China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) will soon take delivery of production variants of the Guizhou Aviation Aircraft Corporation Xianglong (Soaring Dragon) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the state-owned China Daily newspaper reported on 6 December. The Xianglong is a high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) UAV and the report suggests that China is striving to acquire the level of capability that the Northrop Grumman RQ.-4 Global Hawk delivers to US armed forces.
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