You may think that a grenade is a simple explosive that can be thrown at a distance of up to 90 meters, but do you know what? The mainland has created a grenade that can attack targets at a distance of 16 kilometers, which is farther than a mortar! How did this do it? It turned out that this was a drone the size of a grenade, and it had amazing technology and power, and it could inflict a fatal blow on the enemy. Let's take a look at this amazing flying grenade!
The official name of this flying grenade is the Rainbow 817 miniature attack drone, which is the latest product in the continental Rainbow drone series, developed by the same company. From the outside, it resembles a large version of a thermos cup, with a propeller in the middle, which can be thrown into the air to fly autonomously. Researchers like to call it a flying grenade because of its small size and light weight, and a soldier can carry up to 30 of these flying grenades.
Despite its small size, this flying grenade integrates many of the cutting-edge technologies of the moment, giving it an unrivaled advantage on the battlefield. First of all, the Rainbow 817 adopts a coaxial double propeller layout, which allows the drone to maintain good stability and maneuverability during flight. The twin propeller layout is able to provide greater lift, allowing the drone to achieve efficient flight performance at a lower weight. Secondly, Rainbow 817 has environmental awareness and obstacle avoidance functions, which enables the drone to perceive the surrounding environment in real time and automatically avoid obstacles during flight to ensure safe flight. Equipped with a variety of sensors and cameras, the Rainbow 817 is able to obtain detailed information about its surroundings and process it through internal algorithms to achieve autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance. In addition, the Rainbow 817 also has an optical guidance function, through the cooperation with the ground control system, the drone is able to carry out precise target positioning and attack through optical signals. This technique increases the accuracy and reliability of strikes, reduces the likelihood of accidental injury.
In terms of load, Rainbow 817 can carry 100 grams of high explosives, which can carry out high-precision lethal strikes against armed individual soldiers, and can also carry out top attacks on tanks or bomb infantry fighting vehicles with weak armor. At the same time, Rainbow 817 can also be equipped with a variety of reconnaissance equipment, such as high-definition cameras, infrared sensors, etc. For large-area reconnaissance or intelligence gathering, if no target is found, Rainbow 817 will report the battlefield situation to the background. The communication technology of the Rainbow 817 micro attack UAV is also very advanced, which can establish a stable communication link with the ground control system to ensure real-time transmission of data and control instructions. This communication technology ensures the stable operation of the UAV in a complex battlefield environment, and is able to carry out remote control and command.
The maximum flight range of the Rainbow 817 is 16 km, which is farther than a mortar hit and far exceeds the throw distance of a grenade. This means that with this flying grenade, we can deliver precise strikes against the enemy from a safe distance, without fear of being counterattacked or exposed. At present, this flying grenade is being upgraded, and it can complete its own team and use group attack tactics, which is very powerful, and in the future, this flying grenade may be installed with the second generation of the group developed by the National Defense University of Science and Technology, which can self-evaluate the damage effect, and can also calculate the weak point of the enemy's defense, and then attack.
There are concerns that this flying grenade will not be brought down by the enemy using strong electromagnetic interference. In fact, as long as there is information interconnection with the outside, it is easy to be interfered with, and no drone can escape this law. However, there is one technology that can, and that is AI control, where all information processing is concentrated inside the flight grenade, and there is no need to communicate with the outside world. This avoids the risk of interference and makes the flight grenade more intelligent and autonomous.
The emergence of Rainbow 817 may change the future mode of war, and many weapons and equipment may be eliminated, such as mortars, Rainbow 817 fights farther than it, is more accurate than it, and is very simple to operate. In addition, flying grenades can be used as a partial replacement for landmines, which are useful even in modern warfare situations. In the Russian-Ukrainian war, we saw Ukraine's major counteroffensive last year, and a lot of Western equipment was stopped by minefields, and then cracked open by artillery fire. So how does Rainbow 817 replace mines? It can fly to a specific place to stand by, such as in the grass, on the treetops or on both sides of the road, dozens of flying grenades can be distributed into a minefield, and when the enemy approaches, it will fly up and explode, which is a nightmare for the infantry, and the minesweepers cannot cope with such a minefield. In addition, the most interesting thing is that the rainbow 817 minelaying is very convenient, and it can also form a movable minefield, hundreds of flying grenades are tired of staying in one place, and they can be moved to another place to continue to wait for the rabbit, such a battlefield is terrifying to think about.
With the mainland's current industrial strength, such a flying grenade, a small electronic factory with dozens of people, can make 1,000 in a day, and the factory price is about the same as the lowest-end smartphone that can be bought on the Internet, 500 to 800 yuan a piece can be done, and the larger the quantity, the cheaper the price, after all, it does not have many functions to achieve, and this price is cheaper than a guided mortar shell.
The appearance of this flying grenade not only reflects the continent's leading position in the field of UAVs, but also demonstrates the continent's strong capabilities in military innovation. It makes our armed forces stronger, more confident, and more effective in safeguarding the country's sovereignty and security. It also makes our enemies more frightened, more helpless, and more afraid to provoke easily.