Armed with rockets and swarms of UAV: ​​China presented a reactive drone Feihong FH-97

The Chinese drone Feihong FH-97 is designed to work with fighters, like the American Loyal Wingman and XQ-58A Valkyrie. In China, a FEIhong FH-97 unmanned air system is presented in China in Zhuhaya, called the analogue of American drones Loyal Wingman, designed to fight hostilities with manned aircraft. About it writes Interesting Engineering. It is reported that the FH-97 is able to maintain a "confrontation, highly intensive and long" battle.

Its integrated armament compartment can be carried by ammunition "Air-Air and Air Earth". In addition, unlike American drones, FH-97 is able to fight its own swarm of smaller drones. FH-97 is expected to be used in conjunction with the most advanced j-20 jet fighter. The useful load is likely to include a PL-15 rocket about 100 kilometers and a 20 kilometers' rocket. An important feature of a new Chinese drone is its ability to take off with a catapult from aircraft carrier.

This makes it useful for the Navy Fleet of the People's Liberation Army of China. As noted in the publication, the outside of UAV is also reminiscent of the American XQ-58A Valkyrie, developed by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. This is another high -speed, unobtrusive drone of the US Air Force, designed to deploy with manned planes. On the photo-97A photo, which is published in the network has a similar double V-shadow, which helps to reduce resistance and ensures good air control.

"The FH-97A drone corresponds to the four [main] trends in the development of weapons: it is unmanned, miniature, intellectual and inconspicuous," said Shanhaya's military analyst from Shanghai. -"In the future [FH-97A] will be extremely important. The future of the war is a competition between unmanned and antibodies. " The publication also emphasized that the degree of readiness of Chinese UAV is still unknown.