The Pakistani military has initiated an assessment of new Chinese VT4 main battle tanks (MBT), previously known as the MBT3000. According to the Chinese social media, the first Pakistani specialists began testing the VT4 MBT developed by the NORINCO defense company. Some sources reported that Norinco is on the verge of signing a deal to provide Pakistan […]

Following more three years of testing, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accepted into service the Z-18A medium transport helicopters. According to CCTV reports, the first Z-18A helicopter developed by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC) was formal acceptance into service of PLA in 2017. The Z-18A is a domestically developed medium transport helicopter. It can carry up to 30 passengers […]

In Chinese social media were released photographs of a huge unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted at the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SYAC) production facility. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) it was located near the hangar and was hidden in a protective case. The UAV has twin-fuselage design and according to local experts, it is new Chinese Divine Eagle high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial […]

The Chinese military should modernize its buildup and management and focus on becoming an elite fighting force that uses digital technologies, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday. Xi, also the chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark during his inspection of a Ground Force division from the Central Theater Command of the People’s […]

On 21 December, the Ministry of National Defence of the People’s Republic of China released images showing a J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command during night flight training exercise. The exercise is aimed to enhance the pilots’ all-time combat capability. The J-10 is a  […]

The Royal Thai Army has released pictures of its recently delivered Norinco-made VT4 main battle tanks (MBT) during live-fire military exercise. Since that time, the Royal Thai Army has received the first batch of 28 VT4 main battle tanks (MBT) produced by China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO).  The procurement of the 28 Chinese tanks was approved early last year. According to Bangkok […]

Qatar displayed several newly acquired China-made short-range precision-attack ballistic missile systems at the Qatar National Day parade. Among the equipment shown in the capital Doha was the new Chinese SY-400 short-range precision-attack ballistic missile systems. That confirmed that the Qatar Armed Forces has acquired Chinese SY-400 short-range ballistic missile system with a range of 400 […]

Multi-type attack helicopters attached to an aviation brigade of the PLA 73rd Group Army lift off from a military airfield for a night flight training exercise on December 13, 2017. The new Chinese WZ-10 and WZ-19 reconnaissance and attack helicopters take part in this flight training exercise. Chinese Army Aviation’s increasing resources were reflected in […]

For the first time, a Pakistani pilot took part in a test flight of new JF-17B dual-seater multi-role fighter jet. A dual-seat variant of the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet co-developed by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and China is currently entering the testing phase and this is the first time when Pakistani pilot takes part in flight. Production […]

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) sent long-range bombers, fighter jets, and electronic intelligence aircraft to fly around Taiwan Island during a military drill. The Ministry of National Defence of the People’s Republic of China has released pictures of patrol exercise conducted at the Bashi Channel and Miyako Strait.  The Chinese Su-30, J-11 fighter jets and Xian […]