Chinese military drones activate self-destruct mode if used against China

Chinese military drones sold to other countries cannot be used to attack

attacks on the territory of the country. For this purpose, there is watchdog timer technology.

What is known

This information was learned by the Chinese edition of SouthChina Morning Post, whose journalists spoke with a source close to the military. According to him, unmanned aerial vehicles, including reconnaissance ones, cannot be used against China.

Last year, the CEO of the TurkishBaykar's Haluk Bayraktar, in an interview with The Eurasian Times, said the Chinese-made drones "deployed as they approached the Chinese border." New information confirms his words.

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By the way, Haluk Bayraktar noted that thisThe feature of Chinese drones has led some customers to opt for Turkish drones, including the Bayraktar TB2. This allowed Turkey to overtake China in terms of UAV exports.

According to Chinese expert Li Jie,the presence of "watchdog timers" in the composition of exported products is a "well-known fact". All drones are guided by GPS or BeiDou navigation systems, which are used by Chinese engineers. Some drones can even self-destruct in the event of a hack or bypass of protective technology.