DefenceTalkChina’s fourth generation fighters like J-20 and J-31 are likely to be deployed on aircraft carriers, according to a military export. In an interview with China National Radio (CNR), a military expert Yin Zhuo said China’s aircraft carriers are capable to project firepower, troops and information. Yin said the ability of China aircraft carrier’s fleet […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-j-20-j-31-deployed-on-aircraft-carriers-66934/

DefenceTalkIn an interview with Russia’s Sputnik news agency, an expert pointed out that as the Navy and Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) improved, America’s supremacy over the Western Pacific would be affected, according to sputniknews.cn on February 12. China will receive more type-052D guided-missile frigates in 2016. And the Ministry of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pla-navy-air-forces-improvement-affects-us-supremacy-over-western-pacific-66743/

DefenceTalkMOSCOW: Russia and China have agreed on the sale of 24 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 fighters to Beijing, the Russian state holding Rostec said on Thursday. The deal – which military experts say could be worth more than $2 billion – represents the first time a foreign state has purchased the Su-35. A representative of Rostec, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-china-agree-on-2bn-deal-for-24-su-35-warplanes-65885/

DefenceTalkThe PLA Air Force J-11B fighters have been equipped with China-made engines, according to Yang Dechun, a pilot assigned to a division under the PLA Air Force. The PLA Air Force held an aviation open-day activity in Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin province, on September 10, 2015, during which a J-11B fighter of the PLA Air […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-air-forces-j-11b-fighter-equipped-with-china-made-engines-65442/

DefenceTalkThe latest prototype of the Chengdu J-20, China’s fifth-generation stealth fighter, with the temporary tail number “2016” has begun taxiing tests recently, according to Sina’s military news web portal. There are at present seven prototypes of the aircraft, which had its maiden test flight in early 2011. The main mission of the prototype with the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-j-20-stealth-fighter-prototype-undergoes-flight-tests-65406/

DefenceTalkA fast-flying, heavy strategic aircraft is needed and long overdue, defense experts say. “Please try your best to develop new bomber aircraft.” That was the last wish of the dying Lieutenant General Liu Yudi, 92, a flying ace from the Korean War and a former senior officer of the People’s Liberation Army air force. Lying […]https://www.defencetalk.com/long-range-bomber-may-be-in-chinas-plans-64816/

DefenceTalkThe J-20 combat aircraft, a new generation of combat aircraft, is currently engaged in intensive trial flights. According to photos circulating online, a newly designed J-20 coded 2013 carried out a series of low altitude maneuvers that demonstrated its relatively advanced performance. Concerning the question of when the aircraft will be on active service, military […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-flight-tests-j-20-fighter-requires-new-engine-64252/

DefenceTalkCapable of tracking nearly 100 vehicles at once, the Chinese military has launched its new airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW and C), taking to the skies with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The PLAAF has been offering sneak peeks into the existence of the KJ-500 for months now. Late last year, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-army-gets-brand-new-early-warning-and-control-aircraft-63731/

DefenceTalkChina’s air force will soon commission the J-10B fighter jet, the most advanced military aircraft the country has ever developed on its own, information released by military observers show. Several pictures showing 14 of the planes lined up outside an unidentified aircraft factory have been circulating on military websites. Experts said their gray paint scheme […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-air-force-nears-introduction-of-j-10b-fighter-63327/

DefenceTalkIn 1989 several Western states imposed arms sanctions on China. However, China has continued to take advantage of the military-relevant Western goods and technologies in the efforts to modernize its defence forces’ industrial and technological abilities. This Insurance Policy Paper particulars the guidelines of 4 Western states-France, Germany, the Uk and also the U . […]https://www.defencetalk.com/western-arms-exports-to-china-62462/