When the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) acquired its first tranche of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-27SK fighters in the early 1990s, long-time observers of China’s industrial base asked two questions. The first question was how […]
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Like China’s other jets, the FC-31 has shortcomings that keep it from matching its US counterparts. China was plagued by engine problems, as apparent in the recent Kashmir skirmish, when one of its J-10Cs’ engines […]
The new J-35A fighter jet is Airshow China’s star. Every two years, the southern city of Zhuhai showcases Beijing’s civil and military aerospace sector. The J-35A is lighter than China’s existing model, the J20, and […]
Officials said Hina employed a record 125 aircraft, and its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships were involved in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands on Monday. The exercises simulated the sealing off of […]
China has long had a reputation for stealing technology. Now it has gone a step further by copying Western air combat tactics and manoeuvres — or rather, paying Westerners to teach them those tactics. Chinese […]
Concerns that former Australian Defense Force members are being recruited by China to help train its military have triggered a federal government review. Defense Minister Richard Marles said today information provided to him on the matter warranted […]
A former U.S. military pilot and flight instructor who worked in China was arrested in Australia and faces extradition to the United States, Australian court documents and company records show. Australian Federal Police arrested Daniel […]
The performance of Su-35 in the Ukraine war is a big concern for Peoples Liberation Army Air Force. Dark clouds swirl over Russia’s Su-35S Flanker fighter. Russia lost more than two squadrons of its prized Su-35 […]
China has made its second-largest incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone this year, as Taipei signalled it planned to deepen security ties with the United States. Taipei, May 30 (CNA) Thirty Chinese military aircraft flew […]
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