Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance configurations
- Armed configurations
- Multiple mission payloads
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Origin / production countries
- China
- Other names
- Rainbow CH-4
- Variants / configurations
- CH-4; Other CH numbers are distinct airframes
- Operators / programme customers
- Indonesian Air Force — documented CH-4 use
Evidence & current status
The cited public record documents military use or operator acceptance. Specifications still depend on the particular production version and mission configuration.
Role & programme
A family of Chinese reconnaissance and armed aircraft associated with CASC. The CH designation spans different airframes; the CH-4 offers an identifiable example with publicly documented overseas military use.
The CH designation covers a broad family. This page centres on CH-4 because Indonesian Air Force reporting documents operator use. That evidence cannot establish the status or performance of CH-5, CH-7 or other separately numbered designs.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Fixed-wing multirole aircraft | Broad aircraft class established in the linked programme account; detailed performance remains undisclosed here. Source ↗ |
| Launch / recovery | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Propulsion | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Dimensions | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Mass | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Endurance | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Range | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Speed | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Altitude | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Payload | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Sensors | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Communications / navigation | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
Publication history
- — Expanded catalogue profile with sourced specifications, variant distinctions, programme evidence and explicit public data gaps.
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Follow the evidence
Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.
- CASC CH-family exhibition record (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme source
- Indonesian Air Force CH-4 training, 21 November 2024 (opens in a new tab)Government / operator
- China MOD CH-4 test report, February 2018 (opens in a new tab)Government / operator