DefenceTalkChina’s helicopter industry is gearing up to become a global power with a national strategy of civil-military integration, according to state-owned helicopter giant Avicopter. China has a relatively complete helicopter industry with independent development capacity in key technologies, said Wu Ximing, chief designer of Avicopter, a subsidiary of China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC). The cutting-edge […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-focus-civil-military-integration-lifts-chinas-helicopter-industry-68753/

DefenceTalkThe People’s Liberation Army has equipped all of its ground force aviation units with advanced WZ-10 combat helicopters, according to PLA media. Several WZ-10s have been delivered to an aviation brigade of the PLA 13th Group Army under the Western Theater Command, the military’s TV news channel reported. This means that all of the Army’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-delivers-wz-10-attack-helicopters-to-army-68118/