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The document suggests the PLA’s Type 076 LHD Sichuan may deploy multiple GJ-21 stealth drones, improving PLAN task-group reconnaissance and strike support during long-range operations while also offering options for pre-landing shaping missions. In parallel, US legislative moves on space cooperation and financial-institution leverage, plus Japan’s LDP landslide, indicate growing regional pushback amid continued PRC political and overseas pressure on Taiwan.
The source indicates the PLA may field a catapult-equipped Type 076 amphibious assault ship capable of operating multiple GJ-21 stealth drones, improving PLAN situational awareness and strike support during long-range deployments. It also highlights progress in heavy-lift transport UAVs for over-the-beach resupply, alongside intensifying cross-strait political maneuvering and rising Japan-PRC friction after Japan’s election.
The document suggests the PLA’s Type 076 LHD Sichuan may deploy multiple GJ-21 stealth drones, improving PLAN task-group reconnaissance and strike support during long-range operations while also offering options for pre-landing shaping missions. In parallel, US legislative moves on space cooperation and financial-institution leverage, plus Japan’s LDP landslide, indicate growing regional pushback amid continued PRC political and overseas pressure on Taiwan.
The source indicates the PLA may field a catapult-equipped Type 076 amphibious assault ship capable of operating multiple GJ-21 stealth drones, improving PLAN situational awareness and strike support during long-range deployments. It also highlights progress in heavy-lift transport UAVs for over-the-beach resupply, alongside intensifying cross-strait political maneuvering and rising Japan-PRC friction after Japan’s election.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-1249 | PLA Type 076 ‘Drone Carrier’ Signals Expanded Far-Seas Reach as Taiwan Pressure Lines Intensify | PLA modernization | 2026-02-17 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1162 | PLA Unmanned Maritime Leap: Type 076 ‘Sichuan’ Drone Operations and Contested Logistics Signal Wider Western Pacific Ambitions | PLA modernization | 2026-02-15 | 0 | ACCESS » |