Chinese Stealth Drone Successfully Takes Off, Lands on Amphibious Assault Ship
The test signals Beijing’s push to add reusable stealth drones to large naval platforms, with the Sichuan carrying more than 40,000 metric tons.
- On Friday, China's GJ-21 stealth reconnaissance-strike drone successfully completed its first shipborne takeoff and landing aboard the Sichuan, the nation's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Xinhua reported.
- Launched in December 2024, the Sichuan features a full-length flight deck and electromagnetic catapult technology, enabling the vessel to carry fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters, and amphibious equipment.
- Military expert Zhang Xuefeng noted the GJ-21 "is also low cost and reusable," offering greater fire delivery efficiency under high-tempo operations than hypersonic missiles.
- Xinhua hailed the test as "a breakthrough in China's amphibious assault ship programme," signaling the navy's expanded ability to operate fixed-wing stealth drones from large naval platforms.
- This trial underscores Beijing's long-term military modernization drive to integrate advanced drone technology, part of a decades-long effort developing warships, fighter jets, and increasingly capable unmanned systems.
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China's first shipborne stealth reconnaissance-strike integrated drone completes first takeoff, landing on amphibious assault ship
China's first shipborne stealth reconnaissance-strike integrated drone GJ-21 has recently completed its first takeoff and landing operation aboard the Sichuan, China's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, a navy source said.
China has demonstrated its ability to operate fixed-wing drones by successfully taking off and landing a large stealth drone, the GJ-21, on the amphibious assault ship Sichuan. Equipped with electromagnetic catapults, the Sichuan is expected to serve as a foundation for performing complex missions, such as suppressing enemy air defenses, as a drone carrier.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Sook-hee = China [conducted] the first take-off and landing of a ship-mounted stealth reconnaissance and strike integrated unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) on its first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan...
China Claims GJ-21 Naval UCAV has Flown from Type 076 Sichuan LHD
The PLA Navy says the GJ-21 has completed its first takeoff and landing aboard the Type 076 amphibious assault ship, which is fitted with an electromagnetic catapult and arresting system. China’s GJ-21 naval Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) has reportedly conducted its first takeoff and landing aboard the Type 076 Sichuan amphibious assault ship, the […]
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