Key facts
- CCTV aired a 26-second video on November 9, 2026 showing the GJ-11 from multiple angles, including its weapon bay.
- The GJ-11 is a tailless flying-wing drone developed in China, with all weapons carried in an internal belly bay.
- The bay can hold multiple types of ground-attack munitions, according to the CCTV report.
- The drone was designed by Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute and produced by Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry Group, per public data cited by Lianhe Zaobao.
- Public data cited by Lianhe Zaobao lists a 14-meter wingspan, two-ton payload, 0.9 Mach speed and over six hours of endurance.
- The Chinese military announced the GJ-11's entry into service in November 2025.
China's state broadcaster CCTV aired a 26-second video on November 9, 2026 showing the GJ-11 stealth combat drone from multiple angles, including its static exterior, its exit from a hangar, takeoff and flight. The report was part of a countdown to the 77th anniversary of the PLA Air Force on Wednesday.
The footage gave a close-up look at the GJ-11's large internal weapon bay and its serrated edges. According to the CCTV report, the drone is a tailless flying-wing design developed in China, with air intakes on top of the fuselage, a flattened tail section and all weapons carried in an internal belly bay that can hold multiple types of ground-attack munitions. The report said the drone has good stealth characteristics, long endurance and high strike accuracy, and can carry out air strikes and air-defense suppression missions.
Public data cited by Lianhe Zaobao lists the GJ-11 as designed by the Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China and produced by Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry Group, with a 14-meter wingspan, two-ton payload, 0.9 Mach flight speed, over six hours of endurance, a combat radius of up to 2,000 km and a maximum altitude of 12,000 meters.
The Chinese military announced in November 2025 that the GJ-11 had entered service and released a promotional video showing the drone flying in formation with J-20 fighters. The GJ-11 carries the code name "Xuanlong."