China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (
Chinese: 中国国际航空航天博览会), also known as the Airshow China (
Chinese: 中国航展) or Zhuhai Airshow (
Chinese: 珠海航展), is the largest
airshow and aerospace
trade expo in
China. It has been held in even years in
Zhuhai,
Guangdong since 1996.[2]
History
1996
The first Airshow China was held from 5 to 10 November 1996. Performances included:
The sixth Airshow China was held from 31 October to 5 November 2006. The first three days were corporate days and not open to public. The remaining three days were public days. Over 30 countries and 600 aviation companies took part. Performances included:
The seventh Airshow China was held from 4 to 9 November 2008. Some 4 billion U.S. dollars worth of deals were signed at the six-day event, including one involving
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) selling 25 ARJ21-700 regional jets to
GE Commercial Aviation Services of the United States (first delivery by 2013). Additionally, the
Chengdu J-10 and
Xi'an JH-7A both made their first public appearances.[9] Other performances included:
aerobatic performance of
Chengdu J-20 production model.
2021
Originally scheduled to happen in 2020, it was postponed to the following year due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The thirteenth Airshow China was held from 28 September to 3 October 2021.[11] A total of 700 companies have participated in the event online and offline, with more than 100 aircraft exhibited:[12]
CASIC Anti-UAV System, composed of DK-1 low-altitude search radar, the ZK-K20 air-defense control system,
HQ-17AE and QW-12 short-range missiles, and ZR-1500 drone defense system.[18][19]
Export and air-launched version of
YJ-21 hypersonic missile.[20]
JH-7A2 with AFK-98 stand-off cruise missile, AKF-88C anti-radiation missile[21] and YL-5/YJ-1000-1 1,000-kilogram bomb.[22]