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Unmanned maritime surveillance and patrol aircraft
Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon is a unmanned maritime surveillance and patrol aircraft originating in People's Republic of China. It was built by Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation. Reported operators include People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy.
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WZ-7 Soaring Dragon WZ-7 at Airshow China Zhuhai 2022 General information Type Unmanned maritime surveillance and patrol aircraft National origin People's Republic of China Manufacturer Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation Designer Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group Status In production Primary users
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Unmanned maritime surveillance and patrol aircraft
People's Republic of China
Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
In production
People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy
20
2015/2016 - ?
2018
None
14.33 m (47 ft 0 in)
24.86 m (81 ft 7 in)
5.41 m (17 ft 9 in)
1 × Guizhou WP-13 turbojet or unknown type of turbofan, 43.1 kN (9,700 lbf) thrust
750 km/h (466 mph, 405 kn)
7,000 km (4,300 mi, 3,800 nmi)
2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi)
10 hours (at maximum speed; with turbojet)
18,000 m (59,000 ft)
5.8
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.33 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.33 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.33 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.33 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.33 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.33 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.33 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChinaLower-bound count for Guizhou WZ-7. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 24+. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Lower-bound count for Guizhou WZ-7. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 24+. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings: WZ-7. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES / Heavy. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy
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