Guizhou Sparrow Hawk II - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), China

Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle type Sparrow Hawk II (Air Sniper) from the workshop of Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) from Guizhou can sort the exploration machines for medium height with great endurance (MALE).
Its design shape no doubt inspired by the successful American General Atomics "Predator" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) line, the Chinese Sparrow Hawk II is an in-development air system intended for the surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering role. Its payload consists of optical systems and sensors for the roles at hand while power is served through a single engine driving a three-bladed propeller assembly in a "pusher" configuration.
The engine is - as in the Predator series - fitted at the rear of the fuselage. It also features a V-tail unit and wide-spanning main wingplanes. The fuselage is slender and well-contoured for flight with a blister pack mounted under the fuselage for its payload-carrying capabilities. While the raised ridge of the bow hull is the antenna of a satellite communication system, with which using the information gathered is transmitted to a ground evaluating station in real time, massive trough-like cover which is located on the flat stomach of the hull in front wing leading edge, hidden antenna radar with synthetic aperture. The undercarriage is wheeled, requiring the UAV to land and take-off from prepared runways.

The Sparrow Hawk II completed a flight on August 1st, 2011 when testing its double-load remote sensing unit. The flight lasted 4.5 hours and proved successful.  Any further information on the entire program Sparrow Hawk II unfortunately not yet known.

The vehicle has been photographed with underwing hardpoints and dummy missiles showing the intent to make the Sparrow Hawk II an Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) at some point in its development.