Pakistan Army officially received new ground-to-air defence missile system
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Pakistan Army has officially received new LY-80 ground-to-air defence missile system on Sunday, that was reported by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa was chief guest at the Induction Ceremony of LOMADS, held at Army Auditorium here on Sunday, according to Inter Services Public Relations press release. LY-80 […]
China to develop military drones that can evade radar and anti-aircraft weapons
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China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the nation’s largest missile-maker, has begun to develop military drones that can evade radar and anti-aircraft weapons. The company is focusing on the development of a long-endurance stealth drone and a near-space drone, said Wei Yiyin, CASIC deputy general manager and a member of the CPPCC National Committee. It’s […]
China to co-develop air-launched space system with Ukraine
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China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology will partner with Ukrainian companies to co-develop an air-launched rocket system. China has planned to develop a new generation of rockets that can be released into space from airplanes to replace dysfunctional satellites. The rockets will be designed so that they could carry 200 kg and can rapidly replace dysfunctional […]
China’s 2017 defence budget rise to slow again
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Defying pressure for a strong increase in defence spending, China said on Saturday its military budget this year would grow about 7 percent, its slowest pace since 2010. That was reported by AP. Last year, with China’s economy slowing, the defence budget recorded its lowest increase in six years, 7.6 percent, the first single-digit rise […]
Bogdan Corporation develops new light utility vehicle to replace Russian-made UAZ
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Bogdan Corporation has released details of its new Bogdan 2351 light utility vehicle. The Ukrainian company has developed a Bogdan 2351 light utility vehicle to replace Russian-made UAZ that have been in service with the Ukrainian Defence Forces for over 20-40 years. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced plans to replace light 4×4 vehicles in service with the […]
Chinese rockets to debut at Australian airshow
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The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is showcasing its Long March rockets for the first time at the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition 2017 running from 28 February to 5 March. Models of Chinese rockets will debut at Australian InternationalAirshow to be held in Avalon from Tuesday to Saturday, the […]
China says it has received its largest foreign combat drone order
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AN undisclosed buyer has placed the largest overseas order for China’s home-developed military drones, the Xinhua news agency has reported, in a boost for the Chinese arms industry’s efforts to increase export volumes. The order for the Wing Loong II was placed before the next-generation unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed its maiden flight, Xinhua […]
China’s domestic Wing-Loong II unmanned combat aerial vehicle takes maiden flight
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The maiden flight of the first Wing-Loong II unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute (CADI) of the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China has taken place, it was announced on 27 February. That was reported by kaixian.tv. With a more than 20 meter wingspan, the yellow Wing-Loong II No.01 […]
China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier
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China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, experts said. China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’sType 001A class aircraft carrier’s scaffold has been removed and red undercoat has beenpainted below the ship’s waterline in Dalian, northeastern Liaoning Province, and that alaunching ceremony […]
Chinese Navy commissions new oceangoing training ship
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A new training ship joined the People’s Liberation Army Navy, also known as the PLA Navy, on Feb 21 with the commissioning and naming ceremony held at a naval port Dalian in northeast China’s Liaoning province on Tuesday morning. Vice Admiral Tian Zhong, deputy commander of the PLA Navy, attended the ceremony. He presented the […]