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New Chinese Drone in Tibet

May 26, 2020;

China has reportedly deployed an “unmanned helicopter drone… capable of firing and conducting reconnaissance from a high altitude” to Tibet. The AR500C drone’s main mission is reported to be reconnaissance but “when equipped with additional devices, it can also run electronic disruption, target indication, fire strike [and] cargo delivery”.

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