The ASN-104 and ASN-105 UAV were developed in the 1980s by Xi"an ASN Technology Group Company, and was revealed by China Aviation Technology Import and Export Co. (CATIC) in the 1990s for export market. Both of these UAVs are also in service with the PLA for tactical reconnaissance, day/night surveillance, border patrol, artillery spotting, and aerial photography and prospecting.Both UAVs are capable of transmitting imagery data to the ground station in real-time. The ASN-104 has a maximum remote-control distance of 60km, while the ASN-105’s maximum remote-control distance is 100km. The ASN-104 made its maiden flight in February 1982, and received its design certificate in December 1983. The ASN-105 first flew in the mid-1980s.