Obviously, to operate from a carrier, the drone needs modifications. "There's a lot that has to go into making the Gambit 5 carrier-capable [in terms of] the catapult launch and arrested landing.

The goal is to use their centrifuge-like launch mechanism to catapult objects like satellites out through our atmosphere, necessitating only a small second-stage burn to fine-tune their position.

Russia tries to keep up but economic sanctions and continuous new drone developments from Ukraine get in the way. By late 2024 Ukraine had come up with another gaggle of drone ideas. The most visually ...

The electromagnetic catapult will enable the ... increased focus on drone warfare. Type 075 Showing the Flag One day before the launch of the Type 076 Sichuan last month the Type 075 amphibious ...

which could provide valuable additional performance for operations from a short flight deck without the aid of a catapult. 2. Second video shows the takeoff & landing of Ababil-3 drone on the IRGCN ...

Both ships, which are named the Liaoning and Shandong, respectively, lack catapults. However, they are equipped with a ski ramp to launch fixed-wing aircraft, which has so far only included the J-15.

The electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) is likely similar in design to the catapult aboard the US Navy's advanced ... but it could have a future role as a massive drone carrier, according ...

The ship, equipped with an electromagnetic catapult system ... aircraft and expand the use of drones increasingly seen as crucial in modern warfare. The launch of the Sichuan shows the Chinese ...