China s carrier based heavy UAVs are leading a new chapter in future naval warfare

Mondo Military Updated on 2024-01-31

According to the American magazine "War Zone": If China succeeds in bringing unmanned carrier-based aircraft to the aircraft carrier, it may well be worth all the effort in terms of the revolutionary capabilities it could bring, while paving the way for more advanced capabilities in the future.

Recently, a new type of carrier-based drone appeared on the deck of a simulated aircraft carrier built in Wuhan, which can be seen to be doing preliminary flight tests, and this is a heavy carrier-based drone in terms of size. It is likely that this will be the type of aircraft to be equipped on the Fujian aircraft carrier in the future.

It can be seen that China's army and navy have developed and broken through in UAV technology, according to Taiwan's ** report: In June this year, the mainland officially announced for the first time 3 "twin-tailed scorpion" UAV formation flights, this armed reconnaissance UAV has appeared in the PLA around Taiwan mission many times, and has flown over the first island chain several times. It is said that this test is the first time that China's domestic long-endurance UAVs carrying different types of ammunition have flown in close formation, each "twin-tailed scorpion" UAV can carry up to 16 ammunition, and the formation of these 3 UAVs can carry 48 ammunition of various types, thus greatly expanding its firepower strike capability. In August, the "Attack-2" UAV and the J-16 fighter were rarely in the same frame and also released, and external analysts believe that this implies that the PLA is exploring and practicing the tactics and tactics of UAVs and manned aircraft in coordination.

So the advantage of this carrier-based heavy UAV at sea lies in its strong maneuverability and long-range strike capabilities. It can take off and land on aircraft carriers for short distances, and is capable of carrying missiles and bombs to complete combat missions such as blockade, anti-ship or land attack, and deliver precision strikes against enemy targets. UAVs can be used in the air for real-time monitoring, reconnaissance, communication relay, artillery fire correction, target designation, decoy, electric countermeasures, and damage assessment. Due to the advantages of low cost, small size, flexible combat use, and avoidance of personnel, carrier-based UAVs can work in tandem with the air defense system on the aircraft carrier to improve the defense and combat capabilities of the entire aircraft carrier formation.

On December 25, local time, according to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, Sayed Razi Mous**i, a senior adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria, died in an Israeli attack on the Syrian suburb of Damascus.

Later, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement confirming the death of its senior adviser in Syria.

The Israeli side has not responded to this for the time being.

Visual China - VCG41157424827 (*unrelated).

According to CCTV News, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement on December 2 saying that two Iranian military advisers had died in an Israeli attack on Syria. The specifics of the attack were not mentioned in the statement.

Earlier on December 2, Syrian state television quoted Syrian military sources as saying that in the early hours of the same day, Israeli forces launched airstrikes around the Syrian capital, Damascus, from the direction of the Golan Heights they occupied. Syrian air defense systems intercepted most of the Israeli missiles, and the Israeli attack caused some material and property damage.

On December 1, local time,Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian issued a statement condemning Israel's new assault on the Gaza Strip. He said that a ceasefire should be continued, substantial humanitarian assistance should be provided to Gaza and an agreement should be reached for the exchange of detainees.

On December 24, the Iranian Navy displayed a number of new models that have just been added to the ranksAmong them are the Talaya cruise missiles with a range of up to 1000 km, as well as the first reconnaissance *** and the first electronic warfare ***, etc. The Iranian Navy said that all of the new ** were designed and produced by Iranian military enterprises, and the Talaye cruise missile is an "intelligent" missile that can change the target of attack during the flight.

According to Jiemian News, the Iranian Navy said that with the blessing of these new equipment, the Iranian Navy can strike as far as the military bases where the US and Israeli forces are located in the region.

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