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Powerful CH-5 Combat Drones Get Green Light For Export; Several Customers Said To Be Interested

November 03 2016

China

The Chinese government has granted an export license for the domestically developed CH-5 reconnaissance and combat unmanned aerial vehicle, reports the China Daily.

"Several foreign nations have expressed intentions to purchase the CH-5, and we are in talks with them," said Shi Wen, the chief designer of the CH-series of drones at the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics in Beijing.

He made his comments in an interview on Monday.

The CH-5 is the largest of the series,...

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