During this time, information about drones was flying all over the world, especially in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and the two sides of Asia launched a drone war, and the actual combat situation is indeed quite brilliant. Due to the sufficient preparations made by the Azerbaijani side in advance, it has purchased a large number of Turkish TB-2 reconnaissance integrated UAVs, Israeli "Harup" suicide drones, and other models of different sizes. With the upper hand air power to achieve air supremacy, directly press the Armenian ground forces to fight, nothing to wander in the sky, as long as you see a target appear on the ground, immediately attack, it is simply a one-sided hunt.
Drone attack
Many netizens ridiculed that if Armenia buys Chinese drones, it may not end so badly, referring to the previous case of pterosaur suppressing TB-2 in the Libyan war to directly end the opponent's old nest. The performance determines the outcome on the battlefield, and it is inevitable that high-end aircraft suppress low-end aircraft, not to mention that Chinese UAVs have formed a system, from high-altitude long-range reconnaissance and combat integrated aircraft to small individual reconnaissance aircraft.
TB-2 UAV with four feet upwards
It is precisely because of the fact that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict drone rewrites the course of the war, the world seems to be paying attention to the future of the drone, and India next door is also concerned about us. A satellite photo of the airport is quite shocking, full of parking a row of arguably the world's top UAVs, if really deployed on the border plus J-20 and other models to obtain air supremacy, it seems that it is not impossible to replicate the current Nagorno-Karabakh UAV record.
Take a closer look at the many models in this photo, small ones can't see clearly, and large ones with remarks include: Xianglong high-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance UAV, Condor high-altitude long-endurance UAV, Wuzheng-8 high-altitude high-speed unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, Skyhawk medium and high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. In addition, there are Attack-11 stealth reconnaissance and combat integrated UAV, Rainbow-5 reconnaissance and combat integrated UAV, these names are all famous, performance definitely belongs to the first echelon, and some of these models are also hot selling and have been tested in real combat.
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The traditional air force emphasizes system combat, and a variety of different models can play a huge role in combination, and the same is true in the field of UAVs. For example, the above-mentioned "Xianglong" high-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance UAV, the normal take-off weight is 6.8 tons, the mission load is 600 kg, the cruising altitude is 18,000 meters - 20,000 meters, the cruising speed is about 700 km / h, the combat radius is 2000-2500 km, and the maximum endurance time is 10 hours.
"Xianglong" adopts a very novel diamond-shaped wing structure design, with good aerostatic stability characteristics, high lift-to-drag ratio, and is equipped with a turbojet-7 engine.
"Xianglong" high-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance UAV
Due to the use of 4200 kg high-thrust engines, the thrust-to-weight ratio can reach 0.56, similar to a fighter, and at the same time due to the high altitude defense system of neighboring countries. Therefore, the altitude of 18,000-20,000 meters as a cruising position can avoid most of the anti-aircraft missiles, and if necessary, it can quickly descend altitude and perform tactical reconnaissance and close-range identification and tracking tasks.
"Xianglong" high-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance UAV
Condor high-altitude long-endurance UAV, this one is even more bullish, it is said to be a high-altitude long-endurance anti-stealth UAV. The wings are quite long with a twin-fuselage design, similar to a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft such as the U-2, which can cruise at high altitudes with thin air and low air pressure, and then have higher lift to meet the needs of the aircraft.
Condor drone
Fly high and see far, can look down from high altitude to achieve better reconnaissance results, the maximum take-off weight may reach 15-20 tons, one of the largest UAVs in the world. Due to the large body and high load, it can carry more fuel and diversified equipment to perform reconnaissance, early warning, communication relay command and other tasks.
Anti-stealth operations
With the existence of high-altitude and long-range reconnaissance aircraft, it is natural to be equipped with integrated reconnaissance and combat UAVs, and timely attack and elimination of targets is the ultimate goal. Therefore, the attack-11 stealth reconnaissance and combat integrated UAV, the Rainbow-5 reconnaissance and combat integrated UAV appeared together, and the attack-11 adopted a flying wing layout with a large sweep angle, which not only highlights stealth performance but also takes into account high speed.
The Attack-11 can perform tasks such as air supremacy and suppression of air defense, and a small B-2 can be placed with built-in ammunition with stealth performance. In the future, it may also form a loyal wingman with the J-20, and the two can cooperate to carry out precision strikes on enemy targets in depth.
Attack-11 UAV
Attack-11 UAV
Finally, the Rainbow-5 reconnaissance and combat integrated UAV is one of the main forces at present, with a maximum flight speed of 300 km / h, a ceiling of more than 10,000 meters, and a take-off weight of more than 3 tons. There are 6 composite pylons under the wing, which can carry 16 air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles with a bomb load of up to 1 ton. The latest modification has a battery life of up to 120 hours, just Monday to work, Friday off work, two days off to refuel, refueling and fighting again.
Rainbow-5 UAV
The Rainbow-5 reconnaissance and combat integrated UAV can cruise in the air for a long time on call, as long as there is a need for fire strike on the ground, it can immediately appear for fire support.
Rainbow-5 UAV
These are just some of the larger family of Chinese drones, which also include the more powerful Wing Loong series, as well as a large number of small and medium-sized drones with different performance. These UAVs can give strong fire support to the ground when they cooperate with each other, and as long as local air supremacy is guaranteed, it is really possible to achieve something similar to UAV packing.
Wing Loong UAV