The Pentagon's Chinese military power report reads: "The [People's Liberation Army Air Force] is preparing upgrades for the J-20, which may include increasing the number of [air-to-air missiles ...

In December 2024, Xi Jinping made a highly publicized visit to the PLA’s newly formed Information Support Force (ISF), underscoring its strategic importance to the People’s Liberation Army.

In terms of fleet size and fighter jets, the Chinese Air Force, officially known as the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), is stronger than the Indian Air Force (IAF). However ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

One Space Force Guardian said some leaders ... in which he traveled with a group to the People's Liberation Army Air Force Academy in China, where he bunked with two Chinese cadets.

The J-16 is in service only with the PLAAF (People’s Liberation Army Air Force, Chinese Air Force). The number of produced airframes is unknown, but estimates vary between 245 in 2022 to over ...

“Russia doesn’t go away as a serious threat, but China increasingly dominates the story [and] is a strategic competitor to the US.” Speaking in a webinar conducted on 13 January led by the US-based ...

being conducted separately between Chinese and Pakistan air forces, has concluded at an operational air base of Pakistan Air Force. According to ISPR, the exercise, a bilateral module of Exercise ...

China’s People’s Liberation Army ... Force think tank. “The PLA sees the ‘information domain’ as a domain of war unto itself, equal to the physical domains of air, land, sea, and space ...

Joint air training has been enhanced by the People’s Liberation Army command that ... for the Eastern Theatre Command, with the army, navy and air force all training together, and sharing ...