According to Duowei News, the drone is ready for its maiden flight after completing its taxi tests in December last year.
Designed jointly by the Hongdu Aviation Industry Group and Shenyang Aviation Corporation, the Lijian is quite similar to both the U.S. X-47B and the European nEUROn.
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I wonder if our dual citizen jeus sold them this in their usual fashion
Yes, they did, again.
Yes, they did, again.
I wonder if the Israelis stole and sold them this technology like they did most of the previous
Yes, how about all those Chinese spys at our Los Alamos laboratories during the Clinton administration. They used to call it “Chinese take out”.
Should the drone carry nukes, would be one of immense dangers towards anyone around China!
I wonder if our dual citizen jeus sold them this in their usual fashion
Yes, they did, again.
Yes, they did, again.
I wonder if the Israelis stole and sold them this technology like they did most of the previous
Yes, how about all those Chinese spys at our Los Alamos laboratories during the Clinton administration. They used to call it “Chinese take out”.
Should the drone carry nukes, would be one of immense dangers towards anyone around China!
Why does this look strangely familiar… ;)?
Copying much?