China's new stealth drone, Divine Eagle.
Zachary Keck, National Interest: This Is How China and Russia Plan to Crush America's Stealth Aircraft
Both China and Russia appear to be building unmanned aerial vehicles designed to negate America’s advantages in stealth aircraft.
Earlier this year, photos first emerged of a new High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) UAV termed the Divine Eagle that foreign observers believe is designed to detect and eliminate stealth enemy aircraft far from the Chinese mainland.
As Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer wrote back in May:
“[The Divine Eagle’s] long range anti-stealth capabilities can be used against both aircraft, like the B-2 bomber, and warships such as the DDG-1000 destroyer. Using the Divine Eagle as a picket, the Chinese air force could quickly intercept stealthy enemy aircraft, missiles and ships well before they come in range of the Mainland. Flying high, the Divine Eagle could also detect anti-ship missile trucks and air defenses on land, in preparation for offensive Chinese action.”
Update: Russia and China are developing drones that could make stealth aircraft obsolete -- Jeremy Bender, Business Insider
WNU Editor: If these reports are true .... America's "stealth advantage" has just been eliminated.
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