CH-7 Rainbow

China's stealth flying-wing combat drone — the CASC CH-7 (Rainbow-7), a tailless, low-observable, high-altitude uncrewed aircraft for deep-penetration reconnaissance, strike, and long-range maritime targeting. Shown as a full-scale mockup back in 2018, it finally took to the air in late 2025 — the export-line peer to the PLA's GJ-11 and Russia's Okhotnik.

Overview

The CH-7 (Caihong-7, "Rainbow-7") is a Chinese stealth uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) built around a tailless flying-wing planform for low observability. It is developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA), part of the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) — the "Rainbow/CH" line best known for the export CH-4 and CH-5 strike drones, but with the CH-7 reaching into the high-end stealth segment occupied by the PLA's GJ-11 Sharp Sword and Russia's S-70 Okhotnik. Pitched as a high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) platform for deep-penetration ISR/ISTAR, strike, and long-range maritime targeting, it spent years as an airshow mockup before a flying prototype emerged in late 2025.

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