China’s AR-500CJ Shipborne VTOL UAS Takes Shape

AR-500CJ
AR-500CJ has been developed for China's navy.
Credit: AVIC
SINGAPORE—AVIC says it has completed the first flight of the AR-500CJ uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), which has been designed specifically for China’s naval vessels. The state-owned manufacturer claims to have flown the vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft at its facility in Poyang, Jiangxi...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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