Chinese firm Tsingaero Armament showcased its JZ-500, a strike-capable rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at the Airshow China 2022 exhibition in Zhuhai, which concluded on 13 November.
According to Tsingaero Armament, the JZ-500 can be operated in harsh weather, including rain and snow and wind conditions of up to 24 m/s. It is able to operate in temperatures between -55°C and +50°C.
Design features of the UAV include its pod fuselage, which houses the powerplant, avionics, and payload; a pair of intermeshing rotors; a tail rotor on the starboard side; a dorsal and a ventral vertical fin; and horizontal tails on the port and starboard side of the tailboom ahead of the vertical fin.
The fuselage of the JZ-500 includes skid tracks to assist a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability, a ventral electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) turret at the nose, and two snub wings with two hardpoints to accommodate up to four missiles on each wing.
Source: Janes