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WZ-7 Soaring Dragon

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WZ-7 is a Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance drone with a joined-wing layout. China’s defence ministry records combat training. The Mitchell Institute supplies the dated public analytical figures used here. Those figures are not a manufacturer specification or an independent flight test.[1][2]

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Schematic top view of the general configuration. Not to scale and not an exact depiction of the model.

The numbers, with their sources

Body length≈ 14.300 m[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute analytical listing · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Approximate / analyst compilation
Wingspan≈ 24.900 m[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute analytical listing · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Approximate / analyst compilation
Published speed · knots≤ 405 kt[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute analytical listing · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Published upper limit
Published flight range≤ 7000.0 km[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute analytical listing · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Published upper limit

Form, sound & identification limits

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Source notebook

  1. Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies · China Airpower Tracker: WZ-7

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Approximate / analyst compilation

  2. Chinese Ministry of National Defense / China Military Online · PLA’s latest WZ-7 recon drone put into combat training

    11 Nov 2021 · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Official report; not an independent test

    Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable

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DroneLedger. WZ-7 Soaring Dragon. 2026-11-08. https://droneincidents.com/drones/wz-7/editions/2026-11-08/

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