TP1000

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2026
First Flight : March 15, 2025
Total Production : ?

Model	Status	Year	Produced
TP1000	Under Development	2026	?

TP1000

Group : Turboprop Airplanes
Status : Under Development
Origin : China
Contractor : Yitong UAV System Co
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2026
First Flight : March 15, 2025
Total Production : ?

The TP1000 is an unmanned transport aircraft developed by Yitong UAV System Co of China to carry payloads of up to 1,000 kilograms. The 3.3-ton class twin-engine turboprop unmanned aircraft can fly over ranges of 1,000 kilometers and is equipped with a rear cargo door and 7 cubic meter cargo bay. The TP1000 performed its maiden flight on March 15, 2025, and the type certification is planned for the end of 2025 with first customer deliveries anticipated by 2026. The TP1000 unmanned aircraft is expected to provide transportation services for civilian operators.

Operators

Country	Status	State	Notes
China	Planned	?

Specifications

		Notes
Crew	0
Number of Engines	2
Propeller Blades	3
Mass
Cargo	1,000 kilogram
Max Takeoff Weight	3,300 kilogram
Performance
Max Range	1,000 kilometer
Volume
Payload Capacity	7 cubic meter

News

Tuesday, 18 March, 2025

First Chinese TP1000 Unmanned Transport Aircraft Successfully Completes Maiden Flight

BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China's domestically developed tonne-class unmanned transport aircraft, the TP1000, has completed its maiden flight in east China's Shandong Province.

Photo Gallery

March 2025

An aerial drone photo shows China's domestically developed tonne-class unmanned transport aircraft, the TP1000, conducting its maiden flight at an airport in east China's Shandong Province, March 15, 2025

Notes

^* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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