🇨🇳 – A Chinese company, North Heavy (Shenyang) Aviation Equipment has unveiled a new ND MINI reconnaissance-strike drone with vertical takeoff capability.

Its cylindrical body with foldable arms makes the drone highly compact: 65 mm in diameter and 350 mm in height.

This allows a single soldier to carry up to four UAVs at once.

The ND MINI has a maximum speed of 90 km/h, a control range of 4 km, and a payload capacity of 400 grams.

Claimed strike accuracy is within 1 meter, with an effective damage radius of up to 10 meters.

The drone supports automatic target acquisition and strike, features flexible deployment options and is designed to be resistant to EW.

The ND MINI is also intended for swarm operations: more than 10 drones can operate in a coordinated manner on a single mission.

Launch options range from launch containers to deployment from ground and surface platforms.

The presentation also presented a fiber optic–controlled version, which enhances resistance to electronic countermeasures.