The new Chinese guided-missile frigate Ningde (Hull 510) has conducted a training exercise under complex and severe sea conditions on Jan. 15, 2017. The frigate is assigned to a maritime garrison command with the East China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy. The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s new frigate Ningde, hull number 510, was commissioned […]

President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled the third batch of police vehicles and equipment acquired through the government’s leasing programme. That was reported by www.nation.co.ke. Mr Kenyatta unveiled 525 vehicles, including 25 CS/VP3 «Bigfoot» armoured personnel carriers designed and manufactured by the Chinese Company Poly Technologies, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, as part of the […]

China’s aircraft carrier formation returned to Qingdao port Friday after finishing a drill, the Chinese navy said Friday. Comprised of aircraft carrier Liaoning, a number of destroyers, some J-15 carrier-basedfighter jets and helicopters, the fleet sailed through the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the EastChina Sea and the South China sea. The formation passed through […]

The People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLAMC) has taken delivery of new 105mm assault vehicles. The fire support vehicles in PLA Marine Corps camouflage was spotted on the road. According to Chinese military experts, the new assault vehicles is a NORINCO ZTL-11 amphibious fire support vehicle on the ZBL-09 wheeled 8×8 armored personnel carrier chassis. Some […]

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has accepted into service the first two JL-10 advanced jet trainers developed by Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation. The first squadron of the two JL-10 advanced jet trainers left from its Nanchang-based, 10 January. The JL-10 is also the first trainer aircraft to be fitted with a PESA radar (Developed by Institute […]

Nigeria’s military has inked an agreement with Chengdu Aerospace Corporation and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex to purchase JF-17 Thunder fighter jets. According to Nigeria’s federal budget approved for 2016 fiscal year, Nigerian Air Force signed a deal to buy three new JF-17 Thunder fighter jets. For 2016, Nigeria has issued USD $15.88 million for the purchase. However, the […]

China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday said they hope Singapore can respect the “One China Policy” after Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sent a letter to Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, demanding the nine Singaporean Terrex AV81 8×8 wheeled armored personnel carriers the city detained six weeks ago to be returned immediately. The military […]

Chinese naval aviation forces on Monday carried out a drill in the Sea of Japan, a spokesperson with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy said Tuesday. That was reported by xinhuanet.com. Liang Yang said the drill, testing the coordination between naval vessels and aircraft, was “a regular arrangement in accordance with the annual training plan.” The […]

Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces were scrambled in response to Chinese Air Force aircraft flying over the Korean Strait near the islands of Tsushima and Kyushu, local media reported on Monday. The Chinese Xian H-6 strategic nuclear-capable bomber was spotted flying over the Tsushima Strait in southwestern Japan. A total of about eight Chinese military aircraft, including strategic […]

The Chinese military official confirmed it received four Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets in late December, but noted that the Su-35 might be the last combat plane China would import thanks to its own defense advances. The People’s Liberation Army’s website, 81.cn, recently said that with the commissioning of the J-20, China’s domestically developed stealth […]