CH-3/3A

OVERVIEW

CH-3 is a mature medium-range UAV system. One set system is composed of three aircrafts, one ground control station (GCS) and one ground support package. CH-3 adopts layout of canard and sweepback wing. The vertical tail and rudder are equipped on the tip of the wings, and the engine is installed in the rear part of the fuselage. CH-3 possesses the functions of automatic landing and take-off with retractable nose gear. CH-3A UAV can be equipped with 2 weapons (50kg each, eg. AGM, PGB) to complete reconnaissance and strike missions.
The advantages of this UAV system are high reliability, high efficiency and low cost. It can be used for various missions, such as battle field reconnaissance, strike, data-link relay, intelligence collection and electronic warfare, etc.
CH-3/3A have been procured by many friendly countries and put into operation in the battle fields. Its technology has also been transfered to some states.