A video featuring China's flying saucer-like stealth drone, the Sky Hawk, was shown for the first time on China Central Television (CCTV) on Saturday, with leading military experts saying the
technologies mastered by Chinese developers will
allow the drone to fly faster, farther and avoid detection.
Independently developed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, the Sky Hawk conducted a test flight at an undisclosed location in China, the CCTV report said.
The video showed the drone taking off and landing, marking the first time that the aircraft has been publicly seen in flight.
The drone reportedly first flew in February, but no video was available before Saturday's broadcast. It was on display at Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province in November but was never flown there.
The step-by-step revelations mean the drone is being developed and manufactured on schedule, and that China considers the drone feasible, Song Zhongping, a military expert and TV commentator, told the
Global Times on Sunday.
Featuring a "flying wing" aerodynamic design similar to the US B-2 stealth bomber, the Sky Hawk is a
high-altitude, long-range and high-speed unmanned aerial vehicle capable of conducting reconnaissance and patrol missions in hostile environments, CCTV reported.
Comment: The deadly shooting was apparently unprovoked with no motive, so police need all the help they can get to find this murderer.
Update (Jan. 7): Police have announced that the shooting appears to be a tragic case of mistaken identity and that they are looking at two African American suspects. One man has been arrested in connection with the shooting.