# Jiu Tian

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## Timeline

- **2025-12**: Jiu Tian Maiden Flight — The maiden flight of a dedicated drone mother ship occurs, signaling new carrier capabilities.
- **2025-11**: Urban Warfare Trials — PLA conducts tests featuring robot wolves and integrated drone swarms.
- **2025-01**: T1400 Boying Testing — China begins testing its tandem-rotor unmanned heavy-lift helicopter.
- **2024-02**: FARA Program Cancellation — The U.S. Army terminates its future scout helicopter program in favor of UAS investment.

## Recent coverage (1 stories, network-wide)

### Vertical Lift Evolution: Military Helicopters Adapt to the Drone Era
2026-03-15 00:18:12 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

The global defense landscape is shifting away from traditional piloted helicopters toward Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), marked by the U.S. Army's cancellation of major reconnaissance programs and China's rapid development of heavy-lift autonomous platforms. This transition reflects a new tactical reality where drone swarms and uncrewed systems are prioritized for high-threat environments like the Taiwan Strait.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/military-helicopters-drone-warfare-evolution

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