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Nation offers first stealth combat drone in market

By Zhao Lei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-11-05 14:46
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A simulation photo of stealth drone CH-7. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Information from the academy shows that the cutting-edge combat drone is capable of detecting stealth fighter jets such as the United States’ F-22 Raptor and early warning aircraft, and then providing guidance for manned combat planes to hit these targets.

With a flying wing design, CH-7 is 10 meters in length and has a 22-m wingspan. Its maximum takeoff weight is 13 metric tons, which means the drone is more powerful than some manned combat aircraft such as China’s JF-17 Thunder. By comparison, its predecessor, the CH-5, has a maximum takeoff weight of 3.3 tons and is known as the “flying arsenal” because it can carry as many as 24 missiles in a single mission.

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