China’s new spy drone with 310-mile radar range can track US stealth jets (Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering)

China has deployed its most advanced long-range surveillance drone, the WZ-9 Divine Eagle, to the South China Sea. This move significantly boosts China’s reconnaissance capabilities in the region. Satellite imagery confirmed the drone’s presence at Ledong Air Base on Hainan Island, a key strategic location. The deployment of the WZ-9 represents a major challenge to the US air superiority, as the aircraft is specifically designed to track and counter stealth technology. The deployment of the WZ-9 Divne Eagle aligns with China’s anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) strategy, aimed at enhancing control over the South China Sea.

China deploys its advanced spy drone with 310-mile radar range