China has for the first time made public the video footage of a Wing Loong live fire missile test. In the live-fire missile test conducted in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in late July, Wing Loong, a typical made-in-China military drone, fired eight kinds of weapons at intended targets.
Li Yidong, deputy chief engineer of Wing Loong, Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) Chengdu Engine (Group) Co., Ltd., said the test would increase Wing Loong’s flexibility in carrying out tasks.
“Drones that can both reconnoiter and attack have to function like this. It is unknown what kinds of targets are on the ground. You can not use just one or two types of missiles to deal with all targets with so many types of targets. Therefore for different targets we have different weapons,” said Li.
Li Yongguang, chief engineer of Wing Loong, emphasized the significance of the development of drones.
“Drone is actually a big system consisted of base stations and missiles. Its progress will greatly boost the development of military industry,” said Li Yongguang, chief engineer of Wing Loong, AVIC Chengdu Engine (Group) Co., Ltd..
Conducted in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in northern China in July, the testing saw the UAV fire eight weapon types at targets to show the flexibility of the system, AVIC says.
“[UAVs] that can both reconnoitre and attack have to function like this. It is unknown what kinds of targets are on the ground,” Li Yidong, deputy chief engineer of Wing Loong at AVIC’s Chengdu Engines, told CCTV.
“You cannot use just one or two types of missiles to deal with all targets with so many types of targets. Therefore for different targets we have different weapons.”
Source: CCTV/YouTube
[sceptics may have some comments on the editing of this footage – Ed.]