China plans to sell to foreign countries its new short-range air to surface missile which can be mounted on drones and is designed for anti-terrorism operations.
The China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, the country's largest military drone exporter by number of products sold overseas, said it recently conducted live-fire tests on the AR-2 short-range air-to-surface missile in northwestern China.
The AR-2 is seen as tough competition for US, French and Israeli missiles, state-run China Daily reported on Friday.
With a weight of about 20 kilograms and a 5 kilograms warhead, an AR-2 has a maximum range of 8 kms and a top speed of 735 kms per hour. It is effective against personnel, armoured cars, houses or bunkers, its designers said.