electronic
information reconnaissance and confrontation, battlefield integrated
situational awareness tasks. </span><span title="对于中小国家而言，这意味着能用低成本获得强大的综合态势感知能力，极大提高国家的战争潜力。

">For
small and medium-sized countries, this means a powerful integrated situational
awareness can be achieved at low cost, greatly increasing the country's
potential for war.<br />
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</span><span title="　　无人机的第二个发展方向是隐身，现在技术相对成熟的是高空隐身，主要采用类似美国B-2隐身轰炸机那样的飞翼布局。">UAV's
second development direction is stealth, and now the technology is relatively
mature high-altitude stealth, mainly using similar US B-2 stealth bombers as
flying wing layout. </span><br />
<span title="石文认为，目前时髦的超高音速无人机概念，由于技术难度和成本都太高，即便技术成熟了也只能用在少数领域，不太可能大规模使用。

">Shi
Wen believes that the current trend of ultra-high speed UAV concept, due to
technical difficulty and cost are too high, even if the technology is mature
can only be used in a few areas, is unlikely to large-scale use.<br />
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</span><span title="　　第三个方向是中大型运输类无人机，可以携带30-50吨甚至上百吨货物。">The third direction
is the large transport class UAV, can carry 30-50 tons or even hundreds of tons
of cargo. </span><span title="它采用模块化设计，机身中间的功能部位可以快捷地拆卸，这样既具备基础的运输能力，也可以方便地改装成加油机、预警机甚至类似“空中武库舰”的空中导弹发射平台。

">It
uses modular design, the fuselage between the functional parts can be quickly
disassembled, so that both have the basis of transport capacity, can also be
easily converted into tanker, early warning aircraft and even similar to
"air arsenal ship" air missile launch platform.<br />
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</span><span title="　　此外，高性能的垂直起降无人机如能实现连飞20个小时以上留空能力，在军用和民用领域也有非常大的潜力。

">In
addition, the high-performance vertical take-off and landing of unmanned aerial
vehicles such as flying more than 20 hours to achieve even the ability to stay
in the military and civilian areas also have very great potential.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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CASC showcased its latest CH-5 with four AR-1 and four AR-2 guided 
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) used 
Airshow China 2016, held in Zhuhai from 1-6 November, to show a 
prototype of its Cai Hong 5 (Rainbow 5, or CH-5) strike-capable unmanned
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According to the latest specifications <a href="http://www.janes.com/article/65330/heavily-armed-casc-ch-5-uav-makes-public-debut" target="_blank">briefed by a senior CASC official</a> on 6 November, the medium-altitude long-endurance 
(MALE) CH-5 features a lightweight all-composite airframe structure that
 is 11 m long and has a wingspan of 21 m. The air vehicle has a maximum 
take-off weight (MTOW) of 3,300 kg and can carry a 1,200 kg payload, 
with an internal mission bay capacity of 200 kg and the remainder 
provisioned for underwing stores.<br />
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CASC has specified an operating range of up to 250 km via line-of-sight 
datalink, although this can be extended to 2,000 km when satellite 
communication (SATCOM) protocols are employed. It is also capable of 
autonomous flight using pre-programmed waypoint navigation, with 
taxiing, take-off, and landing manoeuvres also fully automated.<br />
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While the senior official cannot be identified due to strict media 
engagement policies, he nevertheless revealed that the CH-5 is equipped 
with a 330 hp heavy-fuel engine (HFE) that provides it with an operating
 endurance of up to 60 hours with high reliability, although this can be
 substituted with a 300 hp gasoline engine that offers up to 39 hours of
 endurance. Yan added that the HFE option enables the CH-5 to achieve a 
loiter speed of 180-220 km/h and a maximum speed in excess of 300 km/h, 
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the Caihong drone, CH-5, as it is called, which has been
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The 1,000kg drone can carry between 16 and 24
air-to-surface missiles in a single flight. <br />
"Several foreign nations have expressed intentions to purchase the CH-5,
and we are in talks with them," said Shi Wen, chief designer of the
Caihong, or Rainbow, at CAAA. Shi said the CH-5 is better than MQ-9 Reaper, a
hunter-killer drone of the US, because it "can perform whatever operations
the MQ-9 Reaper can, and is even better than the US vehicle when it comes to
flight duration and operational efficiency," Shi said</div>
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"Another advantage is that the CH-5 is capable of
making a joint strike together with its predecessors, the CH-3 and CH-4,
because they can share the same data link and control system. Therefore, it is
very easy for current users of the CH-3 and CH-4 to introduce and integrate the
CH-5 into their drone network," Shi said. <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is made of composite materials and
has a wingspan of 21 meters. Twice as big as its predecessors in the CH family,
the drone can stay in the air for about 60 hours and operate at an altitude of
up to 10 km, Shi said. </div>
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Its current maximum range is 6,500 km, and a future
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CH-5 UAV wingspan: 21 m, max take-off weight: 3.3 ton, max suspension weight: 1 ton </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plan is obviously afoot to up CH-5's endurance from present day 40 hours to 100-120 hours.</td></tr>
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