China's 1,000 kW-class civil turboshaft engine gets production license

This photo taken on June 5, 2025 shows an AES100 engine displayed at the review meeting on the engine's development work in Zhuzhou City, central China's Hunan Province. The civil turboshaft engine, primarily designed for helicopters, has obtained its production license and secured a sales contract, laying a solid foundation for the growth of low-altitude equipment, the Aero Engine Corporation of China announced on Thursday. The AES100 engine represents China's first independently-developed 1,000 kW-class advanced civil turboshaft engine, achieving full compliance with international airworthiness standards. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

CHANGSHA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- A civil turboshaft engine, primarily designed for helicopters, has obtained its production license and secured a sales contract, laying a solid foundation for the growth of low-altitude equipment, the Aero Engine Corporation of China announced on Thursday.

The AES100 engine represents China's first independently-developed 1,000 kW-class advanced civil turboshaft engine, achieving full compliance with international airworthiness standards. ■

The production license is granted to the AES100 engine during the review meeting on the engine's development work in Zhuzhou City, central China's Hunan Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

This undated file image shows an AES100 engine. (The Aero Engine Corporation of China/Handout via Xinhua)

This photo taken on June 5, 2025 shows an AES100 engine displayed at the review meeting on the engine's development work in Zhuzhou City, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

This photo taken on June 5, 2025 shows a scene during review meeting on AES100 engine's development work in Zhuzhou City, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

Delegates sign contracts for sales and lease of the AES100 engine during the review meeting on the engine's development work in Zhuzhou City, central China's Hunan Province, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

This undated file photo shows an AES100 engine. (The Aero Engine Corporation of China/Handout via Xinhua)