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China Unveils Latest Military Drone
China, whose military capabilities are largely mocked by the conventional wisdom, is ignoring the jeers and is rapidly building up not only its navy, but is modernizing its air force now too. Case in point: it just unviled its own military drone, which is a spitting image of the US MQ-9 Reaper, with one typical Chinese twist: it is far cheaper.
"China has taken the wraps off its latest military drone and fighter plane as the country builds up its defence capabilities.
The unmanned Yi Long drone can carry two missiles and although it looks similar to the MQ-9 Reaper used by the British and US military it is likely to be priced far more cheaply.
Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper put the cost of the Chinese drone at around $1m (£630,000). Andrei Chang, a Hong Kong-based military expert who edits Kanwa Defence Monthly, said: "The Chinese have spent a lot of money to develop a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle).
"They know that in future wars unmanned warfare will be very important."
The drone, which is built by China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC), was unveiled at an air show in the city of Zhuhai.
Some pictures of what should not be confused with your friendly, neighborhood "Made in the USA" greater-good drone, flying overhead:
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CTRL + X is cut ... as in austerity. Only Iceland and Canada have Ctrl + X.
"Hey, that looks like the one Obama dropped off in Iran."
No it doesn't.
The RQ-170 Sentinel looks more like a miniature B-2 Stealth bomber, bitchez.
So, rather than one copy cat, expect 2.
The Chinese have also copied this bad boy and it's more effective than any drone... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shkval
Oh wonderful, now I got this, Biden, Krugman and the Coup to worry about tonight.
Looks like the Chinese consumer has arrived-- oh thank the unholy gods of keynesians for truly our moment of prosperity hath arrived.
The USA has lost its technological supremacy, its pretty much over at this point unless the US gets its head out of its ass and quick.
We still have best stealth and stuff , but really whats 20 stealth planes gona do against 100,000 crop dusters armed with gun turrets?
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Is that PVC piping supporting the landing gear?
Lord only knows why the chinese want to emulate a model of imminent economic, societal and military failure.............................
Drones are the sine qua non for fighting terrorists. Like those pesky guys who keep advocating freedom and fair elections and that sort of thing. That's why the US gov. is deploying them here.
and thats why OBummer is replacing the defence force chiefs with his sphincter lickers. they WILL use them as ordered. Orwell wasn't all that good at timing but he sure was right about the (Banksters) pig farm
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Can it deliver take-out and laundry?
Go long Yi Long.....Go long.
How much meth can one of these carry? How many did the Mexican American Godfather Occupation Government (MAGOG/SPECTRE) order? 30 thousand? Is that enough?
Well we know it is not American cause it would have chemtrail spray orfices on it and a barium/aluminum payload resevoir.
Chen in a box...
I'll take 4 if you throw in the 5th one free, and I'll need 100 laser guided missiles. Here's my Boa titanium card to get the ball rolling. Land of the free, my ass
Tyler; drone suppose to be rectangular to be different from American one ?