26 JULY 2023

by Akhil Kadidal & Rahul Udoshi

2023年7月26日

作者：阿希尔·卡迪达尔和拉胡尔·乌多希

   

Janes conceptualisation of China's new AR-XX loitering munition under development. (Janes)

简氏构思了中国正在开发的新型AR-XX游荡弹药。(简氏)

 

A Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) producer, Aerospace CH UAV Co Ltd, has announced that it is developing a new loitering munition based on the AR-series of air-to-ground missiles.

中国无人机生产商航天彩虹无人机有限公司宣布，该公司正在研发一种基于AR系列空对地导弹的新型游荡弹药。

 

In an announcement on Weibo on 20 July, the company said the loitering munition is being developed for “super long-range” and will “deliver a number of new functions”.

7月20日，该公司在微博上发布公告称，游荡弹药正在为“超远程”开发，并将“提供一些新功能”。

 

Aerospace CH UAV Co Ltd is a subsidiary of the 11th Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), which developed and produces the AR-series of lightweight missiles.

航天彩虹无人机有限公司是中国航天科技集团公司第十一研究所的子公司，该研究所开发并生产AR系列轻型导弹。

 

The AR-series of missiles are optimised for use by UAVs. The series has four known variants in the weight range of 20, 45, 80, and 100 kg, including the reported and existingAR-3 loitering missile.

AR系列导弹经过优化，可供无人机使用。该系列有四种已知的改型，重量范围分别为20、45、80和100公斤，包括已报道和现有的AR-3游荡导弹。