Homegrown aircraft safeguarding mountains

Thriving sector: A China-made aircraft on display at a facility in Shanghai. The country’s aviation industry has shown innovation and dedication to come up with multiple models with unique capabilities. — AFP

BEIJING: In a remarkable display of innovation and dedication, China’s domestically-developed aircraft are taking to the skies to protect the country’s lush green mountains.

Multiple models of newly-developed large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and fixed-wing aircraft are showing their unique capabilities in ecological conservation, such as putting out forest fires and alleviating spring drought, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Avic), the country’s leading aircraft manufacturer.