Major helicopter producer is in talks with its Russian counterpart to jointly develop a 33-ton heavy-lift helicopter, a senior manager said.
"China can produce helicopters with a take-off weight from 1 ton to 13 tons, but only the United States and Russia can produce choppers with lift-off weight of more than 20 tons," said Xia Qunlin, deputy general manager of Avicopter, a joint venture between Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) and the Tianjin municipal government.
"If approved by the government, the 33-ton heavy helicopter is expected to fill a gap in China... and play important roles in rescue missions and fighting forest fires," he said.
Wiring Installation for Tiangong 1 in China Space.
SAV's stealth jet fighter F-60, you can find the logo of SAV on the model.
At least two Chinese stealth fighters are farther along in development than anyone would have imagined six months ago. The most recent of these stealth fighter photographs was published on a website that has high level expertise in all matters relating to Chinese military aviation.
Read more: China's Next Stealth Fighter F-60 From AVIC : Gallery
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir was the Chief Guest at the launching ceremony of the 1st Fast Attack Craft (Missile) being built for Pakistan Navy here at Xingang Shipyard, Tianjin, China.
He said that the project of Fast Attack Craft (Missile) construction represents a quantum leap, not only in Defence Production in naval Sector of Pakistan, but also will meet the long standing operational requirement of Pakistan Navy for the Fast Attack Crafts.
AZMAT Class Fast Attack Craft (Missile) has a crew of 12 to 14 sailors which is less than half that of similar FAC(M). Each FAC(M) will cost of around $50 million each.
PNS AZMAT is speculated to be a 500-600 ton, 60-meter Fast Attack Craft (Missile) which will be equipped with eight C-802A/CSS-N-8 Saccade anti-ship missiles.
Read more: PNS AZMAT Fast Attack Craft (Missile) Launched in China
Tiangong 1 is ready for mission, in China space ship launch field.
China will embark on its first ever unmanned space program at the end of this month, with the launch of the Tiangong-1 (the “Heavenly Palace-1”) space module from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gansu Province, said state-owned news service Xinhua on Thursday.
Chinese state media reports that the Tiangong-1 will be used as a testing site for a full-fledged space station that the country hopes to deploy by 2020.
"Tiangong - is, I think, primarily a technology test bed," said Joan Johnson-Freese, a U.S.-based expert on China's space program, to AFP.
Read more: China’s “Heavenly Palace” Gets Ready to Head Into Space
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