FIELD GUIDE / DRONE ATLAS / 01
Jet combat drone · Reusable · armed ISR
Also known as: Gongji-11, Sharp Sword, Lijian
GJ-11 is China’s flying-wing combat drone associated with Hongdu. China’s defence ministry reported it as in service at its parade debut. IAI treats that status as a claim. The table identifies dated analytical dimensions; public combat readiness and detailed control specifications remain unverified.[1][2][3]
Sourced dimensions are listed; no scaled drawing is provided for this configuration.
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.
Body length | ≈ 11.65 m[3] |
|---|---|
Wingspan | ≈ 14 m[3] |
Take-off mass | Not publicly established |
Reported speed | ≈ 1000 km/h[3] |
Published flight range | ≈ 4000 km[3] |
Endurance | Not publicly established |
Payload | Not publicly established |
Engine / propulsion | One non-afterburning turbofan, according to IAI’s analysis. The model is not established.[2] |
Guidance / control link | Not publicly established |
First flight / first reported use | Not publicly established |
Manufacturer | Hongdu Aviation Industry Group, according to IAI.[2] |
Operators | PLAAF, allegedly, according to JAPCC. Operational readiness is not established here.[3] |
Service status |
Body length: ≈ 11.65 m · GJ-11 · JAPCC Annex B analytical listing; not an official specification · Approximate / analyst compilation. Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Wingspan: ≈ 14 m · GJ-11 · JAPCC Annex B analytical listing; not an official specification · Approximate / analyst compilation. Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Published flight range: ≈ 4000 km · GJ-11 · JAPCC Annex B analytical listing; not an official specification · Approximate / analyst compilation. Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Reported speed: ≈ 1000 km/h · GJ-11 · JAPCC Annex B analytical listing; not an official specification · Approximate / analyst compilation. Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Catalogue attribution: Hongdu Aviation Industry Group (IAI attribution). eng.mod.gov.cn · www.iai.it · www.japcc.org
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
Body length: ≈ 11.65 m · GJ-11 · JAPCC Annex B analytical listing; not an official specification · Approximate / analyst compilation. Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Wingspan: ≈ 14 m · GJ-11 · JAPCC Annex B analytical listing; not an official specification · Approximate / analyst compilation. Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Published flight range: ≈ 4000 km · GJ-11 · JAPCC Annex B analytical listing; not an official specification · Approximate / analyst compilation. Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Reported speed: ≈ 1000 km/h · GJ-11 · JAPCC Annex B analytical listing; not an official specification · Approximate / analyst compilation. Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Size in everyday terms
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
Hongdu GJ-11 · GJ-11 · JAPCC Annex B analytical listing; not an official specification · Body length[3] · Wingspan[3]
Human height is an illustrative 1.8 m; bus length an illustrative 12 m. Car length uses the cited MINI specification. Vehicle heights and drone side contours are schematic. Top views preserve published length and span; an absent dimension is never guessed.
One car length here is 3.821 m: MINI Cooper 3 door, March 2020 specification.
Not yet named as a model in this archive — sources usually say only “drone” or name the family.
Counts follow model/family links in the archive. A general register link does not identify a model.
No model-linked entry yet · explore the register
No model-linked entry yet · explore the register
No model-linked entry yet · explore the register
Hongdu GJ-11
No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.
Shape or sound alone cannot identify a drone. Follow local public-safety alerts; do not approach wreckage.
No licensed, model-attested recording is available in our sound library.
Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.
Unknown in reviewed sources
No type-specific, independently supported summary is included in this edition.
01 Oct 2019 · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Official report; not an independent test
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Approximate / analyst compilation
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Approximate / analyst compilation
DroneLedger. Hongdu GJ-11. Research edition 2026-11-08. https://droneincidents.com/drones/gj-11/
