Chinese military drones activate self-destruct mode if used against China

Chinese military drones, which are sold to other countries, cannot be used to launch strikes on national territory. There is "watchdog" technology for this purpose.

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This information was revealed by the Chinese edition of the South China Morning Post, whose journalists spoke to a source close to the military. According to him, drones, including reconnaissance drones, cannot be used against China.

Last year, Turkish Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar told The Eurasian Times in an interview that Chinese-made drones were "deployed when approaching the PRC border". New information confirms his words.

By the way, Haluk Bayraktar noted that this feature of Chinese drones has led some customers to opt for Turkish drones, including the Bayraktar TB2. This allowed Turkey to overtake China in terms of UAV exports.

According to Chinese expert Li Jie, the presence of "watchdogs" as part of the exported products is a "common knowledge fact". All drones are guided by GPS or BeiDou navigation systems, which Chinese engineers take advantage of. Some drones can even self-destruct if the security technology is hacked or bypassed.

Source: scmp