Air show to display cutting-edge tech

Fans of military hardware will have a rare opportunity to see some of the country's top defense technology next week, as the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition gets underway in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.

The six-day event, commonly known as the Zhuhai Air Show, will start on Tuesday and is set to feature some of the best equipment that the People's Liberation Army and State-owned defense giants have to offer.

Products on show at the biennial event, which is the largest arms exhibition in China, will include the latest offerings in the space, aviation, electronics and land armament industries. Fighter jets, transport planes, drones, missiles, tanks and artillery guns are all set to be on display, according to Zhuhai Airshow Co.