Tshwane, (People's Daily Online) — Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo (AAD2014) kicks off at Air Force Base, Waterkloof, Centurion in the City of Tshwane, South Africa in recent days.

As one of the world's premier Aerospace and Defence exhibitions that holds a prominent position within the Aviation and Defence calendar, the exhibition is held every two years in September.

The 8th AAD takes place between Sept 17 to 21, 2014, and once again brings together various industries from throughout the world so as to showcase the latest technological innovations within this sector.

The first three days of the exhibition are traditionally trade days, followed by two air-show days that are open to the public.

A diversity of sectors are incorporated within Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo to cover freight and cargo, search and rescue, regional security, humanitarian and disaster management together with related services for both civilian and defence applications.

Several showpiece Chinese military enterprises take part in the Expo this year; among them are Poly, Avic, CSSC, Norinco etc.