China showed its first shock drone KVD002: How the army wants to apply it

The main characteristics of the drone are classified, but it is already compared with Chinese Caihong-4. The China's army at the helicopter exhibition in Tianjin introduced its first KVD002 combat drone equipped with rockets, which is very similar to the Chinese CH-4 model. China Daily writes about it. KVD002 is the first model of a universal drone that can serve both for intelligence and targets, as well as a blow to the enemy and its objects with ammunition.

Under the wings of the drone there are two AR-1 rockets of the Air-Earth class AR-1, and under the main body-reconnaissance devices. In the People's Liberation Army of China (NVAK) do not say who is the developer of the model. However, observers say that, according to its configuration and AR-1 missile, the drone was apparently developed on the basis of Caihong-4, or CH-4, Chinese bestseller in the international market.

The CH-4 was built by the Chinese Aerosmic Aerodynamics in Beijing, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The Academy is one of the largest exporters of military drones in China. According to China Daily, CH-4 was sold in more than 10 countries, which made it the most popular and tested in combat drone, which China sold for export.

The exact technical characteristics of KVD002 are still classified, but if the drone is based on the CH-4, then it should be as similar as possible in its possibilities, and therefore capable of being in the air for up to 30 hours for one departure. The maximum speed of CH-4 is 230 kilometers per hour, but it usually operates at cruising speed from 150 to 180 kilometers per hour. The drone has a maximum runoff of 1.