Pterodactyl launches missiles to hit the building where is gathered
According to foreign media reports, on March 18, local time, the Egyptian Air Force launched a large-scale air raid on is's headquarters in the Sinai Peninsula, successfully destroying is's stronghold in the Sinai Peninsula, according to the Egyptian military, at least 18 is members have been confirmed to have been killed in the air raid. It is worth noting that most of the air strikes launched by the Egyptian Air Force are carried out by armed unmanned aerial vehicles, and the Only UAV that the Egyptian Air Force can currently carry out strike missions is the Pterodactyl-i imported from China, and there is no doubt that Chinese UAVs have achieved another good actual combat result in the Middle East.
Pterodactyl launches a missile hitting is pickup
Pterodactyl launches missiles to hit is hiding buildings
From the video released by the Egyptian side on the Internet, it can be seen that the Pterodactyl-i armed drone has repeatedly fired missiles at the building where is gathered and successfully hit, making the surrounding IS members flee in a hurry, and one of the missiles also directly hit a pickup truck that was ready to flee, and being able to hit the moving target also indirectly proved that the Pterodactyl-i drone has a good strength. Wing Loong-i armed unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with the Blue Sword-7 air-to-ground missile, this missile is China's own type Akd-10 air-to-ground missile export model, as we all know that the Akd-10 missile is currently the most advanced air-to-ground missile supported by The Chinese helicopter gunship, similar to the United States AGM-114 "Hellfire" missile, which adopts laser semi-active guidance, the bomb weight is 47kg, the maximum range is 7 kilometers, the armor-breaking capacity is more than 1400 mm, and no main battle tank in the world can withstand its strike. The extraordinary power of this missile can also be felt from the actual combat video released by Egypt this time.
Egypt is the introduction of pterosaur-i armed drones from China before 2015, according to the US "Defense News" website, Egypt also introduced Chinese ASN-209 UAV, and ASN-209 UAV is introduced in the way that China provides production technology in Egypt. In addition to Egypt, Pterodactyl-i has also exported to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and is currently the largest export country for Large Chinese-made armed drones. In addition, the Chinese Air Force is also equipped with a pterodactyl, designated the Attack-1 unmanned reconnaissance attack aircraft, and participated in the 2014 Sino-Russian joint military exercise, which enhanced the Ground Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Strike Capabilities of the Chinese Air Force.
The Pterodactyl-i-Tatat integrated drone on display at the Zhuhai Airshow
The power unit of the Pterodactyl-i UAV is an Austrian rotax914 piston engine, the early version of the American mq-1 Predator UAV also uses this type of engine, its maximum output power is 115 horsepower, the maximum take-off weight is 1200 kg, the maximum speed is 280 km / h, the cruising speed is 160 km / h, the endurance time is 20 hours, the external load is 200 kg, the maximum fuel load is 300 kg, the maximum flight altitude is 5300 meters, and the range is about 4000 km. The performance is basically on par with the U.S. MQ-1 Predator drone, while the price of the Pterodactyl-i has a great advantage. Nowadays, a new generation of pterodactyl-ii UAV has been unveiled, and the performance has been greatly improved compared to Pterodactyl-i, close to the United States MQ-9 "Grim Reaper" armed UAV, it is worth mentioning that Pterodactyl-II has already received the largest order in the history of Chinese military UAVs before the first flight, saudi Arabia has ordered a large number of pterosaur-II at one time.