Zhuhai
2016 air show was held last week end. The first edition took place in 1996 and it has been growing importance since then. The 5th generation fighter J-20 got most of the attention, as it was being shown in public for the first time. I was surprised by the amount of UAV designs and the range of applications.
Chinese aircraft performance has always been a subject of debate. This year was no exception, especially because 24 Su-35 have been acquired from Russia. I think that currently the Chinese military aerospace industry is not at the same level, but it will be a world player on the medium term. The government has been investing huge amounts of money and there is plenty of political support. Something similar happens with the civilian sector, which can rely on the huge internal market.
Chinese aircraft performance has always been a subject of debate. This year was no exception, especially because 24 Su-35 have been acquired from Russia. I think that currently the Chinese military aerospace industry is not at the same level, but it will be a world player on the medium term. The government has been investing huge amounts of money and there is plenty of political support. Something similar happens with the civilian sector, which can rely on the huge internal market.
J-20.
Z-10K.
Y-20.
Red Arrows.
CH-5 UAV.
CH-500 UAV.
CH-805 UAV.
KJ-200.
AG600 amphibious aircraft.
JF-17.
QY-1 UAV.
SW-6 UAV.
J-20 simulator (to be confirmed).
Airbus A350.
Project of wide body airliners, to be designed with UAC (Russia)
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