Aisheng ASN-205

Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR) Drone

China | 2009

"The Aisheng ASN-205 UAS heads a whole family of related Chinese drone aircraft to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles."

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The Aisheng ASN-205 is an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) drone produced by Xi'an Technology Group Company, Limited of China. The entry is the first of several related drones developed and manufactured by the concern for the Chinese military and includes the ASN-206, its related JWP01/JWP02 artillery spotters, the evolutionary ASN-207 its WZ-6 follow-up, the attack-minded BZK-006 and its unarmed form, the DCK-006.

For its part, the ASN-205 is a drone with a centralized, underslung fuselage nacelle containing all pertinent operating systems including avionics, optics, and engine. The mainplanes are seated over the fuselage as shoulder-mounted appendages and a twin-boom tail arrangement is used with the booms conjoined by a shared horizontal plane and each boom capped by a vertical tailfin. The engine is set at the rear of the fuselage driving a two-bladed propeller unit between the booms. As the ASN-205 is launched via rail utilizing a rocket booster for acceleration, the airframe features no permanent undercarriage save for landing skids used in its recovery.

The ASN-205 is unarmed as its sole purpose is to gather data on the terrain below. This includes scouting enemy strength, positions, concentrations, and movements in real-time, relaying this information (via encrypted data-link) to ground operators (and ultimately commanders) for review. The air system can also be used for artillery spotting / correction, Search & Rescue (SAR) initiatives, and general flight-related research.

The product was unveiled in September of 2009 and was featured as part of the 60th Anniversary national parade. It maintains an active presence in the Chinese Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) fleet.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Aisheng ASN-205 Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR) Drone.

1 x Conventional engine driving twin-bladed propeller unit at rear of fuselage in pusher configuration.
Propulsion

124 mph
200 kph | 108 kts
Max Speed

19,685 ft
6,000 m | 4 miles
Service Ceiling

75 miles
120 km | 65 nm
Operational Range

Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Aisheng ASN-205 Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR) Drone.

0
(UNMANNED)
Crew

12.5 ft
3.80 m
O/A Length

19.7 ft
(6.00 m)
O/A Width

4.6 ft
(1.40 m)
O/A Height

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Aisheng ASN-205 Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR) Drone .

None. Payload reserved for optics and mission equipment related to the ISR role.

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Aisheng ASN-205 family line.

Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the Aisheng ASN-205. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 250 Units
Contractor(s): Xian Aisheng Technology Group, Limited (Northwestern Polytechnical University) - China

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