Advanced weapon systems make debut

China North Industries Group Corp, the country's biggest maker of land armaments, is promoting a package of advanced weapon systems that enable customers to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles in combat or defend against hostile UAVs.

At a live-fire show on Monday in Baotou, an industrial powerhouse in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the State-owned defense conglomerate, commonly known as Norinco, displayed several new or upgraded types of military drones and counter-UAV weapons.

The major drone system highlighted at the daylong show was the BZK-005E, a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft.