Chinese Tengden TB-001 with ridiculous load

Tengden TB-001 with ridiculous load. It has max take off weight of 3,000+ kg, 8,000km range in reconnaissance role with service ceiling of 10,000 meters. It’s reconnaissance variant is in service with PLA that frequently flies through islands of Japan & Taiwan.
Credit by78 @ SDF pic.twitter.com/zuG2KiVaWz

— ST (@aviation07101) November 19, 2022

Now we know why they're adding extra Low Altitude Air Defense to MLRs. The Chinese will send these beasts out hunting them. Funny thing is that I think the future for anti-air has to be energy based. The amount of fire required to knock down just one drone much less a drone will break logistics. Energy is the way to go IF they can make it economical (with regard to fuel requirements).