New Chinese drones escape from 2 % of missile attacks

China’s new drones flee at a 2 % success rate of missile attacks. This remarkable progress is a major step in enhancing the operationality and operational efficiency of these drones on the battlefield.

A team of aerospace engineers in China has introduced a new technology that could increase the survival rate of war drones by up to 90 %. The design involves installing light rocket boosters on both sides of the drone that enables fast and unexpected maneuvers and enables the UAV to be removed from the missiles and bullets of air defense systems.

Success of new Chinese drones with new technology

The basis of this technology is its unpredictability. The research team, which has identified their system as “Final Field”, claims that installing boosters will cause a sudden redirection of UAVs, and even the most advanced tracking missiles will not be able to hit the target.

According to the South China Morning report, the research team has conducted extensive digital simulations to evaluate their system performance. They have stated that the technology is making a significant increase in survival rates.

According to the report, in the battle between Russia and Ukraine, drones have only 10 % chance of survival, as 9 out of every 10 UAVs are targeting advanced defense systems. The team’s new system could increase the survival rate by up to 87 %.

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In order to achieve such a jump, Chinese engineers have focused on avoiding missiles at the end of the moment. The report said that in many cases the missiles that lose the target will explode in the middle of the air without damage.

Expanded UAV battles

Despite the low survival of the drones, they have become an element in today’s wars. Earlier in 2024, Ukrainian military officials said “drones killed more than any other tool on both fronts.” Also, a recent report by the EU Security Studies Institute has noted that Russia provides about 100,000 drones from various sources each month.

However, a team of Chinese scientists led by Bi Wenhao, a national aerospace configuration design researcher, believes that their inventive system can turn drones into more deadly tools. Their design emphasizes three basic principles: precise timing, clever orientation.

In accurate timing, boosters should be activated only 1 to 2 seconds before the missile hit. This delay does not allow the missile to modify the route, but it provides enough time to maneuver. In the case of orientation, the system must detect at the moment whether it should be height, fall or move in a lateral direction. And finally, to supply the required drift, the system must produce an acceleration equal to at least 16GS. This sudden acceleration changes the UAV’s flight path to a confusing manner and makes tracking by anti -sheep missiles more difficult.

However, there are challenges. The technology has not yet been tested in real operating conditions. In addition, the addition of boosters to the UAV increases weight, thereby reducing battery life, fuel capacity and cargo space.

The article on new Chinese drones is published in Acta Armadentarii Defense Magazine.