The Chinese defense industry has quietly but confidently rolled out a new toy — a small but evil combat drone, which has not yet been officially named, but in fact it works as a "smart projectile on wings." His task is to find and destroy targets such as light armored vehicles, firing points, as well as command posts and clusters of equipment.
What is interesting about this new class of drones? First of all, size and intelligence. This is not a heavy drummer like the Wing Loong, but a compact machine that can be launched even from the shoulder or from a container. But it is equipped with an AI guidance system: it searches for a target, recognizes it and, if necessary, attacks with an accuracy of up to a meter.
Imagine: a drone flew into a combat zone, "saw" an APC or a machine—gun emplacement, and crashed into it like a kamikaze, or dropped a small but powerful warhead. Such devices are especially effective in urban environments or in remote areas where large drones or aircraft may be inconvenient.
China is clearly betting on a "swarm" of drones — when dozens of such machines simultaneously attack enemy positions, creating chaos and overloading air defenses. And the new small UAVs are just the kind of pawn that can become a real nightmare for the enemy, especially if there are a lot of them.
So it's not just another drone. This is part of the future of combat — fast, accurate and almost non-contact.
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