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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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency and taken on May 11, 2018, two Su-35 fighter jets and a H-6K bomber from the People’s Liberation Army air force fly in formation during patrol that included the Luzon Straits also known as Bashi Straits near Taiwan. (AP) Twenty Chinese military …
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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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A screengrab from CCTV footage released on 2 March showing a J-10C multirole fighter in PLAAF markings fitted with a Chinese-made WS10B engine. Source: CCTV.com The People’s Liberation Army Air Force fighter jet encountered a bird strike upon takeoff. On Oct. 5, the People’s Liberation Army Daily reported that pilot …
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Two J-20 fighters in formation – Credits: emperornie According to the recent reports Chinese fighter jets had dangerously surrounded two of Taiwan’s Indigenous Defence Fighters (IDF). However, the Taiwan Air Force Command Headquarters refuted these reports and clarified that they had only detected and closely monitored a few enemy planes …
Read More » Two J-20 fighters in formation – Credits: emperornie A number of Chinese media outlets have reported that a J-20 fighter jet with a novice pilot managed to score 17 kills for zero losses in mock combat drills – which has widely been considered a testament to the aircraft’s combat prowess. …
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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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Credits: d-atis / Twitter China has deployed J-20 stealth fighter jets near the India-China border as the ongoing disengagement talks between India and China, the provocative move is seen as a show of military strength by China. Two Chinese J-20 stealth fighter jets were spotted at Hotan airbase in the …
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A Google Earth image of MCALF Bogue shows the J-20 mock-up. As we have reported in 2018, Fake Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet Allegedly Spotted At U.S. Base. Now Satellite imagery spots J-20 Mock-Up at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, or “Bogue Field”, an airfield that serves as a …
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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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