Japan Self-Defense Forces: Chinese exercise that carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle landing ships

Currently, the types of unmanned helicopter equipped ships, little. The photo shows U.S. MQ-8 "Fire Scout" unmanned helicopter. (Figure)

According to Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" June 23 news, confirmed by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, unmanned aerial vehicles along with Chinese naval fleet across China and Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan and offshore training.

Reported that this is the first time the SDF to confirm the Chinese UAV. Previously, Chinese warships after 2 weeks of military exercises in the evening of 22 to 23 am by Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan and offshore back to base.

Japan's defense ministry said this month, 8-9 days, including guided missile destroyers and frigates, including 11 Chinese naval ships bound for the southeast, the military training. At that time, the ongoing security patrols of naval aircraft, ships taken to China near the UAV photos. Subsequently, the UAV landing on the deck.

MQ-8 is dedicated to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps carrier-based unmanned surveillance aircraft, has worked in Libya to participate in reconnaissance into two, which one suspect was shot down. (Figure)

As the carrier deck space is limited, so they use a carrier-based unmanned reconnaissance helicopter style, only the conventional carrier-based drone style. The picture shows the Chinese Navy's carrier-based drone. (Figure)

Chinese Navy's carrier-based drone has been popular in the army, using the water recovery systems. (Chinese military networks, picture)

Okinawa Miyako recently by the East China Sea Fleet warships Strait (Figure)