On April 29, 2026, the first domestic cross Bohai unmanned aerial vehicle logistics route was officially launched. This round-trip route between Dalian and Qingdao has a one-way distance of 340 kilometers and a flight time of only 2 hours, significantly reducing the logistics time between the two places from over 8 hours before. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that this is an important breakthrough for China to accelerate the innovative development of the low altitude equipment industry with scenario applications as the driving force.

It is reported that the maximum takeoff weight of the large fixed wing drone flying this time is 5.25 tons, mainly used for low altitude logistics transportation by enterprises such as China Post, covering various types of goods such as daily necessities, business documents, high-value drugs, and emergency supplies. In the existing transportation system in the Bohai region, the railway and highway time between cities in Liaoning and Shandong is generally over 8 hours, and sea transportation takes 5 to 10 hours. Low altitude cross sea direct transportation is more flexible, efficient, and economical.

Liu Fawang, Deputy Director of the Equipment Industry Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, pointed out that cross Bohai low altitude logistics is an important breakthrough in the innovative application of low altitude equipment in complex sea scenarios. It has opened up the air corridor of the Bohai Strait, filled the gap in cross sea low altitude logistics, and improved the comprehensive three-dimensional transportation system around the Bohai Sea.

Next, China will take the low altitude logistics from Dalian to Qingdao as a sample to promote the agglomeration and development of the low altitude equipment industry. Gao Dongsheng, Chief Economist of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated that China will fully leverage its rich advantages in low altitude application scenarios, continue to promote innovation in low altitude logistics, government public services, agriculture, forestry, and plant protection, and achieve a two-way drive for innovation in low altitude equipment and application scenarios. Keywords: Video News Network, Low altitude Economy

At the same time, we will strengthen equipment technology research and development innovation, accelerate the development of new low altitude equipment such as heavy-duty fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles and long-range vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, build a standard system that runs through the entire life cycle of low altitude equipment, and guide localities to develop the low altitude equipment industry according to local conditions.Editor/Gao Xue