WZ-5 UAV

Country of Origin: China

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The Wuzhen-5 (unmanned reconnaissance-5, abbreviated WZ-5) is a multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).

It is in effect a reverse-engineered copy of the U.S. AQM-34N Firebee reconnaissance/target drone built by Teledyne Ryan. Several Firebees were shot down or crash-landed during flights over China.

The airframe is very similar to the Firebee; there is a cylindrical body, pointed on either end, with the engine mounted...

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