New combat drone developed

The China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, one of the country's largest makers of military drones, has developed a new advanced unmanned combat plane — the CH-9.

According to the Beijing-based academy, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the CH-9 is the new member of the CH — which stands for Caihong, or Rainbow — family, and features a large body, strong carrying capacity and long flight range.

Technical specifications published by the academy show that the drone is about 12 meters long, with a wingspan of nearly 25 meters.