Qingdao in Shandong province recently released an implementation plan for promoting the high-quality development of the city's low-altitude economy. The plan outlines the promotion zones for the low-altitude economy, unmanned aerial vehicle test zones, and low-altitude economic ecological zones in Qingdao.

According to the plan, by 2026, the total scale of the low-altitude economy industry in the city is expected to exceed 20 billion yuan ($2.81 billion) and an internationally-influential demonstration zone for the low-altitude economy centered on the Shandong Peninsula will be established.

Qingdao has a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The city has been approved as a national-level demonstration zone for air economy, a comprehensive demonstration zone for general aviation industry, and a civil unmanned aerial vehicle test base. It has already put into use six H135 light helicopters, two Ka-32 heavy helicopters, 56 fully automatic drone nests, and successfully established an aviation public service system that integrates unmanned and manned aircraft for public security, emergency response, firefighting, emergency services, port operations, inspections, surveys, and more.