Chinese airshow offers glimpse at military’s new drones (Mike Yeo, Defense News)

Visitors take photos in front of a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) WZ-7 high-altitude reconnaissance drone at the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai in southern China’s Guangdong province on September 28, 2021. (Photo by Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images)

China has put a number of operational and prototype unmanned aircraft designs on display at the ongoing Zhuhai Airshow, giving an insight to its increasingly wide range of unmanned systems in service.

These include fast, air-launched reconnaissance systems and stealthy unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs, that are already in service with the country’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The exhibit highlights the effort China’s defense industry has made to broaden the types of drones the military has fielded.

Chinese airshow offers glimpse at military’s new drones (defensenews.com)