This photo taken on Aug. 26, 2024 shows a scene at the delivery ceremony of two MA60 firefighting aircraft in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Two MA60 firefighting aircraft were officially delivered to the Ministry of Emergency Management in Xi’an on Monday.
The MA60 firefighting aircraft, a member of the Modern Ark multipurpose aircraft family, is a large and medium-sized fixed-wing plane that is specially tailored to serve aerial firefighting and other rescues. It is developed by AVIC XAC Commercial Aircraft Co., Ltd., with independent intellectual property rights. The aircraft is mainly used for combating forest and grassland fires, as it can perform multiple rescue operations, such as fire monitoring, water dropping, telecommunications support, as well as the transportation of personnel and supplies.
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