纳入“十五五”四大新兴产业，低空经济加速“起飞”还有多远

Core Insights - The article emphasizes the importance of strategic emerging industries in China's economic planning, particularly focusing on four key sectors: new energy, new materials, aerospace, and low-altitude economy [2][3] - The low-altitude economy is transitioning from early-stage applications to deeper penetration, with a focus on transforming blueprints into valuable commercial scenarios and improving related infrastructure [2][3] Group 1: Low-Altitude Economy Development - The Chinese government aims to accelerate the development of strategic emerging industry clusters, including the low-altitude economy, through large-scale application demonstrations of new technologies and products [3] - Nearly 1,000 companies have registered civil unmanned aerial vehicle products, with 3,191 types of products and over 478,000 units [3] - The eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) sector has received over 1,000 orders from domestic and international clients since 2025, with various application scenarios being explored [3] Group 2: Application Scenarios and Challenges - Most eVTOL applications are still in the testing phase, with commercial operations requiring operational certificates, which currently have many restrictions [4] - The low-altitude economy has three main application scenarios: manned low-altitude transportation, unmanned low-altitude logistics, and low-altitude digital applications [5] - Agricultural applications of the low-altitude economy are showing promising trends, with over 300,000 agricultural drones and an operational area exceeding 46 million acres by 2025 [6] Group 3: Infrastructure and Regulatory Challenges - Infrastructure development for the low-altitude economy is accelerating, with plans to establish 46 low-altitude flight service stations by 2025, covering 23 provinces [7] - Challenges include fragmented airspace management and the need for improved approval efficiency for new aircraft types, which is currently a bottleneck for rapid development [7][8] - The low-altitude airspace is still under strict control, requiring approvals from military and air traffic control, which complicates the establishment of a comprehensive low-altitude traffic network [8] Group 4: Future Outlook - The goal is to have large unmanned aerial vehicles with transfer capabilities operational by 2035, integrating manned and unmanned operations into a complex air route network [8] - The large-scale commercial application of eVTOL and other low-altitude economy aircraft in urban air traffic may take another decade to realize [9]