Russia Sells Exports Su-57 to an Undisclosed Country
Russia’s state arms export company Rosoboronexport has signed the first contracts to deliver the export version of the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter.
Zhuhai Airshow News
Air
Expo and Air Show
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Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
China Unveils Two 5th Generation Aircraft at the same time
China unveiled its new generation stealth fighter jet “J-35A” and displayed a mock-up of the two-seat version of the J-20 aircraft “J-20S” at Zhuhai Airshow.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
China Develops Quadrupedal Combat Robot Teams
As the new leg in ground forces, China is developing quadrupedal robot swarms with teaming capabilities.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
China's BF500 Tandem-Rotor UAV Breaks Cover
A promotional video for the Zhuhai Airshow 2024 displayed China's new rotor UAV BF500 with a tandem rotor configuration.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
China Shows LD-2000 SPAAG's Successor
The promotional video for Zhuhai Airshow 2024 included the Type CS/SS2A short-range air defence system as LD-2000's successor.
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Expo and Air Show
Chinese Truck-Mounted HPeM Weapon Breaks Cover
China has shown its high-energy microwave weapon mounted on an 8x8 truck in a promotional video for Zhuhai Airshow 2024.
Air
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
AL-51 Turbofan for Su-57 Fighters Joins Zhuhai Airshow
Russian United Engine Corporation has exhibited the AL-51 afterburning turbofan for the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter in China.
Air
Expo and Air Show
China Shows PL-15 AAM Variant for J-20 Fighters
During Zhuhai Airshow 2024, China displayed a new variant of its PL-15 BVRAAM with folding fins, adapted for J-20 fighters' internal weapon bays.
Expo and Air Show
Weapon / Missile
China Shows HQ-19 ABM in Zhuhai Airshow 2024
During the 2024 Zhuhai Airshow, China displayed its HQ-19 anti-ballistic missile system as an outer-layer interceptor.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
China Displays Mach 7 hypersonic UAV
China displays MD-22 hypersonic drone mock-up at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Zhuhai Airshow.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
China’s Dog Fight UAV Unveiled
Chinese Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) has prepared a new UAV, Wing Loong 3. The new Armed UAV may carry PL-10 air-to-air missiles.
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