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China flies large unmanned ‘mothership’ designed to deploy drone swarms
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China flies large unmanned ‘mothership’ designed to deploy drone swarms
China has conducted the first flight of a large jet-powered unmanned aircraft designed to carry and deploy dozens of smaller drones, marking a significant step in the country’s push toward long-range, networked uncrewed aircraft capability—often referred to as drone swarms. The “mothership” aircraft, known as Jiutian, or “Nine Heavens,” took off for the first time in December 2025 from the Pucheng region of Shaanxi Province, according to Chines…
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