Divine Ark UAV

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| manufacturer= [http://company.ch.gongchang.com/info/65678449_67d1/ Shen-Zhou (meaning Divine Ark) Aircraft Co., Ltd. (Divine Ark)]
| designer=Divine Ark
| first flight=2003
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Divine Ark [[UAV]]s are Chinese UAVs developed by [[Chengdu]] [http://company.ch.gongchang.com/info/65678449_67d1/ Shen-Zhou (meaning Divine Ark) Aircraft Co., Ltd. (Divine Ark, 成都神舟飞行器有限公司)], which is a company formed by retired aeronautical specialists. As of end of 2013, all of its products are unmanned blimps.

==ST-3 Pioneer 3==
ST-3 Pioneer 3 (Ka-Tuo-Zhe San-Hao 开拓者3号) is the first UAV developed by Divine Ark, which made its maiden flight on December 16, 2003,<ref>[http://www.space.cetin.net.cn/index.asp?modelname=zgxw_nr&FractionNo=&titleno=XWEN0000&recno=7134 ST-3 unmanned blimp]</ref> and the general designer is Mr. Kuan Tian-Jin (旷天金).<ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2003-12/17/content_1235988.htm ST-3 Pioneer 3 unmanned blimp]</ref> ST-3 Pioneer 3 is designed to replace the imported Japanese VIP-200 unmanned blimp, and has greatly improved performance. For example, the payload is more than doubled and the remote control radius is twenty times than that of Japanese VIP-200 unmanned blimps sold to China.<ref>[http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2003-12-17/1621171690.html ST-3 UAV]</ref> ST-3 Pioneer 3 is propelled by a pair of four-blade [[ducted fan]]s driven by German engine. Specification:<ref>[http://news.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper148/20031217/class014800003/hwz1059250.htm ST-3]</ref><ref>[http://www.people.com.cn/GB/junshi/1076/2250940.html ST-3 Pioneer 3]</ref>
*Length (m): 17.63
*Volume (cu m): 150
*Ceiling (km): 2.5
*Speed (km/hr): 75
*Payload (kg): 35
*Remote control radius (km): 30
*Navigation: [[GPS]]

==Military blimp==
Divine Ark Military blimp is jointly developed by Divine Ark and [[People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department]] (PLAGLD). The PLAGLD general designer from the general design team is Mr. Hu Zhi-Yi (胡志毅). Military blimp is a development of earlier ST-3 Pioneer 3, and it is intended for reconnaissance missions. It is considered a stealth platform because it is construted of composite material that is nearly impossible to be detected by radar. Military blimp carried an reconnaissance system that integrates three subsystems, radar imaging system, infrared imaging system and optical imaging system. Military blimp was publicized by [[CCTV-7]] in December 2009.<ref>[http://bbs.tiexue.net/post2_3983752_1.html Military blimp]</ref>

==See also==
[[List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China]]

==References==
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[[Category:Unmanned aerial vehicles]]
[[Category:Unmanned aerial vehicles of China]]
[[Category:Unmanned blimps]]
[[Category:Unmanned blimps of China]]

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