Tag: Military

Twin-seat J-20 stealth fighter jet spotted, extra pilot ‘to give advantage’ (Global Times)

Photos and videos that give the world the first glimpse of the long-rumored twin-seat variant of China's J-20 stealth fighter jet circulated on social...

President Xi calls to break new ground in weaponry, equipment development, assigns relevant missions in 14th Five-Year Plan (Yang Sheng and Leng Shumei, Global...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to break new ground in the development of the country's military weaponry and equipment, and contribute to...

Drone sale to Ethiopia could jeopardize Turkey-Egypt dialogue (Fehim Tastekin, Al Monitor)

Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones, touted as a game-changer for Ankara’s allies in the Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts, appear bound for further showing in African...

Chinese, Russian warships’ 1st joint patrol sails through Tsugaru Strait in line with intl law, ‘could feature encirclement of Japan or approach US’ (Guo...

Right after China and Russia wrapped up a joint naval exercise in the Sea of Japan on Sunday, 10 powerful warships from the two...

South Korea says North Korea fired projectile to sea (Associated Press, Defense News)

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile to its eastern waters as it continued a recent streak of weapons tests...

Want innovation in space? Support arms control (Jessica West, ORF)

Arms control and innovation seem like odd bedfellows. But maybe not as much as you’d think. Instead of seeing emerging technology as a challenge...

Erdogan says US, not Turkey, proposed F-16 sale (Al Monitor)

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that the United States had offered to sell dozens of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to...

N Korea test fires suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile (Al Jazeera)

North Korea fired what appeared to be a submarine launched ballistic missile towards the sea off its eastern coast, South Korea said, with Japan...

PLA practices cross-sea troop transport with large civilian ferry (Liu Xuanzun, Global Times)

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently held an integrated military-civilian cross-sea troop maneuvering exercise using a large civilian ferry with a displacement of...

Army Gets Strategic About Going Digital (Brandi Vincent, Defense One)

The newly crafted Army Digital Transformation Strategy, or ADTS, marks a key component of the branch’s overarching modernization efforts that is meant to reform...

Air Force research lab signs agreement with ‘gas-stations-in-space’ company (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The Air Force Research Laboratory signed a research agreement with a company pioneering orbital refueling stations for spacecraft, signaling the military’s interest in using...

FC-31 stealth fighter, GJ-11 stealth attack drone that belong to China’s “20” aircraft family on display at Airshow (Global Times)

A model of a J-20 stealth fighter jet is on display at the exhibition stand of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), as...

China/Algeria. China launches new warship for Algeria, more powerful than domestic counterpart: reports (Global Times)

Liu Xuanzun China has launched an offshore patrol vessel for the Algerian navy based on the design of the Type 056 corvette which is also...

Military/China. China’s amendment of the military service law highlights the role of non-commissioned officer, ‘key to modernization’: expert (Global Times)

Liu Xuanzun China on Friday updated its military service law with changes on the welfare of military personnel and the system of registration for military...

PLA Rocket Force holds live-fire drills, testing new-type conventional missiles (Global Times)

Liu Xuanzun The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force recently conducted live-fire drills in the deserts in Northwest China in which it launched two...

Norway and Russia sharpen transparency pact on warship, aircraft moves (Defense News)

Norway has finalized an updated security agreement with Russia that adds strengthened protocols for avoiding high-risk encounters between aircraft and naval vessels in the...