Chinese GJ-3A Medium Altitude Long Endurance droneThe Chinese PLA ‘s biggest ever UAV, the GJ-3A armed reconnaissance drones made its first public appearance today in a PLA video aired by CCTVThe GJ-3A is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV. It is not only capable of air-to-ground strikes but also possesses air-to-air combat capabilities, state media reported. The GJ-3A, revealed today, represents a further step forward with comprehensively enhanced combat capabilities, a Chinese military expert was quoted as saying. Comparision with the MQ-9B SkyGuardianThe GJ-3 can match or exceed the heavy-payload, long-endurance capabilities of General Atomics' MQ-9B SkyGuardian, various media reported. While the MQ-9B can carry self-defense missiles like the AIM-9X, the GJ-3 possessing distinct air-to-air combat capabilities to target helicopters and other drones.