The Wall Street Journal: China's drone technology is a shock to the world

China Economic network Beijing November 19 (Wang Hongjuan) One of the world's five major air show, the first China International Aerospace Expo November 16 opened in Zhuhai, each aviation exhibition will attract many people outside the industry attention.　　Western countries have been shocked by the number of technologies that have been shown in China at this year's airshow, showing 25 unmanned aircraft.　　The Wall Street Journal reported that the number of unmanned aerial vehicles displayed in China at the airshow was unprecedented, and that Western defense officials and experts were both surprised and vaguely worried. The United States and Israel are now the world's leading leaders in the development of such unmanned aircraft technology.　　Drones have contributed to the neutrality of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of the unmanned aircraft shown by China at the Zhuhai Airshow are specifically responsible for launching missiles, using jet engines, which could theoretically fly faster than the propeller-type "predator" (Predator) and "death" (Reaper) used by the United States in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Drone。　　Analysts say drones may one day replace fighter jets. The rapid development of China's drones is significant both for domestic and foreign security and for many other countries, including Iran, the Wall Street Journal article said.　　Japan and India may speed up the development of their own drone aircraft or buy American drones. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Assessment Committee (U.s.-china Economic and Review Commission) issued a report in Wednesday that highlighted US concerns about Chinese drones. The report cites an earlier Pentagon report that China is developing a range of high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles that, once deployed, will expand the PLA's options for long-range reconnaissance and strikes.