China's "Pterodactyl" series UAVs are known as "China's new business card of intelligent manufacturing" and are highly respected in overseas markets. Today, Pterodactyl drones are being combined with artificial intelligence to become smarter and more deadly.
Foreword: Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, drones have performed eye-catching on the battlefield. Affected by this, UAVs have become the focus of development of various countries, and various UAV products have also become sought-after goods in the international arms trade market.
In recent years, the development of China's UAVs has exploded, and a number of military industrial groups have invested in the development of UAVs, and the "Pterodactyl" series of UAVs and "Rainbow" series UAVs have attracted the attention of the world. Today's "Pterodactyl" UAVs will become even more powerful.
(China's "Rainbow" series of UAVs also performed very well)
1. The "Pterodactyl" UAV is upgraded and transformed, both military and civilian
According to EurAsia Times, the PLA is combining artificial intelligence with a new generation of drones and fighters. The chief designer of Aviation Industry Corporation of China said that in the future, UAVs will be integrated with new technologies such as big data and 5G+ to achieve a higher level of development and play an important role in scientific research, surveying and mapping and other fields.
In the future, the intelligence of UAVs will help to perform tasks such as target identification, situational awareness, etc. When it comes to Chinese drones, we have to mention the "Pterodactyl", which is naturally one of the drones combined with artificial intelligence. According to the report, the "Pterodactyl" UAV has a "Pterodactyl-1E" version, which is mainly made of composite materials, has a 45-hour endurance time, and a maximum range of 7000 kilometers, even at a high-altitude airport at an altitude of 4000 meters, Pterodactyl-1E can successfully complete take-off and landing in a harsh external environment.
It is worth mentioning that the "Pterodactyl" UAV can be exported not only for use in the military field, but also for civilian use. In the event of a disaster, the "Pterodactyl" UAV can carry loads such as photoelectric pods to the sky over the disaster area, shoot the situation in the disaster area in real time, establish contact with the rear, and provide technical support for disaster detection and rescue. At present, the "Pterodactyl" UAV has developed a variety of derivative models such as meteorological type and emergency disaster response type.
(Pterodactyl-1E UAV)
By carrying different loads, the "Pterodactyl" UAV can complete a variety of tasks such as terrain mapping, early warning and detection, and environmental monitoring, which can be described as both military and civilian.
2. The combat power is on a par with the "Gray Eagle" and should not be underestimated
In recent years, China's development in the field of drones can be called by leaps and bounds, but the achievements of the United States in this field should not be underestimated. Take the US military's "Gray Eagle" UAV, for example, which has optoelectronic and infrared sensors, synthetic aperture radar, and can launch "Hellfire" missiles to perform many tasks such as aerial surveillance and armed attacks.
According to the report, the "Gray Eagle" drone has a range of 25 hours and a speed of 309 kilometers per hour, mainly relying on heavy oil engines to provide more horsepower and higher fuel efficiency. It is worth mentioning that on the day of the first flight of the "Pterodactyl-1E", it was rare to directly call the United States, claiming that its performance was fully in line with the "Gray Eagle" UAV.
The reason for this situation may be related to the positioning of the two drones. According to the law of China's aviation industry's past export products, the "E" in "Pterodactyl-1E" may refer to the export type, that is, this UAV is mainly aimed at overseas markets, and the American "Gray Eagle" UAV is also the main model of the United States trying to regain the overseas armed UAV market.
China's launch of the "Wing Loong-1E" and the "Gray Eagle" fight in the ring is enough to show China's determination and will never make concessions in the international UAV military trade market. In the end, who can be better still has to see the real chapter under your hands.
(American "Gray Eagle" drone)
3. New ways of drone warfare, China is not lagging behind in the slightest
From the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we can see that more attention will be paid to intelligence and unmanned in future wars. Earlier, US Air Force Secretary Kendall unveiled a blueprint for the future of the US Air Force fighter force: it will consist of 1,000 highly autonomous advanced drones, 200 next-generation stealth fighters and 300 F-35 fighters. It can also be seen from here that the US Air Force has high hopes for highly autonomous unmanned combat aircraft.
In recent years, the U.S. Air Force's F-22 and F-35 have tried to share flight data with drones in a series of tests, while the U.S. military is also working to share incoming sensor data with other combat platforms. In addition, the U.S. Air Force has also put forward the concept of "loyal wingman", which uses drones to cooperate with fighter jets to achieve the effect of "one plus one is greater than two". Although the U.S. military proposed this concept, the relevant progress has not been smooth, because the premise of the "loyal wingman" tactic is that the UAV has a high level of intelligence and informatization, and it is difficult for the existing UAV to achieve this purpose.
Therefore, if all countries are catching up with each other in this field, whoever can take the lead in making a breakthrough will inevitably seize the opportunity in future wars.
China is naturally aware of this, and is constantly exploring the coordinated operation of manned aircraft and UAVs, swarm attacks, and optimizing logistics support and intelligence reconnaissance capabilities. Previously, CCTV also released pictures of J-16 and Attack-2 UAVs appearing in the same frame and training together, which is enough to show that the PLA is not lagging behind in this regard.
(J-16 is trained with Attack 2 UAVs)
At the same time, the PLA is also researching other applications of artificial intelligence, including supporting missile guidance and identifying targets.
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