ROC first batch of upgraded indigenous defense fighter (IDF) jets and the installation of a new weapons system on locally developed fighters will boost the country's air defense capabilities, the ROC Air Force said Thursday.
The mid-life upgrade program, conducted by the Taichung-based...
The JL-600 (Jiaolong-600 / Dragon 600) Amphibious Aircraft designed by China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC). The JL-600 is powered by four-turbine propeller and it will allow PLANAF direct logistics and personnel support missions to distant South China Sea outposts.
AVIC General...
Nearly 100,000 Chinese soldiers and thousands of vehicles from the 16th and 39th Army Groups of the Shenyang Military Region have been mobilized for a winter exercise near the North Korean border to prepare for a potential crisis over the Korean peninsula, reports the Seoul-based Chosun Ilbo...
China CNR Corporation Limited, one of the country's biggest train makers, announced on Tuesday that it will roll a prototype of hybrid high-speed train off the production line in September 2015.
Changchun Railway Vehicle of CNR will integrate two or three power sources — electricity, battery...
The ROC (Taiwan) Navy held an anti-submarine drill in waters off southern Taiwan on Tuesday to highlight its combat readiness ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday that starts later this month.
The drill, which was open to the media, simulated an emergency in which the Navy dispatched frigates...
According to a recent report by US Aviation Week & Space Technology, China is growing into the biggest missile manufacturer in the world. Two of China’s major arms manufacturers will turn out 50,000 missiles with terrible fire power.
Previously, there was a report that China had deployed 1,000...
Congress Reacts to Chinese Hypersonic Missile Test
The Chinese military executed a hypersonic missile test last week and three members of Congress are already saying the Chinese “appear to be leaping ahead of us” in regards to developing the technology.
It’s hard to tell if they are correct...
Estimated Budget: $126 billion (based on official figures)
Percent of GDP: 1.41%
Personnel Under Arms: 2.28 million
Deployments: United Nations peacekeeping operations, Somalia anti-piracy patrols
China's imposition of an Air Defense Identification Zone (Adiz) over the East China Sea sparked...
The Lockheed F-117A, world’s first operational stealth aircraft and one of the most secret planes ever developed, only flew after darkness until its existence was publicly acknowledged in 1988.
Then, the veil of secrecy on the “Nighthawk” was gradually lifted and the stealth fighter jet...
China -- which until now has worked alone as it pursues an ambitious space program -- seems more open to international co-operation, especially with the United States, European and American experts say.
“There is a change in the Chinese attitude, with a call for cooperation in space. And...