China-made drone taxi completes demo flight in Japan

STORY: China-made drone taxi completes demo flight in Japan DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:21 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of EH216 STORYLINE: EHang 216, a China-made autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV), has recently completed a demo flight in Oita City, Japan. EHang is a leading drone maker in China. The two-seated, low-altitude aircraft could be used for sightseeing, medical aid, and short-distance logistics. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's amphibious rapid deployment unit conduct a drill on Nov. 25, 2021, on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima aboard AAV-7 amphibious vehicles. The landing operation by the unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands opened to the media.

Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's amphibious rapid deployment unit conduct a drill on Nov. 25, 2021, on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima aboard AAV-7 amphibious vehicles. The landing operation by the unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands opened to the media.

Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's amphibious rapid deployment unit conduct a drill on Nov. 25, 2021, on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima aboard AAV-7 amphibious vehicles. The landing operation by the unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands opened to the media.

Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's amphibious rapid deployment unit conduct a drill on Nov. 25, 2021, on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima aboard AAV-7 amphibious vehicles. The landing operation by the unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands opened to the media.

Japan, U.S. hold drill on regaining besieged remote island

Japan, U.S. hold drill on regaining besieged remote island

An AAV-7 amphibious vehicle makes its way across a sandy beach during a joint drill involving the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Camp Pendleton in California on Feb. 25, 2015. The drill rehearsed regaining a remote island taken by enemies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese defense minister inspects GSDF drill

Japanese defense minister inspects GSDF drill

Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono (top, R) rides an AAV-7 amphibious vehicle during an evacuation drill by the Ground Self Defense Force's amphibious rapid deployment unit at Camp Ainoura in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese defense chief Iwaya at GSDF camp

Japanese defense chief Iwaya at GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) rides an AAV-7 amphibious vehicle at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese defense chief Iwaya at GSDF camp

Japanese defense chief Iwaya at GSDF camp

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) rides an AAV-7 amphibious vehicle at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ainoura in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

AAV landing exercise

AAV landing exercise

An assault amphibious vehicle comes ashore on a beach on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima during a landing exercise conducted by Japan's Self-Defense Forces on Oct. 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S.-Japan joint drill at Camp Pendleton

U.S.-Japan joint drill at Camp Pendleton

Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take positions during a joint drill after landing on a beach using an AAV amphibious vehicle at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California on Feb. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S.-Japan joint drill at Camp Pendleton

U.S.-Japan joint drill at Camp Pendleton

Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force land on a beach using an AAV amphibious vehicle during a joint drill at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California on Feb. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's "Marines" may start off with only 7 amphibious vehicles

Japan's "Marines" may start off with only 7 amphibious vehicles

File photo taken in February 2015 shows an AAV-7 amphibious vehicle at Camp Pendleton in California. Japan's Defense Ministry said on Dec. 22, 2017, that the delivery of U.S.-made amphibious vehicles to be used by a Ground Self-Defense Force unit modeled after the U.S. Marine Corps has been delayed, just months ahead of the launch of the unit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo