Posted on 08/08/2022 2:15:39 PM PDT by FarCenter
China’s homemade FH-95 electronic warfare and armed reconnaissance drone recently passed a milestone performance test, providing a new dimension to the nation’s electronic warfare capabilities, according to the Communist Party-run Global Times.
Citing the Beijing-based magazine Unmanned Vehicles, the Global Times report said that the FH-95, manufactured by Aerospace Times Feihong Technology Corporation (ATFTC) under the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, last month completed a successful test at an undisclosed air base.
The Global Times has released limited information on the FH-95’s specifications, noting only that it has a one-ton takeoff weight, can carry a 250-kilogram payload and has a 24-hour flight endurance.
While the Global Times notes that aside from the usual missions such as armed reconnaissance, border patrol and maritime surveillance, the FH-95 can work as part of a more extensive drone formation, providing electronic warfare support to manned and unmanned aircraft, notes the Janes defense publication.
Chen Jianguo, the ATFTC’s general manager and researcher, mentioned in the Global Times report that drones capable of electronic warfare, surveillance and early warning will become indispensable in combat.
He said they can perform remote detection outside defended areas, act as tactical feints, and perform saturation attacks alongside manned aircraft. In addition, Global Times cites an unnamed Beijing-based military expert who says that electronic warfare drones will bring a new dimension to how drones are deployed in warfare, noting that most current drones are designed for reconnaissance and attack roles.
Global Times also learned from ATFTC that the FH-95 could provide electromagnetic interference to cover an attack by FH-97 stealth drones to penetrate and destroy air defenses, followed by an attack using more traditional FH-92A attack drones.
Electronic warfare drones may devastate high-tech forces reliant on networks and unmanned combat systems. In a 2022 Sandboxx article, defense analyst Michael Peck notes the possibility of electronic warfare drone swarms moving in to disrupt wireless communications and radar. Peck also noted that the US might be vulnerable to such attacks.
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With have missiles with “home on jam” modes to take out jammer planes. But these drones would probably be cheaper than the missiles to take them out, and they can deploy swarms.
Electronic warfare attacks on the US homeland will be insignificant after the Dims ban electricity to save us from warmageddon.
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And that would pale in comparison to the Dems coming ban on non-organic farming and the elimination of cattle herds to stop CO2 and methane generation.
Both the United States and Russia have advanced electronic warfare capability. The Chinese aren’t the only ones.
No match for our dress wearing Tranny brigade. They’ll be ready to battle right after recovering from the top and bottom surgery.
Whew! I was wondering when the Chinese were going to get that last piece of information they needed from one of their spies who was hired by an American defense contractor desperate to fill vacancies as boomers retire.
Bkmk
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