GAIC Harrier Hawk

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'''Harrier Hawk''' (Yao-Ying or Yaoying, 鹞鹰) series [[UAV]]s are Chinese UAVs developed by [[Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation]] (GAIC), some of which have entered service with Chinese military.

==Harrier Hawk I==
Harrier Hawk I is based on [[GAIC UAV#Guizhou Central|Guizhou Central]], another UAV designed by GAIC. Harrier Hawk I and Guizhou Central UAVs both share the identical conventional layout with low [[wing configuration]], as well as the retractable tricycle land gear system. However, the fuelage of Harrier Hawk I is different than that of Guizhou Central in that instead of having an extremely smooth shuttle shaped fuselage of Guizhou Central, the fuselage of Harrier Hawk I is shaped in the form of turtle deck cokpit. Another distinction between Guizhou Central and Harrier Hawk I is that the [[winglet]]s of Harrier Hawk I is much larger than that of Guizhou Central. Maiden flight of Harrier Hawk I was completed on March, 31, 2013.<ref>[http://military.cntv.cn/2013/03/31/ARTI1364698453068695.shtml Harrier Hawk I]</ref>

==Harrier Hawk II Air Sniper==
Harrier Hawk II Air Sniper UCAV is the second member of the Harrier Hawk series UAV developed by GAIC. Externally, Harrier Hawk II Air Sniper visually resembles another Chinese UAV, [[SAC UAV#HFT-200A Thunderbird|SAC HFT-200A Thunderbird]]. Harrier Hawk II Air Sniper is powered by a three-blade propeller driven by a pusher engine installed at the rear end of the [[empennage]] and has tricycle landing gear system.<ref>[http://club.xilu.com/emas/msgview-821955-5161524.html Harrier Hawk II Air Sniper]</ref> Harrier Hawk II Air Sniper has been deployed by Chinese military to carry a small [[synthetic aperture radar]] (SAR) for radar imaging mission, housed in a payload pad under the fuselage, and also various air to ground weapons.<ref>[http://news.ifeng.com/mil/2/detail_2011_07/29/8034716_1.shtml Harrier Hawk II Air Sniper with SAR]</ref> The small SAR carried by Harrier Hawk II Air Sniper is a compact SAR system with planar slotted array antenna.<ref>[http://news.ifeng.com/mil/2/detail_2011_07/29/8034716_2.shtml SAR]</ref>

==Harrier Hawk III==
Harrier Hawk III is the third member of Harrier Hawk series UAV in a [[flying-wing]] / [[blended wing body]] layout. Propulsion is provided by a pair of three-blade propellers driven by a pusher engine mounted at the rear end of the flying wing.<ref>[http://epaper.dfdaily.com/dfzb/html/2012-11/16/content_701787.htm Harrier Hawk III]</ref> Harrier Hawk III has retractable tricycle landing gear system and [[winglet]]s. Harrier Hawk III made its public debut at the 9th Zhuhai Airshow in 2012.<ref>[http://mil.cnr.cn/jspl/xwdd/201211/t20121116_511350315.html Harrier Hawk III]</ref>

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

==References==
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