BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

LARGE AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT

China’s independently-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft has gained significant progress by completing critical flight tests and getting the first batch of purchase agreements.

The AG600M aircraft, a full-configuration firefighting model belonging to the AG600 aircraft family, successfully conducted pivotal tests Tuesday morning, including scooping and dropping water.

MARTIAN SUBSURFACE

An in-situ ground-penetrating radar survey of Martian subsurface structure has revealed that a basin on the red planet has a dry and multi-layered shallow subsurface.

The results published on Monday in the journal Nature are based on a ground-penetrating radar survey of the subsurface structure in a southern marginal area of the Utopia Basin conducted by China’s Mars rover Zhurong of the Tianwen-1 mission.

AIRSHOW CHINA 2022

Airshow China 2022 will be held from Nov. 8 to 13 in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong Province. A replica of the country’s space station combination will be on display for the first time.

The upcoming 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, will showcase China’s cutting-edge technology in the aerospace and national defense sectors.