Exhibition on dual-use technology to be held

An exhibition of cutting edge, dual use civilian military technology will be held in the city from October 22 to 24.

More than 50 projects will showcase the latest achievements from the integration of military-civil technologies at the fifth Shanghai Dual-use Technology Promotion Fair. It will be staged at the Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Center of International Sourcing in Putuo District.

Projects include survey boats equipped with the Beidou system to detect and examine water pollution, and an unmanned submarine which can carry out deep sea exploration for resources.

Some projects will be on show for the first time. These include a super speed flywheel patrol boat that is capable of sailing at high speed on both water and across ice.