PLA Escalates South China Sea Posture with Maiden WZ-7 Drone Mission Over Scarborough Shoal
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Today's key news items include: 1) US President Donald Trump said he expects more talks between US and Iran negotiators this week; 2) Ukrainian officials said on September 28 that Russian drone strikes across Ukraine killed at least seven people and injured more than 50; 3) On September 27, the Chinese military conducted joint air and sea exercises around Scarborough Shoal, a disputed area in the South China Sea, which China claims is near Scarb…
China deploys advanced WZ-7 drone for first time near Scarborough Shoal
Beijing deployed its advanced WZ-7 high-altitude reconnaissance drone in the South China Sea for the first time during drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal at the weekend. The People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theatre Command announced on Sunday that it had conducted joint air and naval exercises in the waters and airspace around the shoal earlier in the day. Scarborough Shoal – a coral atoll known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag…
China: Tensions Continue at Scarborough Shoal - First Appearance of the WZ-7 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
China tested surveillance, ship control and expanded surveillance around Scarborough with first public appearance of WZ-7. The article China: Tensions continue at Scarborough Shoal – first appearance of WZ-7 drone appeared first on FLIGHT.
China has for the first time displayed its WZ-7 reconnaissance drone in an exercise near Scarborough Shoal, about 220 kilometers from Luzon. Its high-altitude surveillance capabilities could help coast guard ships take early action, but regular patrols by the drone have not been confirmed. China displayed the WZ-7 drone in Scarborough, adding to its surveillance capabilities near the Philippines as the South China Sea dispute continues to escala…
PLA Escalates South China Sea Posture with Maiden WZ-7 Drone Mission Over Scarborough Shoal
China’s military deployed its high-altitude, long-endurance WZ-7 “Soaring Dragon” reconnaissance drone to conduct joint air-sea operations near the contested Scarborough Shoal for the first time. In joint drills organized by the PLA Southern Theater Command, the WZ-7 operated alongside early warning aircraft, fighter jets staged from multiple airfields, and surface naval flotillas to create an […]
The high-altitude reconnaissance drone (UAV) takes part in exercises around the disputed hotspot area in the South China Sea.
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