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  "id": "ea-03-soar-dragon",
  "name": "EA-03 Soar Dragon",
  "aliases": [
    "Xianglong (Chinese for \"Soar Dragon\""
  ],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "High-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2006,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Xianglong/Flying Dragon HALE UAVThe \"Xianglong\" [Flying Dragon/Soar Dragon] automated observation airplane has a body plan fundamentally the same as the United States, \"Worldwide Hawk\" high-elevation long flight reconnaissance UAV.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Chengdu Aircraft Corp., Chengdu, China",
      "src": [
        "weg-ea-03-soar-dragon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 13.7,
      "src": [
        "weg-ea-03-soar-dragon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 22.9,
      "src": [
        "weg-ea-03-soar-dragon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 7500,
      "src": [
        "weg-ea-03-soar-dragon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 750,
      "src": [
        "weg-ea-03-soar-dragon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 7040,
      "src": [
        "weg-ea-03-soar-dragon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 18300,
      "src": [
        "weg-ea-03-soar-dragon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "uav",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/ea-03-soar-dragon.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-ea-03-soar-dragon": {
      "title": "EA-03 Soar Dragon Chinese High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/EA-03_Soar_Dragon_Chinese_High-Altitude_Long-Endurance_HALE_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}