Naval drones: now China

According to the Ministry of Defense of Japan, from 22 to 23 in June, three destroyers, four frigates and four auxiliary ships of the Chinese Navy were observed passing through neutral waters between the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyakojima. They were returning from shooting training held earlier this month.

In one of the photographs taken by Japanese aerial reconnaissance, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is seen, allegedly having a length of several meters. In appearance, it resembles the outdated American naval UAV RQ-2 Pioneer.

Probably, the Chinese drone was launched from the helicopter deck of one of the large ships, but how exactly this happened is difficult to say (similar devices in the United States take off vertically or with the help of a catapult). Its purpose may be reconnaissance and target designation for long-range naval guns and missiles, analysts believe. Since China does not have a developed network of high-precision satellites, nimble cruise Robots can provide invaluable assistance in the conduct of military operations at sea.

Since this is the first documented evidence of the existence of Chinese UAVs, one should expect comments from the leadership of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA). Test anyway naval drone speaks of an active build-up of military potential by this state - along with the demonstration of the fifth generation J-20 fighter and the completion of the modernization of the aircraft-carrying cruiser Shi Lang (former Varyag), bought from Ukraine in 1998.

Comments

[Superduck]

Malats!

[His]

Why do not drones have found such an understanding among the military? Our people are simply cheaper than devices