China’s first 7-ton fully indigenous cargo drone NORINCO LUCA makes successful maiden flight, expanding low-altitude logistics capabilities
By: Global Times | Published: Mar 31, 2026 11:39 AM
The fully domestically developed NORINCO LUCA large cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed its maiden flight on Tuesday in Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan Province. According to its developer from China's state-owned Norinco Group, it is now the largest logistics unmanned cargo aircraft in the world to have achieved a successful first flight, marking the arrival of China’s first 7-ton-class fixed-wing “unmanned aerial heavy truck” in the low-altitude economy and expanding the range of potential applications.