China has tested 119 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), breaking the previous record of 67 drones, the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) said.

中国电子科技集团公司近日表示，我国成功测试了119架固定翼无人机，打破了之前67架的纪录。

The 119 drones underwent catapult-assisted take-offs and performed aerial formations.

这119架无人机进行了弹射起飞以及空中编队。

The CETC said "swarm¹ intelligence" is regarded as the core of the artificial intelligence of unmanned systems and the breakthrough for future intelligent unmanned systems.

该集团称，“集群智能”被视作无人系统人工智能的核心、未来智能无人系统的突破口。

The huge scale of low cost and multi-function UAVs could be used in risky² tasks such as emergency communications.

大规模、低成本、多功能的无人机可以应用于应急通信等危险任务。

CETC engineer Zhao Yanjie said since drones were invented in 1917, intelligent swarms³ have "changed the rules of the game."

中国电子科技集团的工程师赵彦杰表示，自1917年无人机发明以来，集群智能已经改变了飞行规则。

In 2016, the CETC launched a swarm of 67 drones flying together, breaking the previous record of 50 drones by the US Navy.

2016年，中国电子科技集团实现了67架无人机的集群飞行，打破了此前由美国海军创下的50架无人机集群飞行的纪录。

The drone market in China is expected to reach 75 billion yuan ($11 billion) by 2025, according to an iResearch report last year, Xinhua reported.

新华社报道称，根据去年的一份艾瑞咨询报告显示，到2025年，中国的无人机市场的总规模预计将达到750亿元（折合110亿美元）。