China has unveiled the export variant of its Changhe Z-10 for the first time

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China has unveiled its export version of its domestically-produced Changhe Z-10 attack helicopter for the first time. Showcased at the Singapore Airshow, it, Reuters reports, was the only non-Western design on display in a year in which no Russian defense companies were in attendance. Chinese state-owned companies displayed military aircraft in an airshow outside the country for the first time, although China had participated in the biennial airshow in previous years. The Changhe Z-10 is a Chinese medium attack helicopter designed for anti-tank warfare missions, with secondary air-to-air combat capability. "The Z-10 may appeal to some of those countries that...