The 16th China Airshow to be Held in December, Air Force's Various Main Battle Equipment to Make Their Debut at the China Airshow

[Global Times - Global Network Report by Reporter Guo Yuandan] The press conference for the 16th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (hereinafter referred to as the "16th China Airshow") was held in Beijing on the 13th. Journalists learned from the press conference that this year's airshow will feature multiple types of upgraded equipment and new combat capabilities from the Air Force, with various main battle equipment making its debut at the China Airshow.

Gao Xiang, Deputy Director of the Political Work Department of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, introduced that this year's airshow will adhere to a systematic exhibition approach, coordinating static displays and flight performances, highlighting the achievements of the iterative upgrades of main battle equipment. There will be a collective appearance of mature main battle equipment that has been tested in practice, as well as public displays of various upgraded equipment and new combat capabilities.

According to the introduction, the equipment on display at this airshow covers Air Force reconnaissance, early warning, air defense, support, airborne, unmanned applications, as well as intelligent equipment and munitions, fully showcasing the achievements of the Air Force's equipment upgrades and the continuous improvement of its combat system. The flight performances will closely align with real combat formations and actions, intuitively demonstrating the training level and combat readiness of the troops, presenting the publicly available results in a three-dimensional manner to the entire society. In addition, the Army, Navy, and other brother units will also send equipment to participate in the exhibition.

Gao Xiang stated that in terms of interactive communication, they will expand interactive experience channels, setting up immersive projects such as open cargo hold experiences and star equipment check-ins; organizing face-to-face exchanges between the public and pilots, technical backbones, etc., further bridging the emotional distance between the People's Air Force and the public. In terms of digital intelligence empowerment, for the first time, a "digital intelligence" section will be set up at the Air Force exhibition booth, utilizing humanoid robots, virtual digital humans, etc., to create a technological and intelligent exhibition experience environment. Cutting-edge equipment such as artificial intelligence interviews, anti-vertigo brain-machine interaction assessments, digital maintenance, and intelligent testing will be applied, focusing on showcasing the latest achievements in "digital intelligence Air Force" construction, artificial intelligence applications, and unmanned intelligent collaboration, fully demonstrating the People's Air Force's proactive embrace of technological change and its forward-looking layout to accelerate the generation of new combat capabilities, conveying to society the Air Force's development plans for the future, driven by technological innovation to transform and upgrade combat capabilities.