Military aviation news
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August 26, 2026
Designed and produced by MBDA France, the Akeron MP anti-tank missile [formerly MMP, Missile Moyenne Portée] has been in service with the French Army since 2017. Exported to Egypt and Ukraine…
The exercise marks the first deployment of Chinese J-16 fighters to Africa and sees them training against Egyptian Rafales and MiG-29M2s. Building on the 2025 edition of the Egyptian-Chinese Eagles…
China pitted its J-16 fighters against Egyptian Air Force Rafales during the joint military exercise Eagles of Civilization 2026. The training, held on 23 August…
For the joint air exercise Eagles of Civilization 2026, China has deployed a significantly larger contingent to Egypt than the previous year. At least six Shenyang J-16 fighter jets…
August 25, 2026
The first days of the “Eagles of Civilization 2026” exercise focused on 1-on-1 combat, with a planned progression toward more complex joint air operations.
Chinese J-16 fighters train against Egyptian Rafales and MiG-29s as Beijing sends a significantly larger air package to North Africa than in 2025
After the air forces of China and Egypt began a new edition of the joint Eagles of Civilization 2026 exercise, six heavy multirole J-16 fighters, developed by…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Egypt’s Rafale and MiG-29 fighters are flying alongside Chinese J-16s during the Eagles of Civilization 2026 exercise,... The post Egypt’s Rafale…
Chinese fighters are training against Egyptian Rafales and MiG-29s as Beijing sends a considerably larger aviation package to North Africa than in 2025
Long-range deployment sees J-16 visit Africa for the first time. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has demonstrated its growing ability to project power through the deployment of…
August 24, 2026
Several aircraft types and personnel from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force of China are taking part in the joint China-Egypt exercise "Eagles of Civilization 2026"…
China demonstrated its growing ability to project air power over long distances by sending J-16 fighters to Egypt to take part in the joint military exercise Eagles of Civilization 2026. The…
Chinese J-16 fighter jets engaged in combat exercises with French-made Rafale fighters for the first time on August… The post China’s J-16 jets face off with Rafales in first-ever Egypt exercise…
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) deployed multirole heavy fighters... The post Chinese J-16 fighters arrive in Egypt after 6,000 km flight for joint exercise…
A squadron of Chinese fighter jets landed on Friday at an Egyptian air base and is preparing for a joint exercise.
August 22, 2026
Thanks to images circulating through open-source intelligence (OSINT), it emerged in recent hours that aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)…
August 21, 2026
China's Air Force is conducting joint exercises in August in Belarus, Egypt and Thailand, located in distant geographic regions. The activity offers a view of how the People's Liberation Army…
