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CASC CH-4

MALE strike / ISR UCAV · CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation) · CN

Rainbow-series MALE UCAV that became China's most widely exported armed drone, with operators across the Middle East and Africa. Roughly comparable in role to the MQ-1 Predator, offered in ISR-only and strike configurations.

Specifications

Performance

CASC CH-4 — Performance
Specification	Value
Endurance	30 h
Ceiling	7200 m
Max speed	235 km/h

CASC CH-4 — Mass & payload
Specification	Value
MTOW	1330 kg
Payload	345 kg

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CASC CH-4 vs Bayraktar TB2

The TB2 and CH-4 compete for the same mid-tier MALE customers across the Middle East and Africa. Their overlapping envelopes explain why export campaigns in Nigeria, Iraq, and the Gulf repeatedly shortlisted both.

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