# China’s GJ-21 drone completes first takeoff and landing on assault ship

https://mins.news/en/item/123359

- CGTN, 2026-10-31 02:43 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-31/China-s-GJ-21-drone-completes-first-takeoff-landing-on-assault-ship-1RGhYtY2R2w/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China’s first shipborne stealth reconnaissance-strike drone, the GJ-21, has made its first takeoff and landing aboard the Sichuan, the country’s first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, a navy source said. The operation marks the Chinese Navy’s ability to use fixed-wing stealth drones from large maritime combat platforms.

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