China’s High-Speed, Armed Reconnaissance Drone Completes Maiden Flight

China’s new armed reconnaissance drone, the WJ-700, successfully completed its maiden flight on Monday, according to a newspaper report.
Developer Haiying General Aviation Equipment, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, did not disclose the location of the flight but said further tests would be required before the high-speed, high-altitude aircraft was ready to go into service with the military, China Space News reported on Tuesday.
The maiden flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) came two years after it appeared as a prototype at Airshow China 2018. Read More…