China drones

China’s UAV activity is increasing rapidly in the airspace around the Nansei Islands in Japan's southwest, part of the First Island Chain.

China’s expansion of the “low-altitude economy” with cutting-edge tech has deep implications for its surveillance capabilities along the disputed border.

Both Russia and Ukraine have used loitering munitions successfully in the current war – and China is watching closely.

The rising use of unmanned systems is reshaping Asia's security dilemma in flashpoints like the Taiwan Strait. 

Operating alongside seemingly complementary crewed counterparts, Chinese drones offer significant advantages in terms of range and loiter time.

Unmanned aerial vehicles operating to the east of Taiwan serve multiple purposes for China: gathering intel, testing joint operations, and sending a political signal.

Japan scrambled fighter aircraft 778 times in FY2022, nearly three-quarters of those coming against Chinese planes. 

The attack on Sevastopol six months ago may not have had the intended impact, but could have reverberations for the naval rivalry in the western Pacific.

The DRC has purchased Chinese attack drones, raising concerns about China’s role in exacerbating the DRC-Rwanda conflict.

Insights from Alexandra Seymour.

Insights from Alexandra Seymour.

China has increased the use of delivery drones to resolve the issue of distant rural deliveries as well as high urban demand pressures.

It makes tactical, operational, and strategic sense for China to start using UAVs in its incursions into Taiwan's ADIZ. Taiwan needs to decide now how it would respond.

China remains a marginal player in the region's arms market, but its presence is steadily growing.

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China’s military technology and weapons development are a reality check for regional security.

Chinese armed drones have been operated or ordered by 17 countries.

Purchase signals Southeast Asian state’s efforts to boost its capabilities and the inroads Chinese drones are making in some markets.

China is making rapid strides in the potential deployment of drone swarms in conflict.

Satellite imagery has revealed the presence of strike-capable Chinese drones at an airfield in the UAE.

The Trump administration may be looking to regain dominance of the drone export market.

The Wing Loong II drone hit five successive targets with five separate types of missiles during a recent test flight.

The PLA is set to become the largest “American” military force to pose a threat to the U.S.

A closer look at a drone-fueled courtship between China and Saudi Arabia.