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Taiwanese Navy conducts flight training with Albatros UAV.
According to information published by the Taiwanese Military News Agency on November 21, 2022, the Taiwanese Navy conducts flight training with Albatros Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
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Albatros Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. (Picture source: Taiwanese Military News Agency)
The Albatross, also known as the Chung Xiang II, is a medium unmanned aerial vehicle made by National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology. It is in service with the Republic of China Navy.
The Chung Shyang II UAV can perform surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition, artillery spotting and battle damage assessment sorties for the military and perform other duties such as border patrol, and aerial reconnaissance for various government agencies.
The Albatross has a wingspan of 8 meters and a range of more than 180km. Endurance is approximately 12 hours. It carries an electro-optical payload and can operate in both day and night.
In addition to its military capabilities the Albatross can also be used for civilian applications such as agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry, disaster monitoring, environmental protection, traffic control, target searching, position recognition, coastal patrol, communications relay, and hazardous terrain survey.