People's Liberation Army Air Force
China Air Force Conducts Exercises in Western Pacific
| Charissa Echavez | | Sep 25, 2016 11:44 AM EDT |
China Air Force on Sunday has conducted another series of drills and patrols in the Western Pacific region after passing through a strait between Japanese islands.
China's Air Force to Start Flying Into the Pacific
| Desiree Sison | | Sep 17, 2016 07:46 AM EDT |
In a show of military might, the Chinese Air Force would soon start flying regularly into the Western Pacific beyond Japan and Taiwan, according to People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) spokesman Shen Jinke.
PLAAF Patrol Overflies Bashi Channel; Again Pierces ‘First island Chain’
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 15, 2016 09:38 PM EDT |
China views the First Island Chain as the area it must secure so it can disable the U.S. Navy.
Russian Experts Claim China’s PLAAF can Catch-up with Russia and the US
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 08, 2016 09:07 PM EDT |
The most sophisticated engines powering fourth generation fighters of the PLAAF and its most modern transport aircraft are made in Russia.
China to Build World’s Largest Aircraft, Ukraine’s An-225, for Military Use
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 08, 2016 05:56 AM EDT |
The Chinese An-225 will enter service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
Asia’s Largest Transport Plane Nicknamed ‘Chubby Girl’ Reaches the PLAAF
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 21, 2016 05:59 AM EDT |
The Y-20 can transport China's largest tank, the Type 99 weighing 54 tonnes.
US Convicts Chinese Spy for Attempted Theft of American Stealth Fighter Jet Engines
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 10, 2016 12:10 PM EDT |
Prosecutors said Wenxia worked with a partner, whom she described as a Chinese government "technology spy."
Beijing Admits Chinese Jet Fighter Technology Inferior to Western Warplanes, Says Report
| Carlos Castillo | | Jan 31, 2016 10:56 AM EST |
Chinese jet fighters are likely to be at a disadvantage in the event of an aerial confrontation with Western combat aircraft -- or even fighters from US ally Japan -- over the East and South China Seas, foreign and Chinese aviation experts have said.
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