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The AVIC Dark Sword (Chinese: 暗剑; pinyin: Àn Jiàn) [1] is a stealthy supersonic unmanned combat aerial vehicle from the People's Republic of China.It is being developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China's Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute for the air superiority or deep strike roles. [2]
Images of the aircraft's 20 minute long maiden flight appeared on the internet on November 21st 2013, where the "Sharp Sword" took off from HAIG airfield. [10] [5] In October 2021, AVIC showcased the GJ-11 at Airshow China. The drone is reportedly capable of taking off autonomously from Type 076 amphibious assault ships. The stealthy drone ...
[47] [50] [210] China is known to be developing various "loyal wingman" prototypes such as AVIC Dark Sword. [208] In addition to aircraft teaming, a twin-seat configuration may also provide marginal benefits in pilot training and strike missions. [47] [208]
On 26 December 2024, an aircraft believed to be a J-36 was spotted allegedly conducting test flights in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Since the aircraft's serial number (36011) begins with '36,' following the People's Liberation Army Air Force convention, this model was presumably designated as J-36, but further information is limited. [1]
The reveal coincided with the spotting of the Chengdu J-36 from its sister company, Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. [8] Unconfirmed reports suggested the Shenyang fighter made its maiden flight on 20 December 2024. The Shenyang aircraft prototype seemed to be smaller than the Chengdu one. It was trailed by a Shenyang J-16 strike fighter as the ...
The RQ-3 DarkStar was designed as a "high-altitude endurance UAV", and incorporated stealth aircraft technology [2] [3] to make it difficult to detect, which allowed it to operate within heavily defended airspace, unlike the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk, which is unable to operate except under conditions of air supremacy. The DarkStar was ...
China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was part of this week's massive drills. Video shows one of Taiwan's F-16s tracking a Chinese J-15 fighter jet with its sniper pod during war games ...
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer in Shenyang, Liaoning and a subsidiary of AVIC. Founded in 1951 as the classified 112 Factory , it is the oldest aircraft manufacturer in the People's Republic of China . [ 2 ]