Recently, a photo of China's latest attack helicopter, touted as the counterpart to the American AH-64 Apache, has emerged online. The Z-21, as it is known, was captured flying for the first time.

The Z-9 helicopter that was said to by flying close to a Philippine DA-BFAR aircraft on 18 February 2025. (Philippine Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...