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EHang Completes Production of its First EH216-F Unmanned Firefighting eVTOL

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EHang announced today (Dec. 25) that the first EH216-F was rolled off the assembly line at its Low-Altitude Emergency Rescue Equipment Headquarters in Beijing.

(Beijing, China) EHang (NASDAQ: EH) announced today (Dec. 25) that its first EH216-F electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) firefighting aircraft was completed and had been rolled off from the assembly line at EHang’s Low-Altitude Energy Rescue Equipment Headquarters in Fangshan District, Beijing.

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Photo of the first fully assembled EH216-F at EHang’s Beijing Fangshan low-altitude emergency rescue base courtesy of EHang.

The milestone marks the first anniversary of EHang’s strategic cooperation with the local Beijing government, and “marks a solid beginning for the Company’s manufacturing in the low-altitude emergency rescue sector through a benchmark project of government-enterprise collaboration and the integration of industrial production with R&D,” according to today’s press release from the company.

The rollout ceremony took place this afternoon at the Headquarters in Fangshan District, Beijing, and was attended by leaders including Zhixin Di, Deputy Secretary of the Fangshan District Committee and District Mayor, as well as Deputy District Mayor Wujun Gao, according to EHang. Guests at the event toured EHang’s EH216-F firefighting eVTOL assembly line.

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Photo of government officials visiting EHang’s Fangshan headquarters in Beijing, accompanied by Zhao Wang, Chief Operating Officer of EHang, and other executives. courtesy of EHang.

EHang and Fangshan District Government initially implemented a strategic partnership centered on “one headquarters, multiple scenarios, full-industry coverage” to build the Low-Altitude Emergency Rescue Equipment Headquarters in December of 2024, per EHang.