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China says its GJ-21 uncrewed combat aircraft has completed takeoff-and-landing tests aboard the Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan, which is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult and arresting system. Separately, the US Air Force tested new autonomous mission systems, sensors and long-range communications on its XQ-67A demonstrator in Nevada.
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China says its GJ-21 uncrewed combat aircraft has completed takeoff-and-landing tests aboard the Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan, which is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult and arresting system. Separately, the US Air Force tested new autonomous mission systems, sensors and long-range communications on its XQ-67A demonstrator in Nevada.
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