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Monday, January 13, 2014

How the WZ-2000 became China's first unmanned combat air vehicle

WZ-2000 UAVA former executive of China National Guizhou Aviation Industry Group has revealed how the WZ-2000 became China's first industrially manufactured multi-purpose attack unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) a decade ago.

In an interview with the Chinese-language Guizhou Daily, Yang Shaowen, now a member of China's national unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) expert team, described how the WZ-2000 was developed virtually from scratch in Guizhou until its maiden test flight on Dec. 26, 2003.

Explaining that the development of the WZ-2000 had to be kept under wraps for the last 10 years, Yang said his inspiration for building a domestic UAV came out of the Kosovo War.

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