Chinese Air Force News
Chinese Air Force vs Indian Air Force: This week, China unveiled two fifth-generation fighter jets, sending shockwaves not just through India but also across the United States.
Amid rising incursions in the seas and skies around Taiwan from neighour China, president Tsai Ing-wen announced to extend its compusory military service from four months to one year from 2024.
Also known as the FC-31, the prototype looks like the naval variant of the Chinese Shenyang J-35 and is a direct competitor to the America's F-35 II Lightning, widely regarded as the most advanced fighter jet in the world.
Over a four- day period beginning last Friday, Taiwan reported close to 150 Chinese air force aircraft entered its air defence zone, part of a pattern of what Taipei calls Beijing`s “continued harassment of the Chinese-claimed island.”
IAF chief has said that the Chinese Air Force is still present on three air bases on their side of LAC.
VR Chaudhari assured that the IAF is fully deployed and prepared.
He also commented on the Chinese Air Force capabilities near Ladakh.
J-16 fighter jets reportedly have an advanced radar and tracking systems and are capable of in-flight refuelling.
Most security analysts agree that the quality of weapons being manufactured in China has improved vastly and that several African countries are seeking them because they are priced well.
Compulsory directives for physical fitness are not the only highlights of “PLA Common Regulations”. Minute aspects like when to carry an umbrella, how to hold it, what to wear at weddings and many others have also touched upon.
Both India and China are looking to rapidly modernise their military with a focus on advanced hardware.
Taiwan dispatched its aircraft and ships to "monitor and deal with" the Yun8, which returned to its base after flying through the Bashi Channel and Miyako waterway.
China's Air Force conducted a combat patrol over the South China Sea on Thursday
The exercise is likely to cause discomfort in Philippines, Taiwan and Japan
The Chinese Air Force planes flew over the Bashi Channel and the Miyako Strait
China`s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that a recent series of air force exercises around self-ruled Taiwan were routine, after Taiwan`s military said this month it was on a high state of alert following three straight days of drills.
No amount of interference or shadowing of its aircraft will stop the Chinese air force from carrying out long-range drills, the defence ministry said, announcing another round of exercises of the type that have unnerved Taiwan and Japan.
China has been ramping up research into advanced new military equipment, including submarines, aircraft carriers, and anti-satellite missiles.
A military plane belonging to the Chinese Air Force landed for the first time on Yongshu Jiao, or Fiery Cross Reef on the Spratly Islands, for which Beijing has disputes with Manila, Hanoi and other neighbours.
The planes -- eight bombers, two intelligence gathering planes and one early-warning aircraft -- flew near Miyako and Okinawa on Friday.
Drone owners in China are in for a tough time after the People's Liberation Army (PLA) pledged to tighten monitoring of such aircraft, the media reported on Tuesday.
China has been modernising its air force at a rapid pace.
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