China releases first in‑flight footage of Hongdu GJ‑11 'Sharp Sword' stealth UCAV during PLAAF anniversary

China's air force released the first in‑flight footage of the Hongdu GJ‑11 'Sharp Sword' stealth unmanned combat air vehicle, publicly showing the UCAV in flight for the first time as part of state media coverage marking the PLAAF's 76th anniversary.

Discovered 2025-11-11T00:38:26.277165-08:00 | 2025-11-11T00:38:26.277165-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The public release is the first visual confirmation that the GJ‑11 is airborne and being showcased alongside other Chinese combat aircraft developments; it follows recent visible testing of China's next‑generation combat prototypes (https://hype.aero/?story=1f68290b-dd2d-445a-94e1-d0f75fbff86d).
  • The footage was issued as part of anniversary messaging and aligns with other state reveals from Hongdu and parade hardware, underscoring coordinated public displays of new air and missile capabilities (https://hype.aero/?story=cf937cb4-38eb-44ab-bf0a-cf609dec9ca3; https://hype.aero/?story=2f5bbda8-158e-4a24-bfc1-9b7cadeed2cc).

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Economic Times nationalsecurityjournal.org militarywatchmagazine.com onalert.gr asiatimes.com indiandefencereview.com
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2025-11-11T00:38:26.277165-08:00
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2025-11-15T16:41:18.381128-08:00
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