The curious case of the reappearing Dark Sword/Anjian 🤔 pic.twitter.com/5uQd7WZPb3— Rick Joe (@RickJoe_PLART) June 5, 2018
David Axe, Daily Beast: How Soon Will China’s Dark Sword Stealth Drone Be Airworthy?
The first official photo of China’s new radar-evading armed drone—which shares attributes with the F-22 and F-35—is now circulating, and it may be ready sooner than anyone expects.
A Chinese plane-maker is developing a fast, radar-evading armed drone with many of the same attributes as the U.S. military’s F-22 and F-35 manned stealth fighters.
At least, that’s what the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China, if not the Chinese government itself, apparently wants people to believe.
It’s possible that the Dark Sword drone, the first official photo of which began circulating online in early June, is little more than a mock-up. In that case, the drone can’t even fly, much less fight.
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WNU Editor: One thing that I have learned about the Chinese is that when it comes to their military .... every time they show something new it becomes reality a few years later. Now is its capabilities something to be concerned about when it is finally deployed .... now that is the question that we do not know the answer to.
More News On China's 'Dark Sword' Drone Fighter Jet
China just showed it has a new 'Dark Sword' fighter jet — and it's a nightmare for the US -- Business Insider
China’s New Drone Fighter Jet: Gimmick or ‘Nightmare’? (PHOTO) -- Sputnik
China's Dark Sword vs India: Is the unmanned stealth fighter jet a force to reckon with? -- IBTimes
