AVIC Dark Sword

A conceptual model appeared at the 2006 China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition Early concepts featured a conical planform, static foreplane canards, a wide tail section with canted vertical stabilizers, swept wings, and a single-engine with forward-swept chin-mounted intake. A sub-scale demonstrator may have flown by mid-2018.{{cite web |first=Tyler |last=Rogoway |title=Image Of China's Stealthy 'Dark Sword' Fighter-Like Combat Drone Emerges |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/21324/image-of-chinas-stealthy-dark-sword-fighter-like-combat-drone-emerges |website=The Drive |date=5 June 2018}}

An image of a full-scale mock-up or demonstrator emerged in mid-2018. It was at least 12 meters long and shared low-observability features with contemporary Chinese aircraft including a diverterless supersonic inlet.

The drone could potentially be paired with Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, specifically the twin-seat J-20S for aircraft teaming. Various "loyal wingman" prototypes, including the Dark Sword, were developed in China.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3156742/chinas-military-looks-j-20-jet-drone-match-combat-edge |title=China's military looks to J-20 jet-drone match-up for combat edge |website=South China Morning Post |date=20 November 2021 |first=Kristin |last=Huang}}{{cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/new-two-seat-chinese-j-20/ |title=China's New Two-Seat J-20: Trainer or Manned-Unmanned Teaming Platform? |website=Air Force Magazine |date=28 October 2021 |first=John |last=A. Tirpak }}

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|ref=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2018-06-12/china-reveals-supersonic-ucav
https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2019/06/chinas-next-generation-unmanned-assassins/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-soon-will-chinas-dark-sword-stealth-drone-be-airworthy

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• BAE Systems Taranis
• Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma
• Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat
• Hongdu GJ-11
• Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie
• Northrop Grumman X-47B
• Dassault nEUROn
• Sukhoi Okhotnik

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