MD-22 (Chinese: 鸣éÂÂ-22 / 鸣éÂÂ-äºÂÃ¥ÂÂäºÂ; pinyin: mÃÂng dÃÂ-22 / mÃÂng dÃÂ-èrshÃÂèr) is a hypersonic unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by the CAS Institute of Mechanics and the Guangdong Aerodynamic Research Academy (GARA), this Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, the MD-22, is a near-space hypersonic technology demonstrator and test platform. The aircraft can be launched through a specialized Xian H-6 mothership.