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 ...

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.

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The Jiu Tian drone, built by the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China, has a wingspan of 82 feet and runs on a turbofan engine. It has a maximum ...

Stealth drones will now add an entirely new dimension. Given China’s massive advantages ... and sharper canted wingtips. A single turbofan engine powers the craft. The bird has an internal ...

China showed off its rapidly advancing military ... Though unlike the F-35, which features a single turbofan engine, the J-35A is equipped with two engines. Its maximum takeoff weight is likely ...

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 ...

China's next-gen J-36 fighter completes its second test flight This suspected 6th-generation stealth fighter is said to feature three turbofan engines ... one possibly for drone control.