NRIST S-300 series UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Nanjing Research Institute of Simulation Technology (南京模拟技术研究所) (NRIST), also known as the 60th Research Institute of People's Liberation Army General Staff Department (总参六十所), an ISO 9001 ceritified research/production facility headquartered in Nanjing. S-300 series UAVs are part of larger NRIST S-series UAVs.
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S-300
S-300 UAV is a jet-powered UAV developed by NRIST as a low-cost, high-speed subsonic UAV. S-300 made its first public debut at the 14th Beijing Airshow in 2011 and has been shown many times at various exhibitions since. Like S-200, S-300 has a cylindrical fuselage. The wings and V-tail are attached to this housing. A 150-kgf class turbojet engine propels it to a top speed of 250 meters per second, with side inlets mounted near the rear section of the fuselage. S-300 is mainly intended for training crews of medium range and ship-borne surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. It can also be used to support air-to-air missile (AAM) development. Specification:
S-300 speedy version
S-300 speedy version (Su-Du-Xing, 速度型) is a development of earlier basic version of S-300 described above. S-300 speed version made its public debut for the first time in 2014 at the 5th UAV Exhibition held in Beijing. In comparison to the basic version, S-300 speed version has a different look and the performance is also a little different. The V-tail and the housing atop of the fuselage present on the basic version of S-300 is absent, replaced by two small tailplanes. The original single piece rear strake of S-300 basic version is replaced by inverted V-tail. The straight wing of the original S-300 basic version is replaced by swept wing on S-300 speed version. S-300 speed version also more pointed nose than the original S-300 basic version. Specification: