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中国CSA-003最新型侦察飞机装备数字式情报系统,可以探测电子和网络活动。
基于奥地利DA42型飞机
1-2名飞行员,1名传感器操作员。重量1.7吨。机身下装有传感器吊舱。
China’s latest spy plane revealed: Elint can be fitted with sensor wingpods to track enemies
CSA-003 'Scout' has digital Elint to detect enemy electronic, cyber activity
This craft is built based on the design of Austrian plane, Diamond DA42
The craft weights 1.7 tonnes and has sensors in a pod under the fuselage
China’s newest spy plane is suited up for the cyber-battlefield.
The CSA-003 ‘Scout’ built by the China Electronic Technology Corporation’s Avionics division can collect enemy intelligence and locate vulnerabilities from the sky to facilitate cyber-attacks.
The 1.7 ton plane is equipped with sensors in a pod on its underside, and is among ‘special mission aircraft,’ for maritime and border patrol, and oil spil
Revealed by a Popular Science blog, the CSA-003 is an Electronic Intelligence (Elint) aircraft, so it can use electronics to gather intelligence on enemy activity.
The design is based on the Austrian utility plane Diamond DA42, and has twin turbopop engines.
It is manned by 1-2 pilots and one sensor operator.
Digital Elint and signals processing suite are used to collect intelligence on the battlefield, including data on electronic activities surrounding communications, weapons, and radar.
These technologies are carried in a pod under the fuselage in the sensor payload, PopSci explains, enabling the craft to detect, track, and analyse electronic and cyber activity.
The CSA-003 can work with satellite links and processing support from ground stations.