There are many units in China that engage in various stealth target drones, both within the system and privately owned. Similar to the S260Y target drone from a research institute in Nanjing that specializes in various simulated countermeasures. The several series of target drones that were designed all emphasized high intelligence, high maneuverability, high stealth capability, and high electronic countermeasures. Various seams on the surface of the fuselage are zigzag designs, and the radar reflection cross-sectional area is 0.01 square meters. It is used to simulate the maneuvering, infrared, radar, electronic characteristics of the opponent's advanced stealth fighter, stealth anti-ship missile. As for who to imitate, it is obvious that among the threats facing the Chinese Navy now, the most similar to these target missiles is the long-range stealth cruise missile such as the AG8158C of the United States, so it can be seen from the daily training of the Navy that our ships are used for What is the level of airborne early warning, radar and infrared detection equipment to intercept these stealth threats. If the equipment can't detect the threat, the training is pointless.
In fact, it is not difficult to just emphasize stealth. Many UAVs are not big at all, don't use exposed propellers, just refer to foreign aircraft and missiles for their appearance. If it is used for simple training, let the drone fly straight through the training ground, which has been done in the past.
However, the design requirements of modern advanced target drones are far more than just flying over the training ground to practice anti-aircraft firepower, but to give the army a greater challenge.
For example, Xigong University has developed a stealth target drone, the Sword Type 1, with a flight speed of Mach 0.8, and the maximum overload can be close to 9 G, which is basically a high-performance subsonic missile. During the training process, this kind of target drone was once dropped by the H-6K bomber, and then, like the mad gallop in Shenzhen, multiple target drones attacked a 052D at different heights and in multiple directions to test the ship's defense capabilities. And it also has the ability to expand its functions. As long as the target drone is loaded with explosives, it can be a suicide attack drone. Or add other equipment to the reserved space, or it can be an unmanned electronic jammer, or a deceptive decoy drone.
In addition, I also saw a kind of target drone at the Zhuhai Air Show. It is not big, but it is not easy to deal with. This kind of target drone is not only flying out and being beaten, but also a stealth high maneuvering target that simulates fighter jets such as F35 for air combat training. During use, the ground control center can command four target drones at a time. These target drones use artificial intelligence to selec froflight actions, and conduct air combat with our pilots in the air that is very close to the nature of actual combat, so you can understand it as a game. The high-level NPC in the NPC, if the air combat level is good, you shoot it down, and if the level is not enough, it will simulate being shot down by it. This is much more realistic than flying a simulator on the ground.
Now, the large number of these drones are in line with the requirements of troop training, or also in line with the requirements of future warfare.
I understand that CCTV deliberately revealed this part of the training to tell the United States. The future combat style you have planned is now the training content of the PLA Navy.
