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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Garpiya | Hongdu GJ-11 |
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| Crew | — | None[source] |
| Manufacturer | IEMZ Kupol[source] | Hongdu Aviation Industry Group[source] |
| Type | long-range combat drone[source] | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone[source] |
| Assembly location | assembled in Russia[source]Assembly country, not inferred countryofdesign | — |
| Powerplant | Limbach L550E from Xiamen Limbach |
Wingspan
Single source14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1 × unnamed Guizhou -built turbofan[source] |
| Variants | Garpiya-1A (initial variant) Garpiya-3 (advanced variant)[source] | — |
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| Current military use | Garpiya-A1 has been used against Ukrainian civilian and military targets in the Russo-Ukrainian war[source]GarpiyaA1 only; no monthly production/attack totals promoted to holdings | — |
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| Country of origin | Russia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 41, cell 5; revision 1377727163; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| National origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Designer | — | Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute Hongdu Aviation Industry Group Aviation Industry Corporation of China[source] |
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| Status | — | In development[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| First flight | — | November 2013[source] |
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