Reports suggest China may be about to unleash a terrifying new unmanned high-altitude helicopter known as an AR-500C as tensions with Taiwan grow.
Recently China launched “precision missile strikes” around Taiwan during its military exercises as a punishment for the country welcoming US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for democratisation talks.
And as if missiles weren’t bad enough it appears China’s much-touted revolutionary chopper is also ready to be rolled out.
Taking to Twitter, an anonymous Chinese military aviation researcher warned that the terrifying new tech had been successfully tested.
They said: “Various Chinese media outlets report that the AR-500CJ has successfully conducted its maiden flight.
“It is specifically designed to operate from naval vessels … and the new green primer seems to support this.”
The helicopter’s manufacturer AVIC claims that the craft completed a vertical-takeoff-and-landing at its facility in Poyang, Jiangxi.
