Wuhu Highlights Breakthroughs In Low-Altitude Economy At 2025 Conference

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- The three-day 2025 Emerging Air Economy Development Conference concluded in Wuhu, Anhui Province, as one of the key specialised events of the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention.

Themed "Scenario Innovation Leads to Safe and Orderly Development", the conference focused on policy and industry demands in the low-altitude economy sector, featuring one main report session and multiple parallel sessions.

The 30,000-square-metre exhibition area brought together numerous high-quality enterprises, showcasing cutting-edge achievements, flagship products, and application scenarios in the low-altitude economy, according to a statement.

At the opening ceremony, Wuhu City launched its low-altitude intelligent connectivity system, while the National Low-Altitude Economy Integration and Innovation Research Center released the Low-Altitude Economy Development Research Series.

In addition, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), China Telecommunications Corporation, and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation announced major achievements in the low-altitude economy, along with the signing and delivery of significant projects.

Wuhu has hosted Emerging Air Economy Development Conference for three consecutive years, since 2022, with this year's event continuing to serve as a platform for industrial resource collaboration in the low-altitude economy, boosting regional industrial influence while facilitating business attraction, project implementation, and talent convergence.

Anhui is the third province in China and the only one in the Yangtze River Delta to pilot comprehensive low-altitude airspace management reforms, while Wuhu is one of the earliest cities to develop the low-altitude economy.

Currently, Wuhu has established 90 provincial- and national-level innovation platforms in the low-altitude economy sector, 14 of which are at the national level, in addition to making every effort to establish itself as a hub of innovation for low-altitude economy applications.

It has introduced China's first long-distance drone logistics route and the first non-stop delivery service for ships on the Yangtze River, with numerous practical application scenarios developed along the river, such as smart supervision, sightseeing tours, and aerial firefighting.

-- BERNAMA