Chinese engineers have developed a drone who can be in the sky for almost a day. This is reported by the publication of Global Times.
Dron called CH-6 was created by the Chinese corporation Aerospace CH UAV Co. Announcement of the CAPA took place during the Airshow China 2021 event. The presented drone is distinguished by a long service life. The machine has economical turbofore engines, can be in the air about 20 hours and develop speed up to 700 kilometers per hour. The practical ceiling machine is 15 kilometers.
CH-6 is focused on the use of the army. However, its creators note that high range of flight and other drone characteristics allow you to use Dron to solve civil problems. UAV can perform mission to combat submarines, participate in maritime patrols, early warning missions and support air support at close range.
During the presentation, the creators of the combat vehicle opened other troubles of the drone. CH-6 has a wing span of 20.5 meters, the maximum running mass of the drone is 7.8 tons, the car can lift into the sky of the air-earth class rocket, bombs, anti-cancer missiles and intermediate ammunition – only weighing up to 450 kilograms.
“One of the biggest advantages of the UAV is that it has outstanding characteristics, easy to maintain, and also very reliable and ready for frequent departures,” said Chief Engineer and Designer CH-6 Shi Wen.
At the end of September, experts of the Smolensk Research Institute of Modern Telecommunication Technologies reported on the development of a new military intelligence CAP “Merlin-BP”. The presentation of the machine is specified that it is intended for air monitoring for ten o’clock in automatic and semi-automatic modes at altitudes up to 5000 meters.