Thursday, November 29, 2012

Pentagon Alarmed By China's Drone Program



The Pentagon Is 'Alarmed' By China's Big Move Into Drones -- Business Insider

The U.S. is worried about the rapid growth of China's drone industry, Mark McDonald of the International Herald Tribune reports.

China will display several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at an air show this month, and many of them look like the U.S. aircraft being used against targets in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia.

McDonald reports that the CH-4 and the Wing Loong, or Pterodactyl, models appear to be clones of the American Reaper and Predator drones while the larger Xianglong, or Soaring Dragon — a long-range, high-altitude model — resembles the RQ-4 Global Hawk.

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China`s New Drones Look American


My Comment: China has the skills and expertise to copy the best .... so this move into drones should really not surprise anyone. If there is a surprise, it is why did the Chinese take so long to duplicate what the Americans have.

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