China's self-developed Yaoying-2, a new reconnaissance and strike drone, has successfully completed its maiden¹ flight, according to developer Aviation Industry Corporation of China Thursday.

 

中国自主研发的新型侦查、攻击无人机鹞鹰Ⅱ已成功完成首次飞行。
 

 

Aimed at the international market, Yaoying-2 is a medium-altitude, low-speed, long-endurance Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) with both reconnaissance and strike capabilities².

 

With full automatic control and integrated navigation, the new drone can conduct photoelectric³ image reconnaissance and surveillance, radar⁴ image reconnaissance, and communication signal detection.

 

The drone can provide real-time image and monitoring information for many fields, including firefighting, disaster relief, aerial photography, oil pipelines⁵, forest fire prevention and land resource surveys.

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