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Microwave “Fly Swatter” - static display of a huge high-power #microwave gadget, nicknamed “Fly Swatter” in Chinese media (#CCTV4) last few days. Along with a long-flight-range drone carrier - huge autonomous craft that can unleash hundreds, if not thousands of small #drones in air. It was said that China has been researching using drones in war theater but was not certain if that is the right direction. China joined many nations in UN to ban use of robots in war, but many western countries led by the USA, voted against. Then, Ukraine and the USA gave China the answer in Ukraine-Russia war, and endorsed the direction. Not surprisingly, China being the clear leader in the commercial drone world (DJI) has significant strengths in drone supply-chain, that made natural technologies spillover to military applications. Banning #DJI will be frutile and likely laughing stalk (ie acting on misguided intelligence). Seen in the media, China introduced #J20 and #J35 stealth jets. The agility is amazing; take off within few tens of meters into a near vertical climb! Shown also is Russia’s #SU57 - also amazing agility - demonstrated short vertical take-off and landing. Also shown is China’s attack chopper - highly agile with precision hovers. These planes and choppers show great leaps in flight technologies that most thought only possible in the west. Though not shown in video, the media reported China’s 6th gen #hypersonic war gears, and China’s reusable “#space-shuttle”-like space vehicle that can be long-march launched and dock with Tiangong space-station. Boy, when was the last tech excitements from one show? These are either clear “think thrice” message or Hollywood-style propaganda. Anyway, the air flights cannot be faked, being once part of #avionics world, I am glad that flight control tech has taken some leaps forward. Hope the world use that in peace promoting deterrents.

China's new microwave weapon can fry enemy drones 2 miles away

China's new microwave weapon can fry enemy drones 2 miles away

interestingengineering.com

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