British media said, Abdel - King Aziz of Saudi Arabia announced in March 16th the city of science and technology: Science and Technology City president and chairman of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation signed an unmanned aircraft involved in the production of the joint venture agreement. Abdel - King Aziz city of science and technology did not provide further details of the agreement.
According to the British "Jane's Defence Weekly" website reported on 23 March, this agreement is one of several agreements during the visit to the king of Saudi Arabia Chinese announced the development of bilateral strategic relations. Reported that the Saudi technology development and investment company Tower Virginia company's Tower Virginia Airlines CEO Ali Mohamed Ghamdi previously announced on Twitter has signed an agreement with China Aerospace long march international trade Co. Ltd., manufacturing production "Rainbow" series of UAV in Saudi arabia.
He said that the Saudis will be used for the purpose of dual-use military and civilian aircraft, and exports to other countries in the region. China Aerospace long march international trade Co., Ltd. to foreign customers to promote China Aerospace Industry Corporation's products, including the "Rainbow" series uav. Saudi Arabia in February this year, the Royal Navy Air Force multi-purpose new fighter F-15SA entry ceremony on the Chinese real estate UAV has been delivered to the Royal Air force.
A new fighter in the ceremony of a photo shows the China Aerospace Industry Corporation, the production of the rainbow -4 UAV, more than the previous demonstration of the Iraqi military UAV more advanced. Reported that in November 2016, at the China aviation exhibition, China Aerospace Industry Corporation has exhibited a larger model of the rainbow -5 uav. The company's promotional advertising claims that it has a maximum takeoff weight of 2600 kg, can carry a payload of 900 kg, can not carry a weapon can last for up to 30 hours.
Abdel - King Aziz city for science and technology further confirmed and signed a production agreement China UAV, the overthrow of the previous relevant Saudi Arabia has ordered China Aviation Industry Corp and is developed by Chinese aero technology import and Export Corporation to promote the "II international pterosaur" UAV reports. At the beginning of the March Chinese media reports "pterosaur II" UAV has completed the first flight, said China has won the "UAV foreign military sales history of the largest single overseas orders". Report undisclosed customer status. In March 20th, two defense bloggers who didn't cite any sources confirmed that the client was Saudi Arabia, saying it ordered 300 new uavs.
There are reports of purchase a new "pterosaur" UAV, but now it seems that these reports only according to a photo, photo shows the southern area of the airport has a Gizan "pterosaur" UAV, but it is actually the UAE UAV deployed there, to support the Saudi Arabia of military intervention in Yemen the action led. Since then, pterosaur unmanned aircraft also appeared in the United Arab Emirates is located in the eastern part of Libya military base satellite images. As a result, the UAE and Kazakhstan are known to be the only foreign users of this type of UAV, is also the most likely to order a larger volume of some pterosaur II UAV country.