Recently, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp released a video showing the performance of the CH-5 "Rainbow" UAV, dubbed the "air bomb truck" for its outstanding capacity to carry up to 16 missiles. In the video, the CH-5 successfully strikes both fixed and moving targets with great precision from an altitude of roughly 6,000 meters. "Rainbow" can fly up to 60 hours, or 10,000 kilometers, without refueling.
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The video, which shows a series of tests that the drone underwent prior to conducting its maiden flight at the end of October, was released one week prior to the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, which kicks off on November 6.