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. [Photo/Xinhua]

CHANGSHA -- 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.