China Confirms GJ-21 UCAS Operations From Helicopter Carrier

CNS Sichuan with EMALS strip
Credit: Chinese state media Xinhua
SINGAPORE—China's People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has confirmed that the Hongdu GJ-21 uncrewed combat aerial system (UCAS) has conducted takeoff-and-landing tests aboard its new Type 076 amphibious assault ship CNS Sichuan. The trials mark the first known operation of a fixed-wing, jet-powered UCAS...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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