Footage released on 11 November by the state-owned China Central Television 7 (CCTV 7) channel shows that People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) pilots of J-16 multirole fighter aircraft are using ...

Article Summary - Taiwan’s air force is doubling down on the upgraded F-16V “Viper,” with 144 fighters either modernized or on the way. -Critics argue the 4.5-generation jet can’t compete with China’s ...

Manila has condemned the unsafe intercept by a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter of a Philippine air force aircraft over Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. During the incident, ...

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has made significant progress in updating its initial fighter pilot training regime. A new report from the China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI) has ...

A People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter jet dropped flares in front of a Royal Australian Navy MH-60R over the Yellow Sea on Saturday, an action that the Australian government called ...

Chinese state-owned media have for the first time released an image of a Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) J-20 fifth-generation multirole fighter bearing the serial number of a known combat unit ...

Primarily a mainland defense force for much of its existence, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) launched a wide-ranging modernization effort in the 1990s to more effectively project air ...

A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force pilot sits in the cockpit of a J-10 fighter jet during an aerial demonstration at a base of the PLA Air Force’s 24th Division in Yangcun, Tianjin, China, ...