China deploys UAV to support emergency communications in quake-hit Sichuan
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 5, 2022 shows a temporary shelter in Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Beijing, 6 September (2022) - China's large civil unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Wing Loong-2H has been deployed to support the emergency communications after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern province of Sichuan on Monday, according to the UAV's developer.
The Wing Loong-2H was sent to conduct the mission after the quake jolted Sichuan's Luding County at 12:52 p.m. Monday, having caused casualties and damage to buildings and roads.
The large UAV flew into the preset mission area at 6:44 p.m. Monday and started to carry out the survey and emergency communication support, said the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country's leading planemaker.
It helped establish an airborne communication network and sent real-time images of the quake-hit areas, supporting relief work and ensuring effective rescue operations.
The Wing Loong-2H features multiple attributes such as long range, long endurance, high payload and strong environment adaptability, thus making it possible to serve diverse missions in extreme disaster-hit regions where traffic, power supply and network communications are disrupted, according to the AVIC.
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