According to Taiwan media, the second-generation tengyun UAV, developed by Taiwan's "Chinese Academy of Sciences", has been conducting intensive performance tests at the PLA Air Force's Jiashan base in recent days, and is warming up for participating in this year's Hanguang 37 exercise. It is working hard to complete tactical evaluation this year and start mass production next year.
"Clouds" uav, the year in the evening of February 18, taitung crash after fresh water lake, has not seen for testing, but "the Chinese Academy of Sciences" for confidentiality reasons, the original landing test site, by the taitung tzu quietly into the secret of good mountain Hualien air base base, and the evaluation model to the more advanced type ii, for days use Hualien airspace break time, We will take off and land from Jasan base and carry out various performance tests. In addition to not announcing the test and time of taking off and landing, we will also strengthen security measures around the base.
The number of MU1811, the second generation of "Tengyun" UAV, is sprayed with the words "Zhongshan Scientific Research Institute" and uav pattern, and the first generation only sprayed with the English words "NCSIST ASRD", the number is also changed from 1611 to 1811, in addition to the enlargement of the body, according to the replacement of a new engine, There are also obvious differences in the rear end propeller and related configurations.
Taiwan's "Chinese Academy of Sciences" has produced four Tengyun UAVs, two of which are first-generation old models and were developed in 2016, and two of which are new models and began to be developed in 2018. The engines of the new models are directly purchased from the United States. The crash in mid-February was an old model built in 2016 and the first prototype. After the crash, the "Chinese Academy of Sciences" only confirmed that there was a control problem. Therefore, the test of the second-generation model in Jiashan base received special attention, and it was prepared to be put into the Hanguang exercise and carry out relevant tactical evaluation operations.
It was pointed out that after the United States announced the sale of four reconnaissance MQ-9B Maritime Guard large uAVs to Taiwan, the outside world was worried that it would reduce the space for the Chinese Academy of Sciences to develop Tengyun UAVs, but the military still gave them
