A Chinese air force formation conducted island patrols recently during a training exercise with an aim of improving the ability to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, an air force spokesperson confirmed Thursday.
2018-04-19
China's Air Force recently sent electronic intelligence aircraft to conduct long-range training over the Yellow and East China seas, the military said on Monday.
2017-12-04
The Chinese air force on Thursday dismissed concerns over its ongoing training exercises with the Pakistani air force, saying they were routine drills.
2017-09-21
A Chinese naval formation including aircraft carrier Liaoning will visit Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in early July in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) being stationed in HKSAR.
2017-07-02
China's aircraft carrier formation returned to Qingdao port Friday after finishing a drill, the Chinese navy said Friday.
2017-01-16
A naval formation consisting of aircraft carrier Liaoning on Thursday passed through the Taiwan Strait en route to the South China Sea for drills and tests, said a spokesperson with the PLA Navy.
2017-01-12
Aircraft of the Chinese naval aviation force conducted on Jan. 9 a combined training exercise in the Sea of Japan with a Chinese naval taskforce which was navigating through this sea area on a mission, PLA Navy spokesman Liang Yang confirmed on Tuesday.
2017-01-11
A Chinese navy formation, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, headed towards the West Pacific on Saturday for scheduled blue water training, according to Chinese Navy spokesperson Liang Yang.
2016-12-24
The People's Liberation Army Air Force will continue to carry out combat-ready patrols above the East China Sea and South China Sea and long-distance training operations, said Air Force spokesman Senior Colonel Shen Jinke.
2016-12-16
Recent drills conducted by the Chinese Air Force on the high seas are regular, routine military activities, an air force spokesperson said Thursday.
2016-12-15
Warcraft from the Chinese Air Force flew over the Bashi Channel and the Miyako Strait on Friday in a west Pacific drill, an Air Force spokesman said Saturday.
2016-11-27
"The PLA Air Force's strategic transformation is moving from quantitative to qualitative changes," Shen Jinke, spokesperson for the PLA Air Force, said at a press conference on Nov. 4.
2016-11-07
China's domestic-built J-20 stealth fighter will make its public debut at an air show in Zhuhai City next week, with air-force pilots flying the new-generation warcraft, a military spokesperson said Friday.
2016-10-28
The Chinese Air Force on Sunday sent more than 40 aircraft of various types to the West Pacific, via the Miyako Strait, for a routine drill on the high seas, a spokesperson said.
2016-09-25
"The strategic Chinese Air Force is flying higher and farther and is becoming more open and confident," Shen Jinke said.
2016-09-23
The Chinese Air Force on Monday sent multiple aircraft models to the West Pacific, via the Bashi Strait, for a routine combat simulation drill at sea, a spokesperson said.
2016-09-13
China and Russia will stage an eight-day Navy drill in the South China Sea off southern China's Guangdong Province starting Monday, a Chinese Navy spokesperson said Sunday.
2016-09-11
China's biennial air show, which will showcase aircraft and feature trade talks and technological exchanges, will open Nov. 1 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province.
2016-09-07
The spokesperson also said that the PLA Air Force's strategic transformation is at the critical juncture from quantitative accumulation to qualitative improvement. It has to constantly enhance the capability of winning battles in order to better preserve China's air and space security.
2016-08-29
The Chinese Air Force's medium and long range bomber, the H-6K, will open to the public for the first time at an aviation open activity from September 1, Shen Jinke, spokesperson for the PLA Air Force, said on August 26.
2016-08-29
Chinese Air Force aircraft, including H-6K bombers and Su-30 fighters, have completed a patrol of airspace above the Nansha and Huangyan islands in the South China Sea, said a spokesperson Saturday.
2016-08-06
A three-day military drill will be conducted from Tuesday in waters near the South China Sea, China's maritime authorities announced Monday.
2016-07-20
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force conducted a combat air patrol in the South China Sea recently, which will become a "regular" practice in the future, said a military spokesperson on Monday.
2016-07-19
Y-20, China's homegrown large transport aircraft, officially joined the People's Liberation Army Air Force on Wednesday.
2016-07-07