China's CASC eyes heavy fuel engine for CH-4 armed reconnaissance UAV family

摘要

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is developing a new variant of its Cai Hong 4 (Rainbow 4, or CH-4) armed reconnaissance medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV), which will feature an indigenously manufactured heavy fuel engine (HFE), company sources told Jane's on 21 December 2018.