China has tested a new 155-mm artillery shell, inside which there is a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
This is reported by the Defense Express portal with reference to the South China Morning Post.
The shell with a drone inside is called Tianyan. It consists of two parts, one of which contains a reconnaissance UAV.
After firing, when the shell approaches the target, it opens and launches the UAV. The drone is activated and begins to transmit data and adjust the artillery fire.
It is noted that artillery systems do not require any modifications to fire Tianyan shells. This means that any 155-mm artillery system can fire shells with an UAV.
According to the developers, the Tianyan shell can be used at distances of up to 10 kilometers.
Defense Express noted that in modern conditions, the use of artillery systems at such distances puts them at risk of UAV strikes.
However, this makes it possible to "deploy" a reconnaissance drone over enemy positions in a matter of seconds. Thanks to this, the enemy may simply not have time to change position or hide.
The portal suggests that one of the problems of the Tianyan projectile is determining when it needs to unfold and launch the drone.
"Usually, different electronics are used for this, but it seems that China has gone a different, more reliable way, using a special charge with, probably, a timer. This slightly complicates the process of preparing the projectile for use, but such a mechanism has a lower chance of not working," Defense Express writes.
China does not disclose the characteristics of the UAV that is inside the Tianyan projectile. It is probably not a quadcopter-type drone with radio communication, since it would not fit inside the ammunition. Most likely, it is for this reason that the Tianyan's range is only 10 kilometers.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on June 30, the Minister of Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology Mykhailo Fedorov said that Ukraine had developed ammunition for small arms that increases the chances of hitting FPV drones.
Recall, on June 12, russian dictator vladimir putin said that the russian army would create unmanned systems troops, as Ukraine had previously done.
We also wrote that the russian occupiers had begun using modified Shahed UAVs equipped with new engines.
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