At the end of October in the Chinese province of Qinghai held weapons systems testing UAV helicopter type AV500W (at U8EW), According to a blog dambiev.
Issued and helicopter missiles "air-ground" hit the target from a distance 4,5 km.
Rotor-type UAV AV-500 AVIC Corporation developed two embodiments. The first - to perform reconnaissance nature of problems, including observation (monitoring) flight, of search missions, aerial Photography, fire control, transportation of small loads, etc..
The second option - percussion (adding to the designation of the letter «W» denotes armed version).
Maximum takeoff weight AV500(W) – 470 kg, length -7 m, cruising speed - 170 km / h, operating range - up 200 km. UAV can be raised to a height of 4 km, while in the air - 4 o'clock (reconnaissance version - 8 hours). Payload - 160 kg.
AV500W armed with four missiles "air-ground" radar-guided, or guided bombs, laser-guided weight 6 and 10 kg, libo machinegun. A destructive missiles - to 5 km.
Reconnaissance version is equipped with electro-optical monitoring station on a gyro-stabilized suspension, which is equipped with a system of recognition and tracking, radar with synthetic aperture (on the external sling), and data relay system.
