Through independent research and development, China has achieved significant results in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), developing and manufacturing multiple UAVs that can be applied to military use, achieving the latest technological breakthroughs. Despite the fact that both the United States and Europe feel inferior, the future UAV field will also face both opportunities and challenges.

   Modern military equipment is increasingly moving towards intelligent and unmanned development, which enables more efficient participation in combat while maximizing the preservation of one's combat strength. By competing with equipment, it can increase the overall quality of military reserves and reduce the speed of losses.

   Drones are an important representative of modern advanced air combat capabilities, with the characteristics of maneuverability, low cost, large deployment scale, convenient replenishment, and easy combat. They are used for various combat purposes such as air defense, reconnaissance, and surprise attacks.

   Under the recent breakthroughs in China's military industry development, such advanced weapons have formed even stronger combat capabilities. For example, they can attack Type 11 unmanned aerial vehicles with a maximum speed of nearly 1 Mach per hour, carry out air defense and attack countermeasures, suppress enemy air defense firepower, and form more powerful combat functions in anti radiation and early warning detection.

   And when this drone from our country was tested and demonstrated its super strong hovering ability, it shocked the West and even shocked potential enemies. Paired with the J-20 fighter jet, it is bound to dominate the air battlefield in the future and form a more powerful combat capability.

   In contrast, the MQ9 drones deployed by the US military on the Middle East battlefield have been repeatedly targeted and killed by the Houthis, with a total of 11 drones destroyed. Obviously, there are still some design flaws in American drones, which have exposed weaknesses in terms of self-protection and evasion of attacks in actual combat. Even since September this year, it has been frequently shot down over Yemen.

   The US military is not even allowed to openly discuss related content. It seems that the drone strike by Hu Sai has made it difficult for the Pentagon to respond and publicly admit that it has lost face. However, as long as this topic is discussed, it will cause more focus and expose the shortcomings of the lack of self-defense capabilities of US drones to the world more clearly.

   In fact, the malfunction of this drone by the US military is not an isolated case, but rather multiple flight failures, causing psychological trauma for the US military when using this drone.

   In contrast, China's military industry, which started later and did not have research and development advantages, has caught up in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles and is thriving. New models of unmanned aerial vehicles continue to emerge in China, such as the Xianglong high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle, which can achieve a long endurance record. It is a new type of high-altitude reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle developed and designed by China, with a cruising altitude of 20000 meters, a cruising speed of 700 kilometers per hour, and a combat radius of 2500 kilometers, which is not inferior to the combat radius of the US fifth generation fighter F35. The endurance time can last for 10 hours. Such data makes the United States and Europe envious. The power system of Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles is also very advanced, using a new diamond shaped wing structure. Dynamic layout provides more stable flight capability, with a higher lift to drag ratio and a thrust of up to 4200 kilograms, Stronger lifting ability.

   And China also has the first intercontinental drone, the Wing Loong 3 drone with a range of 40 hours. The body length is 12 meters and the height is 4.3 meters. It is also an important model of military drones in China, with a long-range flight capability of 10000 kilometers, heavy payload, and multiple uses. The total takeoff weight is 6.2 tons, with up to 9 weapon attachment points, and can carry more than 2 tons of weapons and ammunition, forming a powerful strike capability.

   Chinese drones will play an important role in collecting intelligence, analyzing combat situations, situational awareness, and striking enemy targets. They will also change the future pattern of air defense and surprise attacks. Once drones are deployed on a large scale, they will form a powerful combat force.

   China's UAV technology, in addition to military UAVs, the West also pays close attention to China's civilian UAVs. During the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the West imported a large number of civilian UAVs from China around the bend, converted them into weapons carrying UAVs, and put them into the main battlefield of Ukraine. They want to test what level China's UAV technology can reach. Unexpectedly, these UAVs have caused serious damage to Russia. The West was surprised after the test.

   China's J-20 fighter jet can also carry unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) wingmen for combat, and has performed well in tests. It will become an important force in air combat in the future.

   China has demonstrated strong potential and research and development capabilities in the application of intelligent drone technology, as well as a huge driving force for mass production and supply. In the future, with the continuous iteration and upgrading of drone technology, the competition in aerial combat may evolve into a situation dominated by drones. In harsh combat environments and intense battles, the use of drones will become more widespread.

   Currently, China's drone technology is steadily accelerating, but with increasing competition, the future will inevitably be a situation where opportunities and challenges coexist.