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Exclusive - 6 Airbases, 1 Big Move: China's Play Against India
China is actively enhancing six new air bases, strengthening its air power and presenting a significant challenge to India's defences along the Himalayan frontier.
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China Keeps 25 Frontline Jets At Airfield Near Eastern Ladakh: Report
At a time when an American military officer termed Chinese military infrastructure development along the border with India as "alarming", it has emerged that the Chinese Air Force has deployed over two dozen frontline aircraft.
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Chinese Air Force Still Present Across Line of Actual Control: India
The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today said that the Chinese Air Force is still present on three air bases on their side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and assured that the IAF is fully deployed and prepared.
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Taiwan Reports Largest Ever Incursion By Chinese Air Force
Taiwan has reported the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into its air defence zone, with 38 aircraft flying in two waves on Friday as Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China.
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Chinese Fighter Jets Enter Taiwan Airspace, Again
Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone for a second day on Sunday, Taiwan said, as tensions rise near the island just days into U.S. President Joe Biden's new administration.
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Taiwan Claims 8 Chinese Bomber Planes, 4 Fighter Jets Enter Air Space
Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan's air force deployed missiles to "monitor" the incursion, the island's Defence Ministry said.
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China Boosting Air Power In Tibet Bordering India, Says Air Force Chief
Indian Air Force Chief B S Dhanoa today said China has been ramping up its aerial prowess in the Tibetan Autonomous Region bordering India. Conceding that China has a "credible mix" of multi-role fighter and strike aircraft, the Air Chief Marshal said his force needs 42 squadrons of fighter jets to carry out "full spectrum of operations in all cont...
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China Upgrading Air Defence In Its Western Theatre Command: Report
China is upgrading air defence of its Western Theatre Command, which looks after the security along the Line of Actual Control or LAC, to "confront any threat from India", an official media report quoted a military expert as saying
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China Tests Spy Drones In Near Space 'Death Zone': Report
China has successfully tested high-altitude spy drones which could help it dominate "near space", a region of the Earth's atmosphere where the air is extremely thin and the temperature very low, a media report said today. "Near space" begins at 20 kilometres above sea level and is also known as the "death zone" for drones since most the machines ca...
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China Inducts Its First Stealth Fighter Jet Chengdu J-20
China today announced commissioning its first radar-evading J-20 stealth fighter jets into military service, giving its air force an edge in the region. The flight tests of J-20 jets are being conducted as scheduled, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence Col. Wu Qian told reporters in Beijing
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Nothing Will Stop Long-Range Air Force Drills, Says China
No amount of interference or shadowing of its aircraft will stop the Chinese air force from carrying out long-range drills, the defence ministry said, announcing another round of exercises of the type that have unnerved Taiwan and Japan.
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China Revealed Its Stealth Fighter Jet, Prompting Big Reaction By Russia
Russia has finally delivered four Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to China after a delay of two years as Moscow feared that its fifth generation fighter jet will loose value after Chinese military unveiled its J-20 stealth fighter, official media in Beijing reported.
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China Inducts First Stealth Fighter Into Air Force, India Still To Build One
Images have appeared on restricted Chinese social media platforms that show the country's first stealth fighter, the J-20, in Air Force markings with serial numbers which indicate the jet is now entering squadron service with the Chinese Air Force.
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First Woman To Fly China's J-10 Fighter Killed In Crash
The first woman to fly China's J-10 fighter plane was killed in a crash during an aerobatics training exercise, state-run media reported Monday.
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Chinese Air Force To Develop New Generation Long-Range Bomber
China is developing a new long-range bomber, the head of the Chinese air force was quoted as saying in state media today, the latest move in its ambitious military modernisation programme.
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Exclusive - 6 Airbases, 1 Big Move: China's Play Against India
China is actively enhancing six new air bases, strengthening its air power and presenting a significant challenge to India's defences along the Himalayan frontier.
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China Keeps 25 Frontline Jets At Airfield Near Eastern Ladakh: Report
At a time when an American military officer termed Chinese military infrastructure development along the border with India as "alarming", it has emerged that the Chinese Air Force has deployed over two dozen frontline aircraft.
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Chinese Air Force Still Present Across Line of Actual Control: India
The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today said that the Chinese Air Force is still present on three air bases on their side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and assured that the IAF is fully deployed and prepared.
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Taiwan Reports Largest Ever Incursion By Chinese Air Force
Taiwan has reported the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into its air defence zone, with 38 aircraft flying in two waves on Friday as Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China.
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Chinese Fighter Jets Enter Taiwan Airspace, Again
Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone for a second day on Sunday, Taiwan said, as tensions rise near the island just days into U.S. President Joe Biden's new administration.
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Taiwan Claims 8 Chinese Bomber Planes, 4 Fighter Jets Enter Air Space
Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan's air force deployed missiles to "monitor" the incursion, the island's Defence Ministry said.
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China Boosting Air Power In Tibet Bordering India, Says Air Force Chief
Indian Air Force Chief B S Dhanoa today said China has been ramping up its aerial prowess in the Tibetan Autonomous Region bordering India. Conceding that China has a "credible mix" of multi-role fighter and strike aircraft, the Air Chief Marshal said his force needs 42 squadrons of fighter jets to carry out "full spectrum of operations in all cont...
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China Upgrading Air Defence In Its Western Theatre Command: Report
China is upgrading air defence of its Western Theatre Command, which looks after the security along the Line of Actual Control or LAC, to "confront any threat from India", an official media report quoted a military expert as saying
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China Tests Spy Drones In Near Space 'Death Zone': Report
China has successfully tested high-altitude spy drones which could help it dominate "near space", a region of the Earth's atmosphere where the air is extremely thin and the temperature very low, a media report said today. "Near space" begins at 20 kilometres above sea level and is also known as the "death zone" for drones since most the machines ca...
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China Inducts Its First Stealth Fighter Jet Chengdu J-20
China today announced commissioning its first radar-evading J-20 stealth fighter jets into military service, giving its air force an edge in the region. The flight tests of J-20 jets are being conducted as scheduled, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence Col. Wu Qian told reporters in Beijing
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Nothing Will Stop Long-Range Air Force Drills, Says China
No amount of interference or shadowing of its aircraft will stop the Chinese air force from carrying out long-range drills, the defence ministry said, announcing another round of exercises of the type that have unnerved Taiwan and Japan.
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China Revealed Its Stealth Fighter Jet, Prompting Big Reaction By Russia
Russia has finally delivered four Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to China after a delay of two years as Moscow feared that its fifth generation fighter jet will loose value after Chinese military unveiled its J-20 stealth fighter, official media in Beijing reported.
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China Inducts First Stealth Fighter Into Air Force, India Still To Build One
Images have appeared on restricted Chinese social media platforms that show the country's first stealth fighter, the J-20, in Air Force markings with serial numbers which indicate the jet is now entering squadron service with the Chinese Air Force.
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First Woman To Fly China's J-10 Fighter Killed In Crash
The first woman to fly China's J-10 fighter plane was killed in a crash during an aerobatics training exercise, state-run media reported Monday.
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Chinese Air Force To Develop New Generation Long-Range Bomber
China is developing a new long-range bomber, the head of the Chinese air force was quoted as saying in state media today, the latest move in its ambitious military modernisation programme.
