China’s 4,500-Mile Range, 100-UAV Payload ‘Drone Mothership’ Nears First Test Flight

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installation and testing, with its maiden flight scheduled for next month.The vehicle has a 25 metre wingspan and can fly for 12 hours, with
a maximum range of 7,000 kilometres (4,350 miles)
It has a take-off weight of 16 tons and a transporting capacity of six tons.It has a maximum range of 7,000 kilometers (nearly 4,500 miles)
and an operational ceiling of 15,000 meters, placing it well above the engagement envelope of most medium-range air defence systems
distributed or saturation attacks on enemy defenses
turn off adversary air defense systems.With eight hardpoints for external payloads, the UAV can also be configured for electronic warfare,
paramilitary domains.In addition to combat applications, the UAV is designed for maritime patrol, border security, resource monitoring,
dual-use military technology expansion
strike capability.The MQ-9 Reaper, in contrast, boasts strike and ISR flexibility but is constrained by its lower operational altitude and