00:00In this footage, China puts a road-mobile electromagnetic catapult through its paces,
00:04launching a fixed-wing UAV without a runway or rocket assistance.
00:08Linked heavy trucks form a modular launch rail,
00:11using electromagnetic force to accelerate the drone to takeoff speed.
00:15The same launcher is later shown aboard a commercial cargo ship,
00:18illustrating a concept for dispersed drone operations from roads and civilian vessels.
00:23If fielded at scale, the system could strengthen China's distributed drone warfare and anti-access
00:28strategy while reducing dependence on fixed air bases and dedicated aircraft carriers.
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