The FH-96V is a Chinese 100 kg-class shipborne compound-wing UAV developed by Aerospace Times Feihong Technology Company for maritime surveillance missions from constrained maritime operating areas. CASC's public record ties the type to China Coast Guard anti-smuggling support in the Beibu Gulf and identifies its heavy-fuel engine, eight-hour-plus endurance, 15 kg payload capacity, and electro-optical reconnaissance fit.
The FH-96V is documented in a law-enforcement maritime role rather than a public combat deployment. CASC describes the aircraft as a shipborne compound-wing UAV used for broad-area search, target location, and persistent monitoring over suspicious-vessel areas and key routes.
China Coast Guard South China Sea Bureau anti-smuggling support in the Beibu Gulf.
This is not treated as conflict use because the source documents maritime law-enforcement support, not battlefield employment.
Day-night electro-optical reconnaissance, target location, loudspeaker, delivery, and environmental-monitoring payload options.
CASC presents Feihong as a broader UAV brand backed by Ninth Academy unmanned-system development and dedicated test-and-training infrastructure; a 2025 CASI survey also lists FH-96V among Aerospace Times Feihong's notable UAV products.
CASC launched the Feihong UAV brand at Airshow China 2021, presenting the family as a move from individual UAV products toward a broader unmanned-equipment system capability.
Sources: CASC Feihong brand launch
CASC reported the unveiling of a Feihong unmanned intelligent systems testing and training base in Baotou, describing infrastructure for Feihong-series trials, training, maintenance, and support.
Sources: CASC Feihong testing base report
CASC reported that the FH-96V supported a China Coast Guard South China Sea Bureau anti-smuggling operation in the Beibu Gulf and described its weight class, endurance, payload, and mission equipment.
Sources: CASC FH-96V coast-guard report
Aerospace Times Electronics reported that Aerospace Times Feihong's FH-96V shipborne compound-wing UAV first-batch production products completed acceptance and were delivered during the 2024 half-year reporting period.
Sources: Aerospace Times Electronics 2024 half-year report
