Military aviation news
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August 20, 2026
“It is critically important for us in this time, a time of not living in peace time … that both in words and deeds to not make any steps to create an image that would indicate to Moscow or Beijing…
The US Air Force is preparing to buy several Chinese-made DJI drones for an unusual reason: to help protect one of America’s most sensitive military installations from the very drones it has spent…
The planned architecture must counter a combination of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons and drones. The defense of Guam is thus one of the central elements…
The transformation of Antelope Reef is no mere expansion of Chinese infrastructure in the Paracel Islands: it is an operation set to reshape the military geometry…
August 19, 2026
JAS 39 Gripen fighters from the Royal Thai Air Force and Chengdu J-10C jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force of China are conducting air combat exercises during the Falcon…
Japan scrambled fighters to monitor Chinese surveillance aircraft near the prefectures of Nagasaki and Okinawa.
The Chinese-developed J-35 naval stealth fighter has drawn attention again after images released in August showed an aircraft with a highly reflective, mirror-like surface…
A Chinese national has been sentenced to six months in federal custody for photographing Whiteman Air Force Base,… The post Chinese national jailed for filming B-2 base under 1950 Truman order…
The U.S. Air Force is planning to buy Chinese-made DJI drones for training purposes at a Wyoming air base that houses Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. The 90th Missile Security…
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has underway the acquisition of CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in a long-range version resembling the…
August 18, 2026
The 90th Missile Security Operations Squadron (MSOS) at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., plans to buy Chinese DJI unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from a small business or businesses to conduct counter […]
A photo taken in China shows a J-10 with its markings covered, but the authenticity and end customer remain unconfirmed
Pakistan’s J-35 Move Could Strengthen US Case for Offering F-35 to India : US based Think Tank Group
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Pakistan’s reported move toward acquiring China’s J-35 fifth-generation fighter could strengthen the strategic argument in Washington for... The…
August 17, 2026
From AI integration to the economics of air and missile defense, Chinese military commentators are paying especially close attention to the US-Israel war in Iran.
Over recent months, much of the focus of the specialist press and the Open Source Intelligence community has been on new fighter jet developments from…
The US Air Force is seeking Chinese-made DJI drones for counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) training at Frances E. Warren Air Force Base. Specifically, the Air The post US Air Force wants DJI…
August 16, 2026
The possibility that Uzbekistan received Chengdu J-10CE fighters from China gained traction this Sunday after new, apparently sharper images emerged that may show one of the aircraft…
As part of a new edition of Exercise Falcon Strike, China's Air Force revealed the deployment of its J-10C fighters to Thailand, where they will have the chance to train…
The People's Republic of China is a major world power in every field. Its economy is already the world's second-largest and is on track to become the first. This economic boom gives it Armed…
August 15, 2026
China's J-50 isn't just another sixth-generation fighter—it reflects a fundamentally different approach to achieving air superiority.
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The continuing debate over Pakistan’s potential acquisition of the Chinese J-35 stealth fighter has increasingly shifted from... The post Why China…
Reports point to a possible J-10CE acquisition, but there is still no public evidence confirming that the fighters have been delivered
August 14, 2026
At least two former pilots of the Spanish Air and Space Force are now working for China as instructors, after leaving Spain and signing with intermediary companies that channel…
Attack run on the POL site outside Haiphong The “World Famous Golden Dragons” of VA-192 had gained their name when the squadron’s F9F-5 Panthers starred in two Hollywood Korean War movies, Men of…
Chinese researchers have developed a lightweight artificial intelligence system designed to help missile-mounted infrared seekers recognize the heat signatures of stealth aircraft such as the F-22…
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters to escort a Chinese Y-9 intelligence aircraft that carried out a reconnaissance mission near Okinawa. The Chinese aircraft…
The Chinese citizen photographed B-2 bombers and military facilities in the US, was sentenced to six months in prison and will be deported
A Chinese citizen was sentenced in the United States to six months in federal custody after being caught photographing Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the main installation of the…
Most recently, US Air Force Lieutenant General David Shoemaker took over as new commander of Seventh Air Force in a change-of-command ceremony…
August 13, 2026
The Chinese and Indonesian navies completed new joint maneuvers in waters east of Taiwan, in an exercise that involved the Chinese guided-missile frigate Honghe (523) and the…
