Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › World News › China uses military drones, heavy-lift and C909 planes...
World News

China uses military drones, heavy-lift and C909 planes in huge forest fire drill

China uses military drones, heavy-lift and C909 planes in huge forest fire drill
South China Morning Post Tuesday 10 November 2026, 01:59 UTC By Albee Zhang 1 min read
Key Points

Firefighters used military drones, heavy transport aircraft and seaplanes in a large-scale drill in southwest China on Monday, as part of efforts to bring the latest technologies into emergency response operations. The exercise involved more than 1,600 personnel and over 40 aircraft and simulated a major forest fire in a high-altitude mountainous region of Chongqing, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Aircraft in the drill included the Wing Loong II and Twin-Tailed Scorpion – both unmanned...

Firefighters used military drones, heavy transport aircraft and seaplanes in a large-scale drill in southwest China on Monday, as part of efforts to bring the latest technologies into emergency response operations. The exercise involved more than 1,600 personnel and over 40 aircraft and simulated a major forest fire in a high-altitude mountainous region of Chongqing, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Aircraft in the drill included the Wing Loong II and Twin-Tailed Scorpion – both unmanned aerial...
China (LOCATION) Chongqing (LOCATION) CCTV (ORG) the Wing Loong II (PERSON) Twin-Tailed Scorpion (ORG)
Originally published by South China Morning Post Read original →

Related Stories

NTSB recovers cockpit voice recorder from Learjet crash site in Florida

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Monday that it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 60 that crashed last week near Greenacres, Florida, killing all nine people on board. "NTSB investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 60 that crashed on Nov. 1 near Greenacres, Florida," the NTSB said on X.The CVR was found at the location of the initial impact​, according to the NTSB.The NTSB said the CVR is being...

Fox News 15m ago

Woolies plans facial recognition technology trial in two Canberra supermarkets

Two Canberra Woolworths stores considering trial of facial recognition technology to combat workplace violence In short: Woolworths is considering a trial of facial recognition technology in two of its Canberra stores, in an attempt to tackle violence against staff. It says the technology would be trialled in its Woden and Gungahlin stores. What's next: The supermarket giant is consulting with staff and could implement the technology by the end of the month.

ABC Australia 17m ago

Democrats could create 'angry' 'single-issue' voters in 2028 if they remove school choice, CEO warns

The CEO of America’s largest school choice advocacy organization is warning Democrats that abolishing existing universal school choice programs could trigger a major voter backlash in the 2028 elections."Put yourself into the shoes of a lower-income mother who is a single parent. She has two or three kids that now just got access into a great private school or a great homeschooling environment that she couldn't afford otherwise without a state program like in Texas, and suddenly, the new...

Fox News 18m ago

MTR station’s defective columns: unacceptable errors or unfinished work?

A scandal involving defective concrete columns and unauthorised repairs at a railway station under construction has sparked debate, with some experts attributing the structural gaps to unfinished work and others condemning them as unacceptable errors that raise fears of a wider decline in Hong Kong’s building sector. Authorities have identified about 30 defective columns at the MTR Corporation’s Tung Chung West station but say temporary supports mean there is no structural danger.

South China Morning Post 20m ago