The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could receive the new Russian helicopter gunships, Mi-171Sh. A CGTV program, China displayed visuals of a Russian helicopter factory with Mi-171Sh helicopters that were painted with PLA colour scheme […]
Iran will significantly expand its military arsenal by buying high-grade weapons from both China and Russia once the arms embargo ends in October, leading defense analysts have said. The world’s most advanced air defense missiles […]
TAIPEI (GDC) — Shipbuilders in Shanghai have laid out the hull of China’s first modern aircraft carrier, which could be launched into the water in the coming months as it enters the latter phases of […]
In a row of events regarding PLA-Navy incursions, Indonesia has lodged a protest with Beijing over a Chinese vessel’s intrusion into its EEZ (exclusive economic zone), which spent two days in the area reported CNN […]
China’s navy is on the rise, steadily adding new ships and submarines. The Royal Australian Navy with its 17,000 sailors and 50 or so large ships isn’t big—for comparison, the U.S. Navy’s payroll is more than […]
New Delhi (GDC) — China has amassed over 50,000 troops and a range of aircraft and missile systems across the Line of Actual Control but the top level of the Indian government assesses that the […]
Chinese fighter jets approached Taiwan on Thursday for a second day in a row, the island’s defence ministry said, urging China to stop “destroying regional peace” in a further ratcheting up of tension across the […]
The role of deception in military operations has long been valued by Chinese military leaders and strategists. Despite this long tradition, few studies on Chinese military power touch on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s the […]
China is ready to purchase a batch of 12 Su-57 fighters from Russia reported Russian news agency Avia.pro. The Chinese authorities, despite criticism of the Russian Su-57 fighters, announced that they intend to purchase a […]
The Turkish S-400s cannot yet fire at long distances. The Russian S-400 air defense systems have not been put into service with Turkish Army. The S-400 has not been able to take up combat duty […]
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