China's military unmanned aerial vehicle has developed rapidly in recent years, and its technology and scale have reached the world's leading level. Pterosaur and Rainbow UAV are very hot products in the international arms market at present, and they have performed well in hot spots in the Middle East and conflicts between Asia and Arab countries. Saudi Arabia used pterosaur drones to deal with the elusive Houthi armed forces, and the effect was good. Iraq used Rainbow series drones to carry out hundreds of air strikes before and after the IS armed forces, and the success rate was close to 100%.
On the whole, China's current UAV technology level is the highest in the world (there is still a certain gap compared with the high-end UAVs in the United States), and its market share is also the first in the world. Considering the export scale of hundreds of thousands of sorties every year, many people will worry about whether our drone technology will be leaked. In recent years, in order to prevent "technology theft", the United States has almost banned the export of all high-tech products to China, but this "effect" is still quite good.
Of course, we don't have to worry too much about the leakage of technology when exporting so many drones, whether military or civilian. After all, the relevant technical security is guaranteed.
First of all: our top drones can't be done by those who want them, and those who don't want them don't want to do it.
Today's UAVs are not traditional airplane models, but the integration of all-technology industrial chain and all-command and control system, especially large military commercial UAVs. In addition to the hardware itself, there are a set of satellite navigation, command and communication, intelligent control, avionics, weapons and equipment. There are no more than five countries in the world that can independently produce high-end inspection and combat integrated drones similar to Rainbow series. Other small and medium-sized countries can only master some technologies, no matter how powerful they are. Countries with highly developed UAV technology like the United States (except the cost is not dominant) simply look down on China's UAVs and will not try to acquire the technology inside. And even if they do, the system in the drone is not compatible with the whole system in the United States, and it is of little value.
So as far as the research level is concerned, countries like the United States don't like our drone technology, but generally small and medium-sized developed countries can't get a full set even if they like it.
Secondly, drones in China are really cheap. In order to deal with militants, Saudi Arabia has the ability to buy high-end drones from China. Hundreds of thousands to millions don't feel bad. These drones are chasing militants in Yemen and other places, and they are not distressed if they are broken. This is much more cost-effective than pilots flying hundreds of millions to bomb militants. For these small and medium-sized countries, it is useful to buy drones, but the size is limited. Just buy some. Then it will become a big project of system research and development, which is too uneconomical.
Third: Under normal circumstances, the medium and high-end military products sold by Wuchang are scaled down, and the core technologies, indicators and specifications are cancelled or reduced, such as range and accuracy. Countries that have purchased drones can only get some old and mature technologies even after in-depth research.
Fourth: This involves patent protection. These UAVs in China are all protected by patents, and the products sold are also signed with detailed patent protection clauses. If the buyer dismantles or leaks our technology at will, he will face sky-high claims and international reputation damage. After all, international sellers don't like such customers. Of course, he can choose to cheat, so he may not be able to buy drones in the international market in the future, or even become an international arms market.
Fifth: In the era of technological explosion, technological progress is too fast, and the so-called technology leakage is of little significance.
Now the technology of drones is stepping up almost every year, and the technology in 2020 may be outdated next year. In the fierce market, not falling down is the key. Instead of worrying about the leakage of its own technology, it is better to seize the time to develop better technology and continuously promote the technological progress of drones.