NRIST S-300 series UAV

{|{{Infobox Aircraft Begin
|name=S-300 series UAVs
|image=
|caption=
}}{{Infobox Aircraft Type
| type= [[UAV]]
| national origin= [[China]]
| manufacturer= NRIST
| designer=NRIST
| first flight=
| introduced=
| retired=
| status= In service
| primary user= [[China]]
| number built=
| developed from=
| variants with their own articles=
}}
|}
{{chinesetext}}
NRIST S-300 series UAVs are Chinese [[UAV]]s developed by [http://www.nrist.com/ Nanjing Research Institute of Simulation Technology (南京模拟技术研究所)] (NRIST), also known as the 60th Research Institute of [[People's Liberation Army General Staff Department]] (总参六十所), an [[ISO 9000|ISO 9001]] ceritified research/production facility headquartered in [[Nanjing]]. S-300 series UAVs are part of larger [[NRIST S-series UAV]]s.

==S-300==
S-300 UAV is an jet powered UAV developed by NRIST as a low-cost, high speed subsonic UAV. S-300 made its first public debut at the 14th [[Beijing]] [[Airshow]] in 2011 and has been shown many times at various exhibitions since. Like S-200, S-300 also has a cylindrical fuselage. The wings and V-tail are attached to this housing.<ref>[http://mil.gmw.cn/2011-09/21/content_2673562_5.htm S-300 UAV]</ref> A 150-kgf class turbojet engine propels it to a top speed of 250 meter per second, with side inlets mounted near the rear section of the fuselage. S-300 is mainly intended for training crews of medium range and ship-borne surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. It can also be used to support air-to-air missile (AAM) development. Specification:<ref>[http://news.ifeng.com/mil/bigpicture/detail_2012_06/05/15063798_6.shtml S-300]</ref>
*Max take-off weight (kg): 300
*Payload (kg): 50
*Speed (m/s): 250
*Endurance (h): > 1
*Ceiling (km): 7
*Remote control radius (km): 100
*Launch: [[JATO|rocket assisted take-off]]
*Recovery: parachute

==S-300 speedy version==
S-300 speedy version (Su-Du-Xing, 速度型) is a development of earlier basic version of S-300 described above. S-300 speed version made its public debut for the first time in 2014 at the 5th UAV Exhibition held in [[Beijing]]. In comparison to the basic version, S-300 speed version has a different look and the performance is also a little different. The V-tail and the housing atop of the fuselage present on the basic version of S-300 is absent, replaced by two small [[tailplane]]s. The original single piece [[Strake (aeronautics)#Rear strakes – tail fins|rear strake]] of S-300 basic version is replaced by inverted V-tail. The straight wing of the original S-300 basic version is replaced by [[swept wing]] on S-300 speed version. S-300 speed version also more pointed nose than the original S-300 basic version.<ref>[http://news.ifeng.com/a/20140709/41086150_0.shtml#p=4 S-300 UAV speed version]</ref> Specification:<ref>[http://pic.mil.sohu.com/detail-484915-6.shtml#6 S-300 basic version]</ref>
*Max take-off weight (kg): 300
*Payload (kg): 50
*Speed (m/s): 220
*Endurance (h): 1
*Ceiling (km): 8
*Remote control radius (km): 100
*Wingspan (m): 2.2

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

==Reference==
{{Reflist|2}}
[[Category:Unmanned aerial vehicles]]
[[Category:Unmanned aerial vehicles of China]]
{{UAV-stub}}