China has completed the first flight of its Jiutian unmanned "mothership," a large drone designed to deploy dozens of smaller ...

China passed a revised law that for the first time formally regulates unmanned aircraft, a move set to reshape the country's ...

AVIC's Jiutian SS-UAV No 004 was shown at Airshow China 2024, carrying a diverse range of armament on its eight underwing hardpoints. (Janes/Sam Wise) A heavyweight, multirole unmanned aerial vehicle ...

While reports have identified the Jiutian as a “general-purpose drone,” concepts have shown it releasing drone swarms with a range of surface and maritime strike munitions. A massive drone-carrying ...

Official descriptions suggest the CH-7 has an ISTAR role, which would allow it to send back data on enemy vessels in the western Pacific and guide long-range maritime strike missiles. China's CH-7 ...

Chinese media described the large unmanned flying wing drone as a stealth-centric, long endurance, persistent reconnaissance and early warning aircraft. China’s massive CH-7 UAV was captured flying ...

China has updated its aviation law to bring drones under formal regulation as its low-altitude economy accelerates.