The latter is an unmanned civilian cargo drone capable of carrying ... has come just over a year since China announced it can now produce single-shaft turbofan engines at 80% of the cost of ...

Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) successfully ignited its independently developed 600-kilogram thrust-class high-end turbofan engine on Friday, according to a statement published by the ...

Conventional turbofan engines, which rely on slow and gentle combustion ... scientists have been testing an advanced oblique detonation engine. China’s first drone to be powered by an engine that uses ...

A new generation of high-speed, long-endurance drones powered by low-cost jet engines has entered military service in China ... is powered by an AE3007 turbofan engine from Rolls-Royce which ...

"We have started tests on turboprop and turbofan engines to see whether ... and communication support missions in China. Industry observers say cargo drones are expected to have many business ...

China will place export controls on drone and ... equipment will require vendors to seek permission to export certain drone engines, lasers, imaging, communications and radar gear, and anti ...

China is working on its first home-grown turbofan commercial aircraft engine, the CJ1000, to reduce reliance on imports. The CJ1000’s developer, the Aero Engine Corporation of China, had ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

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The J-20 initially flew with the Russian Saturn AL-31 turbofan engine ... while waiting for the final WS-15 engine specifically developed for the type. China’s J-20A stealth fighter prototype ...