Editor’s Note: This article marks the release of The Military Balance 2018 by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. A senior Russian missile designer reputedly quipped that without ...

Some of the commentary surrounding the newly disclosed results of the exercise has extrapolated capabilities of other aircraft in the Su-27 or J-11 family, or inferred details of the exercise toward ...

China’s air force confirms it is operating the tanker variant of the Y-20, as the nation expands the reach of its military aircraft. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has revealed the ...

No, The Image Above Is Not Photoshopped: There Is A Chinese Equivalent Of The Star Wars Canyon In The U.S. Or The Mach Loop In UK. Scheduled for release on Sept. 30, 2017, Sky Hunter is the first ...

In the ongoing military scorecard between the United States and China over who has the most “stuff” – be it troops, tanks, guns, ships or airframes – the human element is sometimes overlooked. By ...

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Key Points and Summary - China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is struggling to train pilots capable of effectively flying its advanced J-20 stealth fighters, creating a significant but ...

A pair of Shenyang J-16 multirole fighters take off. (China's Ministry of National Defense) MELBOURNE, Australia — China’s new Shenyang J-16 multirole fighter jet has been entering service in ...

The Peoples’ Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has a large presence in this year’s static park at Airshow China in Zhuhai, including the public debut of a new operational type. The most notable PLAAF ...

For the first time images have emerged showing a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) J-16 multirole fighter armed with the radar-guided, 180 km-range YJ-83K anti-ship missile: an indication ...

The PLAAF has introduced an augmented reality (AR)-assisted maintenance programme for an air brigade newly equipped with SAC J-16 aircraft, coupled with “intelligent” warehousing to improve sustaining ...

Arlington, VA, Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is proud to announce the launch of its new China Airpower Tracker, the authoritative platform for ...