Circuit munitions (kamikaze drones): China develops a new multifunctional long-range drone
The Chinese company CH UAV recently announced that it is developing a new type of munition – a long-range drone that offers a number of new functions.
Aerospace CH UAV Co Ltd is developing a type of circuit munition product, this is the correct name in Italian, based on the technology of the AR series of air-to-ground missiles, the Global Times learned from the company on Friday. Therefore, the correct English term is "Loitering munition".
It can perform missions including relaying battlefield communications, radar jamming and suppression, precision strikes against time-sensitive targets, and battle damage assessment.
Featuring long durability, super long range, high damage, high reliability, and low cost, roaming munitions can conduct missions independently or by collaborating with other weapons and systems in an integrated system.
The CH UAV company is known for its CH series drones, including the proven CH-3 and CH-4, the more powerful CH-5 and CH-6, the CH-7 with stealth capabilities and the CH-10 tiltrotor, a vehicle with unique characteristics
CH-10 tiltrotor
The drones were so successful that the CH-92 model was sold to Serbia
Along with the CH drones, the company has also developed the AR-series air-to-ground missiles. The AR series covers missiles used by drones between 10 and 100 kilograms.
Loitering munitions have been deployed in recent conflicts around the world and have proven their effectiveness in modern warfare, a Chinese military expert told the Global Times on Friday, who requested anonymity.
Also often referred to as a small suicide drone, the typical hovering munitions can perform reconnaissance missions and strike the target through a self-destructive attack, the expert said, noting that multiple homing munitions can work together for a combat chain of reconnaissance, attack and damage assessment. The AR-1 and AR2-2 missiles from which it derives are air-to-ground missiles weighing 45 (AR1) and 25 (AR2) kg capable of hitting even armored targets, with semi-active laser guidance.
Kamikaze drones can be launched by infantry through launch tubes or be delivered from launch pads such as land or air vehicles. In this case the portability will depend on the final weight of the weapon.
This type of ammunition is increasingly common and is becoming the specialty of some countries. The USA has SwitchBlades, Poland is developing some models and even Estonia has turned to Israel to buy some models.
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