China Develops New Long-Range 'WZ-X' Spy Drone

Fresh photos offer clearest view yet of China’s ‘WZ-X’ spy drone

Fresh clues are emerging about a new type of Chinese drone being developed as a long-range intelligence and surveillance platform intended to operate deep inside contested airspace. New photographs circulated on Chinese internet forums earlier this month that appear to show the massive drone in the air, offering much clearer views of its wing shape than earlier images. The original source of the photos and exactly where they were taken have not been independently verified. Andreas Rupprecht, ...

By Gabriel Dominguez