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The Western press showed a satellite image of a Chinese supersonic UAV at the PLA air base

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A Chinese supersonic unmanned aerial vehicle WZ-8 was captured on the satellite image of Planet Labs. This is written by the American edition of Defense News.

According to the publication, the WZ-8 UAV is based at one of the air bases of the Chinese army in Anhui Province. Now the People's Liberation Army of China is diligently modernizing this military base. Thus, the coverage of the 3,200-meter runway is improving. In addition, the taxiways are being expanded, new hangar facilities are being built, in which 20 aircraft can be placed.

The WZ-8 drone can be launched from an H-6M bomber. The UAV itself is attached to the suspension point on the underside of the bomber fuselage. The drone can reach a speed of three Mach numbers at an altitude of 30 kilometers.

Image source: topwar.ru

The US military is concerned about the capabilities of this unmanned aerial vehicle. According to the Western press, such an unmanned aerial vehicle is capable of performing reconnaissance missions over Taiwan and the Republic of Korea.

According to the United States, unmanned aerial vehicles of this type are in service with the 30th Aviation Regiment of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA), which is located near the large city of Nanjing in Jiangsu Province in the east of the country.

China pays great attention to the development of unmanned aircraft in the context of the aggravation of the military-political situation in the Asia-Pacific region. Chinese drones, which are in service with the PLA, can perform a variety of functions - from shock to reconnaissance.

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