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Compare the evidence.

Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

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
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
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.

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Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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