Recently, Wang Zhijie, deputy to the National People's Congress and secretary and director of the Party Leadership Group of Chongqing Municipal Economic and Information Technology Commission, brought a batch of "Chongqing treasures" to the Two Sessions, including Wenjie M9 model, Xiaotian intelligent robot dog, dual-screen AI computer, palm-sized industrial drone and the world's first hybrid unmanned transport aircraft model, etc.
It is said that the amphibious micro-UAV unveiled this time is currently the smallest industrial-grade UAV.It can weigh as much as an egg and is about the same size as a human palm. It is equipped with crawlers and supports all-terrain walking. Thanks to its small size and light weight, the drone can also detect in some small spaces..
What’s more important is that Wang Zhijie also revealed the core power information of the world’s first hybrid drone “Rainbow YH-1000S”——Developed jointly by the 11th Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology of China and Chongqing local car company Cyrus.
The aircraft successfully made its first flight last month. It is another new model after the successful first flight of the Rainbow YH-1000 unmanned transport aircraft in May 2025.Its first flight was equipped with a high-power hybrid powertrain, which was the first important innovative exploration of the cross-border integration of the drone industry and the core technology of the automotive industry in China..
Information shows that the Rainbow YH-1000S model is a large unmanned transport aircraft designed and developed by the 11th Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation to meet airworthiness standards. It can fly for 10 hours with a load of 1.2 tons, has a maximum range of 1,500 kilometers, and can take off and land on water and snow. It can be used in international logistics and transportation, emergency rescue and disaster reduction, artificial weather modification, ocean monitoring, maritime supervision and other fields.
