AFP: Taiwan says China now has edge in air power

Posted by Matt in March 8th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Taiwan, Afp, Air China, Air Force, China Air, Chinese Aircraft, Defence Ministry, Fighter Jets, Liberty Times, Military Report, Taiwan China, United States

China now has better fighter jets than Taiwan, according to a military report by the island’s defence ministry as the air force Monday renewed its bid to obtain new F-16s from the United States.
Of the three types of fighter jets in Taiwan’s air force, only the F-16A/Bs have a slight edge over the Chinese aircraft, [...]

China, Iran Prompt U.S. Air-Sea Battle Plan in Strategy Review – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Military, Air Force, Air Sea, Aircraft Carriers, Bombers, Businessweek, China Air, Cruise Missile, Drones, Iran Air, Iran Prompt, Navy Plan, New Generation, Sea Battle, Strikes, U S Air, Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

The joint Air Force-Navy plan would combine the strengths of each service to conduct long-range strikes that could utilize a new generation of bombers, a new cruise missile and drones launched from aircraft carriers. The Navy also is increasing funding to develop an unmanned underwater vehicle, according to the report.
China, Iran Prompt U.S. Air-Sea Battle [...]

China general sees military space race

Posted by Matt in November 3rd, 2009 | no comment

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China’s air force chief has called military competition in space “inevitable”, a departure from Beijing’s past insistence that it is not pursuing space programmes for military purposes.
The remarks by General Xu Qiliang, head of the People’s Liberation Army air force, published in several state media, are a reminder of another area of potential future rivalry [...]

China Moves to Project Air Power With Soviet Carrier Overhaul – Bloomberg.com

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2009 | no comment

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The first will be the former Varyag being completed in Dalian, according to a July report by the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence. It predicts the warship will become operational as a training platform between 2010 and 2012, with domestically built carriers “sometime after 2015.”
China Moves to Project Air Power With Soviet Carrier Overhaul [...]

UAE aircraft carrying Harpoons to China? – The Times of India

Posted by Matt in September 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Middle East, Military, Air Force, Bound, C 130 Hercules, China Air, China News, Government China, harpoon, Harpoons, Hercules Aircraft, India News, Indian Authorities, Intelligence, News India, Silence, Sleuths, Times Of India, Uae, Uae Government, Weapons System

What is the mysterious weapons cargo in the China-bound UAE Air Force’s C-130 Hercules aircraft detained at Kolkata airport since Sunday?
Defence and intelligence sleuths say it could be a sophisticated US-made weapons system, which explains the unconcealed concern of the Indian authorities and the silence on the part of the UAE government.
UAE aircraft carrying [...]

RAND study: Now China wins Taiwan Straits air war – The DEW Line

Posted by Matt in August 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, 10 Years, 22s, Aa, Air War, Army Air Force, arsenal, Carrier Battle Groups, China Air, China Taiwan, China War, Dew Line, Liberation Army, Monograph, Okinawa, Participation, Plaaf, Rand Study, Range Ballistic Missiles, Taiwan Straits, Think Tank

Nearly 10 years after a RAND study predicted the US side easily beats China in an air war over the Taiwan Straits, the think-tank has published a new monograph online today that reverses its former opinion.
Now, a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bristling with a newly acquired arsenal — including Su-27 and J-10 fighters, [...]

China’s weapons — Part 1

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

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Despite successes in the last few decades, China’s armed forces are still rather backward, which is another incentive for increasing military spending. Its ground forces are relatively numerous, but it does not have enough modern military hardware; its army air defense system is weak, and its artillery is insufficiently mobile. The same is true of [...]

China boosts Jiangxi air defense

Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, Air China, Army Air Force, Battalions, China Air, China People, Defense Capabilities, Defense Coverage, Defense Posture, Fujian, Jiangxi, Launch, Liberation Army, Nanchang, Northern Suburbs, Operational Deployment, Posture, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Taiwan

China’s air force has substantially reinforced its air defense posture in Jiangxi province in the past year. There are indications that China has completed its second-line air defense operational deployment against Taiwan centered on Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. This has greatly expanded the depth of China’s air defense coverage.
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force has [...]