Today, the active stage of the joint Russia-Chinese exercise “Naval interaction” has started in the South China Sea. Ships of the Russian Navy and the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army have left the Zhanjiang port (Guangdong Province) and laid the course to the areas of the active stage of the naval exercise. Military […]

The Zambian Air Force has debuted a new L-15 advanced jet trainers at Africa Aerospace and Defense airshow in South Africa. The Zambian Air Force brought two of its new Chinese L-15 advanced jet trainers to the Africa Aerospace and Defense airshow in South Africa. One of the jets is flying at the show with a Chinese pilot […]

The air force of the PLA Western Theater Command and some troops of the PLA Xinjiang Military Command hosted a mobilization meeting for the upcoming Peace Mission-2016 joint anti-terror military exercise at a training base in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on September 11. According to the cooperation plan […]

The Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) will promote its new generation aircraft at China’s upcoming aerospace trade show, the aircraft manufacturer said Thursday. The company’s heavy transport aircraft Y-20 and stealth fighter J-31, the major models in the new series, will be demonstrated at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, which opens […]

Type 051 guided missile destroyer Nanchang has been officially decommissioned as of Sept. 8, after serving in the Chinese Navy for almost 34 years. According to some, Nanchang was China’s last active Type 051 destroyer. Type 051 destroyers are China’s first generation of domestically-manufactured missile destroyers. The first Type 051 destroyer was commissioned on Dec. […]

Chinese missile brigade tests HQ-16 medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems at an undisclosed region in northwest China. The HQ-16 medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems attached to a missile brigade under the PLA 41st Group Army fire surface-to-air missiles at simulated targets during the live-fire training at an undisclosed region in northwest China on Sept. 6, 2016. The live-fire […]

China has demonstrated capabilities of its PLL-09 self-propelled howitzers during military drills in the Pamir mountains. The PLL-09 122-mm self-propelled howitzer system was fired at a simulated target during the live-fire training conducted by a mechanized infantry regiment under the PLA Western Theater Command in the Pamir mountains in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Sept. […]

Areas of the world riddled with natural disasters and cursed by the secondary effects of mother nature’s wrath demand a responsive force that thinks, trains and plans ahead. An exercise bringing together those very forces from 18 nations’ military and government organizations kicked off Sept. 5, 2016 at 14th Military Circle, Chonburi Province, Thailand. ASEAN […]

China is developing a new wheeled self-propelled assault gun based o 8×8 chassis. The demonstrator of new self-propelled assault gun was spotted during the transportation. The main role of this fire support vehicle is to support infantry with its firepower. It can engage enemy armor, buildings, field fortifications and other targets. Sometimes such vehicles are classified as […]

The Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team performs in the sky during the PLA Air Force Aviation Open Day in Changchun, capital city of northeast China’s Jilin Province, Sept. 2, 2016. The open day aims to demonstrate the achievements of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) air force and enhance the public awareness of aerospace safety. Some […]