Chinese patent pigeon UAV radar blindfold

China has deployed a new unmanned reconnaissance aircraft (UAV) that looks like a bird with the ability to deceive.

On June 25, the Morning Chinese Post Office (Hong Kong, China) reported on the secret spy program 'Dove' , and led anonymous sources to affirm more than 30 military agencies. and the Chinese state has used airplanes that do not "fake" this bird.

Chinese pigeon simulator device.(Photo: SCMP)

Scientists at Northwestern Polytechnic University in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province (China), collaborated to research unmanned reconnaissance planes of the "Dove" program. The Chinese military appreciated the contribution of the scientist who participated in this "Dove" program.

This type of unmanned aircraft instead of utilizing propellers to fly back and forth simulates the beating of the wings of real birds to get altitude and movement.

These unmanned "iron birds" can fly thanks to the " swing" swing arms that receive energy from the electric motor. The software is designed so that this aircraft moves rhythmically to facilitate high-quality spy video recording.

This unmanned aircraft simulates as much as 90% of the movement of the dove, but the device also works very quietly, hard to hear from the ground.

Design of unmanned aircraft under the "Dove" program.(Photo: SCMP).

Each unmanned aircraft of the 'Dove' program is often equipped with very high resolution cameras, GPS global positioning antennas, flight control systems and data connected to satellites.

Sputnik (Russia) said China's "Dove" program is part of a new initiative to model the character of 'Mother Nature' to maximize effectiveness and avoid detection. These unmanned aircraft can 'fool' radar.

However, the "iron birds" still have weaknesses. Professor Song Bifeng at Northwest Polytechnic University in April remarked that unmanned aircraft belonging to the "Dove" program could not overcome strong winds, bad weather or long distance travel. In addition, the 'Dove' aircraft also cannot afford to avoid colliding with other objects.

Previously, in 2012, China studied the invention of robot birds of the same size as an eagle.