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South China Morning Post: China tests new spy drones in near space ‘death zone’
High-altitude unmanned vehicles tasked with military intelligence gathering can fit inside a shoebox and cost just a few hundred yuan
High-altitude spy drones could help China dominate “near space” – a region of the Earth’s atmosphere that is at the heart of a modern-day space race.
Near space, which begins at about 20km above sea level, has until now been regarded a “death zone” for drones – thin air at this altitude makes it hard to generate lift, while extremely low temperatures mean electronic components like batteries are prone to fail.
However, a new type of Chinese-developed drone that is undergoing testing appears to have overcome such difficulties, marking a significant step towards China’s ambitions of exploiting near space for purposes of military intelligence.
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4 comments:
/cute paint scheme on the drone.
I like the vehicle pulling it.
Then again the Chinese are not broke.
The Water Buffalo are a nice touch.
Water buffalo in the picture?
I thought that was more SE Asia.
China is going to suck next year.
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