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AirShow China 2012
Aviation - Aerospace - Defence exhibition
13 to 18 November 2012
Zhuhai, China
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New CH-4 UAV at AirShow China 2012 |
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| Friday, November
16, 2012, 12:10 AM |
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Aviation Industry launches CH-4 medium altitude long-endurance UAV at AirShow
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Chinese aviation
defence industry launches the CH-4 medium altitude long endurance (MALE)
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the 9th AirShow China in Zhuhai, demonstrates
China’s efforts in designing and manufacturing of new generation
of UAV. There are two variants of this new UAV, the CH-4A and the CH-4B.
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Chinese-made
CH-4 medium altitude long-endurance (MALE) tactical UAV Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle at AirShow China 2012. (Copyright photo Army Recognition)
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CH-4A
is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) tactical UAV system. Missions
envisaged include: reconnaissance, precision target location and designation,
electronic warfare, communications relay, signal intelligence collection,
battle management and digital mapping.
The
mission payload adopts a modularized sensor suite including electro-optical
and infrared camera, laser range-finder and laser target illuminator,
communication relay and synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
CH-4B and CH-4A have the similar appearance and construction, but with
more options of combat mission payloads. It can carry up to 4 AGMs (AR-1)
or 4 precision guided bombs (60 kg level each), providing unparalleled
battle effectiveness to time-sensitive targets.
The CH-4 model showed at AirShow China 2012 is armed with two AR-1 short
range ground-to-air missile and two FT-5 guided-bombs.
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The CH-4 model showed at AirShow China 2012 is armed with two
AR-1 short range ground-to-air missile and two FT-5 guided-bombs.
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