Fighting Shark No.1
| History | |
|---|---|
 PRC | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Technological research ship |
| Propulsion | Marine Diesel |
| Sensors and processing systems | Various |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Various |
| Armament | None |
| Armour | None |
| Aircraft carried | UAVs |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck |
Fight Shark No. 1 (Bo-Sha-Yi-Hao, 搏鲨1号) is a little known Chinese UAV mother ship built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1][2][3]
Designed by Nanjing Long Peak Aerospace Electronic Science and Technology Corporation (南京长峰航天电子科技有限公司), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the ship was first revealed during the 13th Zhuhai Airshow in 2021,[1][2][3]after launched in May of the same year. The ship is a catamaran design, with helipad on the foredeck in front of the superstructure, with five spots on the helipad to accommodate a total of five unmmaned helicopters. Multiple large antenna radomes mounted atop of the superstructure is presumably to house high-band width communication systems to control large numbers of UAVs.[1][2][3]According to the information released by the developer at the Zhuhai Airshow, the ship is capable of simulating hostile drone swarms, high-volume anti-ship missile strikes, and electronic warfare attacks.[1][2][3]
| Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type not yet publicized | ? | Bo-Sha No.1 | Fighting Shark No. 1 | 搏鲨1号 | 2021 | ? t | All fleets | Active |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Bo Sha No.1" (in Simplified Chinese). November 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Fight Shark No.1" (in Simplified Chinese). November 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Fighting Shark (Bo Sha) No.1" (in Simplified Chinese). November 15, 2021.
