The anniversary film
On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Air Force, the short film “Wings of Tomorrow” (《明日之翼》) was presented on 11 November, according to the Chinese technology website IT之家. The work is described as a product combining live-action footage and generative artificial intelligence (AIGC) techniques, with an explicitly science-fiction, non-documentary approach.
The news therefore does not concern an announcement of operational military capabilities, but the release of celebratory audiovisual content. This distinction is central: the equipment shown in the film is presented as visions of the future, not as systems that have entered service or are in testing.
What the short film shows
According to the description provided by the source, the film stages a set of equipment for future aerial combat. These include “惊鸿” (Jinghong), presented as a system that coordinates and commands the formation of unmanned aircraft; “烛龙” (Zhulong), which emits a high-power laser beam on the order of a megawatt; and “玄蜂” (Xuanfeng), described as a drone swarm that operates as a group.
Completing the picture are an aerospace carrier and plasma shields. These are designations and on-screen concepts: the material does not indicate which technologies are real, what stage of development they are at, or whether corresponding military programs exist.
The use of AIGC to depict advanced weapon systems is itself noteworthy: it shows how generative tools are also used in institutional communication and in constructing technological imaginaries, with a faster visual effect and presumably lower costs than traditional computer graphics. However, the material provides no details on timing, costs or production partners.
What remains to be verified
The source is a technology news outlet and reports the release without citing official communications from the Chinese Air Force. It does not specify the distribution platform, the film’s length, the names of the directors or the companies involved in production.
It is not possible to determine, on the basis of the material, whether the names of the systems shown correspond to real programs or are narrative inventions. Similarly, there are no elements for assessing the maturity of the technologies represented, from the high-power laser to the cooperative drones.
One aspect to clarify in any follow-up is also the genesis of the project: whether it is an initiative internal to the Air Force or an external production commissioned for the anniversary. The text also contains promotional references to a ticket-purchasing service, unrelated to the informational content and not relevant to the news.
