UFO-like attack helicopter unveiled by China
China has unveiled a flying saucer-looking experimental attack helicopter at a major aviation show.
The bizarre aircraft – known as the 'Great White Shark' – is armed with advanced weapons and could be flying within a year, according to local media.
Photos of the vehicle – which has a outer casing and central cockpit resembling a UFO – began circulating on social media last week on the eve of the China Helicopter Exposition.
The strange looking helicopter was displayed at a major aviation show in eastern China last week. Twitter
Chinese state-run media outlet Global Times later reported it was a prototype attack helicopter.
A design blueprint released on the Chinese internet shows it stretches seven metres in length and is just under three metres wide. The plans also shows a cockpit capable of carrying two pilots housed at its centre .
The futuristic aircraft is powered by two turbojet engines and can reportedly fire missiles.
The aircraft is ringed by metal with a central cockpit, according to plans released on the Chinese internet. Twitter
China has launched a massive modernisation of its military that includes an array of futuristic weaponry.
Its defence budget rose 8 per cent to 1.1 trillion yuan (AUD $224 billion) this year.
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