China’s New Type 076 Drone Carrier Launches & Recovers Stealth Drone For The First Time

In a major milestone towards bringing its new warship into active service, the Chinese Navy’s drone carrier Type 076 conducted the first launch and recovery of a stealth unmanned aircraft last week.

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) statement which was released last Friday, mentioned about the event whose video or photographs were not made public by the Chinese government.

The statement mentioned that the warship Sichuan, pennant number 51, performed flight tests with the GJ-21 stealth reconnaissance and strike drone.

The PLAN also mentioned that since beginning its initial sea trials last year, Sichuan has carried out multiple such tests along with going through evaluations aimed at testing the normal functioning of onboard systems and equipment.

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