LIMA 2017: China reveals loitering attack weapon
China's new WS-43 loitering attack weapon system is ready for the international market, according to representatives of China Aerospace Long-March International (ALIT), at this year's LIMA 2017 exhibition in Malaysia.
The WS family represents ALIT's tactical ground attack weapon systems, including WS-63 and WS-64 models that were also on display.
The wheeled WS family's legacy began as a multiple-launch rocket system, then evolved as a guided system, before development of the WS-64 as a loitering rocket system with a data link finally came.
The loitering rocket looks more like a glider than a traditional rocket. It is described by ALIT
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