China’s 60th Research Institute of People’s Liberation Army General Staff Department or Nanjing Research Institute of Simulation Technology (NRIST) displayed three of its newly-developed target drones at the 6th China (Beijing) Military Intelligent Technology and Equipment Expo.
One of the new models unveiled is the II-150Y stealth target drone, which is probably developed from the II-150. The wings have been swept back with thicker cords and the air intake has shifted to the belly.
It uses rocket-assisted take-off and the II-150YH maritime variant is shown to be capable of parachute recovery.
The dimensions are 3.2m × 1.4m and the maximum take-off weight is 120kg. Top speed is 230m/s and the drone can fly 25 meters above ground and 5 meters above the water. It can operate at high altitude terrain by taking off from altitudes up to 15,000 ft. Endurance is 1 hour with a radius of 100km.
The nose of the aircraft can be installed with a Luneburg lens to increase its radar signature. It is said that the radar signature is no larger than 0.005m³.
It can do a 5G 90 degrees’ bank and sustain a turn rate of 3G. It can dive at 40 degrees and make a 180-degree change of heading. This allows it to simulate fighter aircraft, cruise missile or anti-ship missile.
