US EditionChina Launches Massive Aerial Drone Carrier in Show of Prowess
The Jiu Tian drone carrier can carry 6 tons and 100 loitering munitions, enhancing China's long-range unmanned capabilities for ISR and electronic warfare, state media reported.
- On Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported the unmanned Jiutian completed its first mission in Shaanxi province, marking its maiden flight without specifying timing.
- Named Jiutian, which means `nine heavens`, the craft debuted at Zhuhai last year and was designed by the First Aircraft Institute, Aviation Industry Corporation of China.
- The Jiutian can carry up to 100 loitering munitions or small drones, including kamikaze drones, and supports a 6-ton payload on eight hardpoints for bombs and missiles.
- Observers likened the Jiutian to an aircraft carrier for hosting drones and missiles, while Song Zhongping said it confirms a `drone carrier` role enabling `swarm attacks` that defences would be `unable to defend against`.
- The maiden flight positions Jiutian as a step forward in China's large-drone technology and swarm capabilities, with ISR and electronic warfare roles expanding PLA mission sets and deployment from both sides of the fuselage extending operational reach.
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Chinese Drone “Mothership” Capable Of Swarm Attack Takes Flight
from ZeroHedge: Whether launched from shipping containers, robotic arms, commercial box trucks, or delivered by heavyweight jet-powered mothership drones, the creativity of military technology developers in designing and deploying loitering-munition swarms has been remarkable to watch. The latest piece of military hardware to hit our radar is China’s Jiutian (“Nine Heavens”) unmanned aerial mothership, capable of hauling […]
Chinese Drone "Mothership" Capable Of Swarm Attack Takes Flight
Chinese Drone "Mothership" Capable Of Swarm Attack Takes Flight Whether launched from shipping containers, robotic arms, commercial box trucks, or delivered by heavyweight jet-powered mothership drones, the creativity of military technology developers in designing and deploying loitering-munition swarms has been remarkable to watch. The latest piece of military hardware to hit our radar is China's Jiutian ("Nine Heavens") unmanned aerial mothers…
China's domestically developed 'Jiutian' drone completes maiden flight
China's domestically developed large Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) named "Jiutian" completed its maiden flight on Thursday, in Pucheng, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. This general-purpose drone, with a length of 16.35 meters and a wingspan
China has conducted the first flight of what is considered the world's largest base ship for drones, demonstrating its capabilities in the field of drones capable of launching armed swarms. The unmanned aerial vehicle “Jiutyan” performed its first mission in the northwestern...
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