China’s New Rainbow No.5 UAV Completes Maiden Flight

China’s domestically developed Rainbow 5 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on August 27 has successfully completed its maiden flight in northwest China’s Gansu Province. Rainbow 5 is the largest reconnaissance and strike drone developed by China, according to the Chinese Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). “It is successful in accordance with our standards, as the taxiing distance before the taking-off and after landing and the landing point were all