AVIC begins work on new attack helicopter

China has begun to develop a fourth-generation attack helicopter and expects to deliver it to the People's Liberation Army around 2020, according to Aviation Industry Corp of China.

The company disclosed the information in a media brochure distributed to domestic journalists taking part in the Third China Helicopter Expo, which opened on Wednesday in Tianjin.

This is the first time that China has confirmed it is developing a new-generation combat helicopter.