On August 26, the reusable flight test of a lift-type suborbital vehicle independently developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology… Continue reading "Chinese Space Plane Makes Second Flight, China’s First Reusable Design"
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion undertook a rare surveillance flight over the South China Sea last week. The Orion involved, NZ4202, is one of only three… Continue reading "Aotearoa New Zealand Conducts Rare Patrol in South China Sea"
On 13 August, the official Weibo account of the film “Born to Fly” made its first post, announcing the release of the film later this year and listing the cast… Continue reading "China To Release Top Gun-Esque Air Force Film Later This Year"
The standoff between India and China, that ensued after the fatal Galwan clashes in June 2020, has not been fully resolved even after 16 rounds of corps commander level meetings,… Continue reading "China – India Relations Continue To Remain In Tense Stalemate"
According to the Bangkok Post, the Royal Thai Air Force and People’s Liberation Army Air Force will conduct the “Falcon Strike – 2022” from the 14 to the 24 August.… Continue reading "Thailand and China to Hold 10-day Air Drills in Thailand, China to Bring Anti-Ship Bomber"
On the 2 August, Japanese outlet Mainichi Shimbun reported the Japanese government’s intent to accelerate the enhancement programme of the Type 12 truck-launched anti-ship missile. Pushing forward the deployment timetable… Continue reading "Japan Accelerates Upgrade Programme of Type 12 Anti-Ship Missile, Strengthen Defense Against China"
Chinese state media have finally announced the induction of the YU-20 tanker into combat training, with the first published visuals being one refueling a J-16 fighter. The Y-20 strategic transport… Continue reading "China Unveils New Aerial Tanker, Allowing Operations Deeper Into Pacific"
At 23:50 Taiwan time on 2 August, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and her Congressional delegation landed at Taipei’s Songshan Airport in a highly televised event, becoming the highest… Continue reading "China Conducts Live Fire Drills Surrounding Taiwan as Nancy Pelosi Visits"
As Speaker Pelosi travels across Asia in the last several days, videos have emerged of the People’s Liberation Army moving ballistic missile systems and armoured fighting vehicles around the province… Continue reading "OSINT Suggests China Massing Equipment In Province Nearest to Taiwan"
On 10 July, the opening ceremony for the Sea Guardians-2 maritime exercise was held at a military port in Wusong, Shanghai. Marking the seventh such exercise between the Pakistani and… Continue reading "China & Pakistan Holds Navy Exercise Off Shanghai"