In a recent exercise featuring multiple
types of aircraft the WZ-7 took off as
order demonstrating its full advantages
of high altitude and long endurance. The aircraft quickly planned
reconnaissance positions, set
reconnaissance courses and captured
target tracks based on dynamic
battlefield situations, China's Central Television (CCTV) reported on wednesday.
The WZ-7 proceeded to upload all kinds of
data to the command center providing
strong support for the airborne aircraft
group waiting to carry out penetration
and assault tasks. CCTV's report said as a new type of unmanned combat
equipment the WZ-7 has been deeply
integrated into the PLA air force's real
combat scenario training system fully
demonstrating that the PLA air force has
made significant progress in applying
advanced combat means and showing the
acceleration in the improvement of
combat capabilities of the system.
During the opening ceremony of this
year's air show china on september 28
the drone attracted attention worldwide. The WZ-7 uses the Phi type tandem wing
aerodynamic configuration the first time
in the world that such design has been
used in an aircraft. It has been tested in all kinds of
environments and its reliability has
been proven. It is the second drone that
can freely cross civil aviation routes, the state-owned aviation industry
corporation of china. the aircraft's
manufacturer said in a statement sent to
the global times at the airshow china
2021.
Song Zhongping a chinese military expert
and tv commentator previously told the
global times that free crossing of civil
aviation routes means that the drone's
flight duration and range are as long as
those of civilian aircraft. Normally a
civilian airliner can fly over 12 hours
with an autonomy of 10,000 kilometers. The WZ-7 has the same flight autonomy and
conducts intercontinental flights.
The first drone with such capability in
the world was the us-made global hawk
which has a range of over 10,000
kilometers. In recent years a large number of new
domestically developed main combat
equipment including the J-20 stealth
fighter, the Y-20 large cargo plane, the KJ-00 early warning aircraft and the HQ-9V air defense missile system have
been deployed for practical combat
training the PLA air force's
capabilities on strategic early warning, airstrike air defense and missile
defense, information countermeasures, airborne operations, strategic projection
and comprehensive support have been
continuously enhanced.
After 72 years of continuous development
the pla air force has reached a
milestone by crossing the threshold of
the strategic air force, accelerating its
efforts toward the goal of building a
world-class air force in all respects
according to CCTV.
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