[Video] A stealth drone appeared on a 40,000-ton landing ship… China's first takeoff and landing in Sichuan
GJ-21 stealth drone completes first takeoff and landing… Securing ‘drone aircraft carrier’ operation capability
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China announced that it successfully completed the first takeoff and landing of the stealth reconnaissance and strike integrated unmanned aerial vehicle 'Attack-21 (GJ-21)' on the country's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan.
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Why It Matters
China's independently developed Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult and landing braking system.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) China announced that it completed the first takeoff and landing of a ship-mounted stealth reconnaissance and strike integrated unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) on the country's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan.
According to China's official Xinhua News Agency on the 31st, China's stealth unmanned aerial vehicle 'GJ-21' recently successfully took off and landed on the Sichuan Type 076 amphibious assault ship equipped with an electromagnetic catapult.
Through this successful take-off and landing test, China evaluated that its navy has the ability to take off and recover a fixed-wing stealth drone from a large maritime combat platform.
GJ-21 is the world's first large-scale reconnaissance/strike stealth unmanned aerial vehicle that can be operated from an amphibious assault ship.
The Sichuan, known as the 'drone aircraft carrier', is a next-generation amphibious assault ship independently developed by China. It is designed to operate large unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters, and landing equipment by applying the world's first electromagnetic catapult and landing braking system.
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Open Questions
- When will the GJ-21 unmanned aerial vehicle be fielded?
- What are the plans for additional aircraft operational testing?
