AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Autonomous | ||
| Engine type | |||
| Application | Surveillance, Utility | ||
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Family of unmanned helicopters.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| CHRDI AR-200 | / 2007 | RUAS in the 200 kg class. | |
| CHRDI AR-500 | / 2015 | RUAS in 500 kg class with longer range. | |
| CHRDI AR-500B | / 2020 | Ship-based variant of AR-500. | |
| CHRDI AR-500CJ | / 2022 | Enhanced AR-500B for People's Liberation Army Navy, presumed larger then AR-500C. | |
| CHRDI AR-500C | 2019 / 2020 | Variant of AR-500B for operation in high-altitude mountainous areas. |
See recent updates (latest 30/10/2025)
| CHRDI Chinese Helicopter Research & Development Institute |
Other aircraft programs: CHRDI AC3X2, CHRDI Z-20
