China increases naval UAV use
The China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has begun deploying UAVs aboard its ships.
Published: April 9, 2012 at 9:12 AM
FAIRFAX, Va., April 9 (UPI) -- The China's People's Liberation Army Navy has begun deploying unmanned aerial vehicles aboard its ships.
Foreign naval reconnaissance aircraft have photographed one Chinese naval-based drone and others have been reported in the Chinese media.
China has been interested in developing UAVs since the 1960s when China shot down U.S. Air Force Ryan Firebee unmanned jet propelled reconnaissance aircraft.
The wreckage was reportedly dissembled and reverse engineered, resulting in the People's Liberation Army first UAVs, the prototype WuZhen-5, Signal magazine reported.
In 2006 China displayed an indigenously built drone model at the Zhuhai air show and now every major manufacturer for the Chinese military has a research center devoted to drones, Chinese analysts say.
Chinese interest in foreign advanced UAV technology continues. After Iran recovered an advanced U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel stealth UAV last year, Iran's Nasim Online news Web site reported in December that Chinese and Russian military officials asked to be able to inspect it
Foreign naval reconnaissance aircraft have photographed one Chinese naval-based drone and others have been reported in the Chinese media.
China has been interested in developing UAVs since the 1960s when China shot down U.S. Air Force Ryan Firebee unmanned jet propelled reconnaissance aircraft.
The wreckage was reportedly dissembled and reverse engineered, resulting in the People's Liberation Army first UAVs, the prototype WuZhen-5, Signal magazine reported.
In 2006 China displayed an indigenously built drone model at the Zhuhai air show and now every major manufacturer for the Chinese military has a research center devoted to drones, Chinese analysts say.
Chinese interest in foreign advanced UAV technology continues. After Iran recovered an advanced U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel stealth UAV last year, Iran's Nasim Online news Web site reported in December that Chinese and Russian military officials asked to be able to inspect it
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/04/09/China-increases-naval-UAV-use/UPI-87321333977162/#ixzz1rdQLVlFr
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