(Baghdad) The Iraqi military has released video of the first combat mission of its CH-4B Rainbow UAV – the design which was heavily copied from the US MQ-1 Reaper developed by General Atomics, entered service with the PLA Air Force in 2013 – as purchased from China. The UAV (of which there are two versions) has been developed by China’s Aerospace Long-March International Trade Company (ALIT). The CH-4A is designed for reconnaissance (3,500 - 5,000 km range), with the CH-4B as the attack variant with its main armament being the AR-1/HJ-10 anti-tank missile – the Chinese equivalent to the American-made Hellfire missile.
Chinese UAVs are now finding homes across the world, with Iraq following in the steps of Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE.
Chinese UAVs are now finding homes across the world, with Iraq following in the steps of Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE.
