On 22 October 2021, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) two-seater Chengdu J-10S fighter jet crashes in Henan Province. According to a video circulating on Chinese social media, both pilots ejected safely and sustained only minor injuries. The footage shows the crashed aircraft on the bank of the Jialu …
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(eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Yang Pan) On Dec 29, 2020, Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said that China has heavily deployed the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) to support its army in the Ladakh theatre along with a large number of radars and missiles, even as he listed …
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An unidentified fighter jet of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), believed to be either a Sukhoi Su-35 or a Chengdu J-10, reportedly crashed near Guilin, in the southern province of Guangxi, China. The pilot successfully ejected but was injured upon landing. The alleged crash site in Guilin is about …
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Koku-Jieitai pilots race to two Mitsubishi F-15J Eagles during a scramble demonstration as part of a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton) According to Japan Ministry of Defense, Japan Air Self Defense Force …
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Flypast of the Chengdu J-20 during the opening of Airshow China in Zhuhai – Credits: Alert5 Via Wikipedia People’s Liberation Army Air Force Aircraft are to be painted with “low observable” coatings that will make them harder to detect. Chinese military aircraft are to be painted with “low observable” coatings …
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A photo of the J-20 was recently released bore a serial number indicating it belonged to a frontline combat unit, marking a major milestone for the aircraft. China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet may have entered mass-production following its induction into an “ace unit” of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). …
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Pakistan Air force and People’s Liberation Army Air Force are currently engaged in a joint military exercise in Chinese city of Holton, close to the Indian border near Ladakh. Labelled Shaheen VIII, this is the eighth such exercise undertaken by India’s two neighbours. It comes at a time when the …
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Images from civilian satellite company ImageSat International show four Xian H-6 Chinese strategic bombers in Xingning Airbase, for the first time in few years. Xingning Air Base is a military airfield 5 km west of Xingning. 280 miles from Taiwan coasts The official Twitter account of ImageSat alleged that “The …
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People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bomber fleet is steadily being modernized, and plans call for a next-generation stealthy, multi-role bomber. The Xian H-20 is a subsonic stealth bomber design. The aircraft will feature a wing design similar to that of the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, with components already being …
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