SKST UAVs

People's Liberation Army (PLA) has adopted several Chinese drones and UAVs developed by Dalian San-Ke Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (SKAT, 大连三科科技集团有限公司), a Chinese firm that specializes in the development and production of UAVs and turbojets engine for UAVs application. SKAT is the first Chinese firm to successfully develop the 50 kg class turbojet engine, which is used on SKAT developed UAVs in serive with Chinese military.

SK-200

SK-200 is the first UAV developed by SKAT and it made its public debut in the 6th Zhuhai Airshow held in 2006, and entered service with Chinese military as a subsonic drone. Specifications:[1]

SK-300

SK-300 is the second UAV developed by SKAT and its speed is increased to 300 m/s in comparison to earlier SK-200 and performs similar function. The existence of SK-300 was also revealed at the 6th Zhuhai Airshow held in 2006 when SK-300 was under flight test.[2] During its development, a team of eleven engineers conducted over thirty test flight and over forty SK-300 were crushed, and when the program finally succeeded, the cost was 15 million ¥.[3]

SK-900

SK-900 is high subsonic UAV and PLA has adopted its drone version to for the training of air defense force. Specifications:[4]

SHK-200-15

SHK-200-15 is an UAV that can be used as a drone to simulate missiles, and performing other missions such as reconnaissance. SHK-200-15 is an UAV powered by rocket engine. Specification:[5]

SHK-260-15

SHK-260-15 is an UAV developed by SKAT to simulate cruise missile and it’s powered by a rocket engine. Specification:[6]

SHK-300-20

SHK-300-20 is an UAV developed by SKAT to simulate cruise missile and it’s powered by a rocket engine. Specification:[7]

SHKW-200

SHKW-200 is a drone jointly developed by SKAT and PLA Shenyang Military Region, and it has since entered PLA service. Specification:[8]

SHKW-300

SHKW-300 is an UAV developed by SKAT that can be used to simulate anti-ship missiles, cruise missiles and other applications. Specification:[9]

SHKDW-260

SHK-260 is an UAV developed by SKAT to simulate cruise missile and it’s powered by twin turbo jet engine. Specification:[10]

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