The two Chung Hsiang UAVs in the above photo did not participate in the rehearsals (as far as I know); so I think they are a bit noteworthy. The UAV is roughly the size of the Hunter UAV of the US Army. When I saw the trucks this morning, at first I thought they were placed on the rail launchers. But I was disappointed after taking a second look.
It was just a display stand, most likely built for the parade.
I guess the sensor “ball” is a local design.
The three antennas on top of the fuselage. Anybody knows their functions?
Today’s weather was far from ideal; so I am not going to post any photo of the fly-by here. But I took many photos of the various vehicles participating in the parade. If you are interested in seeing them here, please let me know.
The long one might be UHF/VHF antenna, where there’s another one similar to it right behind the nose gear, under the UAV. The box might be a omni-directional Satcom, don’t know about the middle one……
Is it fitted with rocket assist takeoff?
The small one might be the GPS receiver. It does not have RATO.