Chinese Aviation Industry launches CH-4 medium altitude long-endurance UAV at AirShow China 1611122

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AirShow China 2012
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13 to 18 November 2012
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New CH-4 UAV at AirShow China 2012
 
 
Friday, November 16, 2012, 12:10 AM
 
Chinese Aviation Industry launches CH-4 medium altitude long-endurance UAV at AirShow China.

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.

     
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, the CH-4A and the CH-4B.
Chinese-made CH-4 medium altitude long-endurance (MALE) tactical UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle at AirShow China 2012. (Copyright photo Army Recognition)
     

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.

     

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.
     
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, the CH-4A and the CH-4B.