{
  "id": 12128690,
  "title": "Why the PLA’s Z-10 attack helicopter is taking a bigger role at sea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/why-the-plas-z-10-attack-helicopter-is-taking-a-bigger-role-at-sea-12128690",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3369775/why-plas-z-10-attack-helicopter-taking-bigger-role-sea"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Built to hunt tanks and support ground troops, the People’s Liberation Army’s main attack helicopter is increasingly being prepared for operations at sea. Crews of the Z-10 are training to fly from ships – a shift that could give Beijing extra firepower in an amphibious assault on Taiwan. Manufactured by AVIC subsidiary the Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation, the Z-10 entered service with…",
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        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Why the PLA’s Z-10 attack helicopter is taking a bigger role at sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/why-the-plas-z-10-attack-helicopter-is-taking-a-bigger-role-at-sea",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:00:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}