Zhuhai Air Show 2024 DEW

The Zhuhai Air Show 2024 DEW exhibition marked a watershed moment in public military disclosures, formally unveiling the People's Republic of China's advanced directed energy capabilities. Held in November 2024, the air show served as the first documented public display of operational and field-deployable Chinese high-power microwave (HPM) systems. Notable systems presented included the Hurricane 2000 and Hurricane 3000 mobile platforms, the FK-4000 tactical air-defense system, and the CETC-developed Thunder series. These systems reflect significant domestic advancements in pulse-power engineering and target tracking, complementing strategic aerospace programs documented across the Network Graph. The demonstrated hardware demonstrates an operational focus on counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) swarming defense, electronics disruption, and close-in base protection. This showcase bridges foundational pulse-power research with tactical applications, tracing parallel lineages found in the PRC FRC Program (CAEP/CAS) and historical developments such as the PRC Yingguang-I FRC Design. By bringing these systems into the open domain, the exhibition provided defense analysts with observable data regarding PLA power-scaling metrics, modular chassis integration, and mobile beam-directing technology.