CH-4 is capable of firing air-to-ground missiles from an altitude of 5,000 meters (~16,400 feet), meaning the aircraft is capable of staying outside the effective range of most anti-aircraft guns. It also allows the CH-4 to be able to fire from a position that provides a wider area of view.

Franz-Stefan Gady reported October 16, 2015 that the CH-4B “Rainbow” unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shown in an Iraqi video took off for its first combat mission against ISIS militants in...

彩虹-4无人机（英文：CH-4 unmanned aerial vehicle，缩写：CH-4 UAV），是在彩虹-3无人机基础上研发的一种中程察打/侦察探测（民用版）一体无人机。 彩虹-4无人机于2010年开始研制，2011年9月完成首飞，2012年11月，在第九届中国国际航空航天博览会上，彩虹-4无人机系统 ...

2022年6月22日 · The CASC CH-4 is a dedicated Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) of Chinese origin. It is said to borrow heavily from the proven existing line of American MQ-9 Reaper UCAVs. Both are intended for the strike mission role through various precision-guided munitions and are designed to loiter over target areas for hours (the CH-4 sports a ...

2023年6月30日 · In February 2023, the DRC government announced that it had ordered nine CH-4 combat drones from China. The CH-4 is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is capable of carrying a variety of weapons, including air-to-surface missiles and bombs.

2022年8月19日 · An improved version of the Cai Hong 4 (Rainbow 4, or CH-4) armed reconnaissance medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) equipped with an indigenously manufactured heavy fuel engine (HFE) has completed its maiden flight, its manufacturer China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) …

2022年9月16日 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced in early September that it had secured an export contract for its CH-4 (Cai Hong-4, or CH-4) medium altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) worth over US$100 million from an undisclosed customer.

Cai Hong-4 (CH-4) is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system designed and built by China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics of the China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (CASC) consortium. The CH-4 is 9 m in total length and 18 m in wingspan, with 80% of its airframe made of composite materials.

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CASC Rainbow (Cai Hong, abbreviated as CH) is a series of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, an entity under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics is also known as the 11th Academy of CASC, or 701st Research Institute. 1.