# Unmanned Systems

China’s ‘Aerial Heavy Truck’ Takes Flight: The Strategic Implications of the Changying-8

China successfully tested the Changying-8, a heavy-lift drone with a 3.5-ton payload capacity nicknamed the 'unmanned aerial heavy truck.' This development underscores China's dual-use strategy to dominate the low-altitude economy and enhance its military's unmanned logistical reach across strategic waterways.