China has significantly improved the Scorpion A drone - now it can carry more missiles and bombs

The Chinese defence industry continues to develop the drone segment. State-run broadcaster CCTV recently revealed improvements to the Scorpion A strike drone.

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The key innovation has been the increase in suspension points from four to seven units. And three of them can be fitted with two or three munitions. A CCTV story states that the drone has undergone flight tests.

The Scorpion A can carry high-precision guided bombs LS-6-50 and FT-9, GB-25A laser-guided bombs and YZ-102A anti-personnel bombs. As for missiles, the arsenal includes TS20, TL-2, anti-tank Blue Arrow 11A and Blu Arrow 7.

The drone has a maximum take-off weight of 450kg. The drone is capable of flying for 40 hours and climbing to an altitude of up to 10km. Scorpion A has flight speed of 380km/h and has a cruising range of 8000km.

Source: Janes