TB-001 / Twin-tailed Scorpion family
Tengden aircraft family with a TB-001 military configuration photographed by Japan in August 2026; civil and multi-engine derivatives remain distinct.
- Country / region
- China
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Sichuan Tengden Technology
- Origin / production countries
- China
- Other names
- TB001; Twin-tailed Scorpion; 双尾蝎
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Chinese military; aircraft observed by JASDF
Evidence & current status
Primary observation current to August 2026. Tengden product endpoint failed; civil cargo figures and multi-engine derivative specifications remain excluded.
Role & capabilities
- Aerial reconnaissance
- Multirole mission equipment
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing twin-boom aircraft in the observed TB-001 configuration
JASDF photograph; later Scorpion variants not inferred from this image.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Mass
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Endurance
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Speed
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Altitude
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source