TapTechNews July 31st news, the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, and the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission have issued the 'Announcement on Optimizing and Adjusting Export Control Measures for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles', deciding to adjust the export control measures for specific unmanned aerial vehicles and their related items, which will officially take effect from September 1st.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce stated that the Chinese government firmly supports Chinese enterprises in conducting international trade and cooperation in the civil field of unmanned aerial vehicles, opposes the illegal use of civil unmanned aerial vehicles for non-peaceful purposes, and opposes individual countries' frequent illegal sanctions against Chinese enterprises and individuals on the pretext of unmanned aerial vehicles. China will continue to track and evaluate the export situation of unmanned aerial vehicles and timely adjust and improve relevant policies.
TapTechNews attached part of the announcement:
Items that meet the following characteristics may not be exported without permission:
1. Aero-engines dedicated to specific unmanned aerial vehicles or unmanned airships with a maximum continuous power exceeding 16 kilowatts (kW).
2. Payloads dedicated to specific unmanned aerial vehicles or unmanned airships that meet certain technical indicators, including infrared imaging equipment, synthetic aperture radar, lasers for target indication, and inertial measurement devices.
(1) Infrared imaging equipment with all the following characteristics:
(a) Wavelength range between 780 nanometers (nm) and 30,000 nanometers (nm).
(b) Instantaneous field of view angle (IFOV) less than 2.5 milliradians (mrad).
(2) Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) with a range greater than 5 kilometers (km) and with any of the following characteristics:
(a) Strip mode resolution better than 0.3 meters (m).
(b) Spotlight mode resolution better than 0.1 meter (m).
(3) Lasers for target indication that can work stably in an environment higher than 55 degrees Celsius (°C) and have all the following characteristics:
(a) Without temperature control type.
(b) Energy greater than 80 millijoules (mJ).
(c) Stability better than 15%.
(d) Beam divergence angle less than 0.3 milliradians (mrad).
(4) Inertial measurement devices with all the following characteristics:
(a) Heading accuracy less than 2 degrees (°).
(b) Attitude accuracy less than 0.5 degrees (°).
(c) Resolution less than 0.1 degrees (°).
3. Radio communication equipment dedicated to specific unmanned aerial vehicles or unmanned airships and with any of the following characteristics:
(1) Wireless line-of-sight transmission distance greater than 50 kilometers (km).
(2) One-station control of more than 10 aircraft.
4. Civil anti-unmanned aerial vehicle systems:
(1) Anti-unmanned aerial vehicle electronic jamming equipment with a jamming range greater than 5 kilometers (km).
(2) High-power lasers dedicated to anti-unmanned aerial vehicle systems with an output power greater than 1.5 kilowatts (kW).