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China's massive drone swarm mothership Jiutian takes flight

While reports have identified the Jiutian as a "general-purpose drone," concepts have shown it releasing drone swarms with a ...

First flight of China’s giant drone carrier Jiu Tian signals PLA swarm capacity boost

Xinhua hails ‘breakthrough in China’s large drone technology’, says Jiu Tian could also be deployed in wide range of civilian ...
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China’s New ‘Jiutian’ Drone Mothership Makes First Flight, Signaling Leap in Swarm-Warfare Ambitions

China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has conducted the maiden flight of its massive drone-carrying mothership, the Jiutian, marking a major step in Beijing’s ambitions to field ...
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China's Jiutian drone swarm-launching UAV conducts first flight

A heavyweight, multirole unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which China unveiled in 2024 as a potential ‘drone mother ship', has conducted its maiden flight, according ...
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China flies the first 16-ton drone mothership that launches swarms

China has just flown a 16-ton unmanned aircraft built not to drop bombs itself, but to carry and release swarms of smaller ...
The Japan Times

China launches massive aerial drone carrier in show of prowess

The world’s largest drone mothership highlights Beijing' advances in unmanned aerial vehicles capable of unleashing ...
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China unveils first giant aerial drone carrier

The Jiutian — whose name translates to “nine heavens,” indicating extreme altitude — is compared to an aircraft carrier ...
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First flight of China’s Jiu Tian, a long-range heavy UAV designed to deploy more than 100 drones

With a 25-meter wingspan, 16-ton MTOW, and modular payloads, the Jiu Tian’s maiden flight marks a milestone in China’s ...

China’s Jetank ‘airborne UAV carrier’ drone completes maiden flight: official media

Screenshot from People’s Daily. China’s Jetank drone, dubbed an “airborne UAV carrier,” completed its maiden flight on ...