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People's Liberation Army Air Force
China Conducts Military Drills Involving Long-Range Bombers Near Taiwan, Japan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Chinese military aircraft flew over the Bashi Channel and Miyako Strait on April 15 as part of a military exercise.
Anatomy of a Taiwan Invasion: The Air Domain
By Rick Joe
How would the PLA use its air power in a Taiwan invasion in a late 2019 time frame?
Japan Intercepts 2 Chinese Long-Range Bombers, Spy Plane Over East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force aircraft conducted another incursion into the Miyako Strait on April 1.
Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets to Intercept 4 Chinese Bombers Over East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Chinese PLAAF flew long-range bombers and fighter jets through the Miyako Strait on March 30.
Two Stealth Bombers for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force?
By Robert Farley
Is China pursuing two separate stealth bombers?
Japan Intercepts Chinese Spy Plane Over East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
For the second time this month, Japan scrambled fighter jets to intercept a PLANAF aircraft in the East China Sea.
China Holds Long-Range Air Combat Drill Near Taiwan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Taiwan scrambled fighter jets to intercept Chinese bombers, fighter jets, and an electronic intelligence aircraft flying over the Bashi Strait.
Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets to Intercept Chinese Y-9JB Aircraft Over East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japan Air Self Defense Force intercepted a PLANAF spy plane near Okinawa on December 14.
China's Stealth Fighter: It’s Time to Discuss J-20’s Agility
By Rick Joe
Continuing the debate: Is the J-20 agile enough to be an air superiority fighter?
Don’t Underestimate China’s Flying Shark
By Abraham Ait
The evolution of the J-15 Into a world leading carrier-based fighter and its implications.
China's Air Force on the Rise: Zhuhai Airshow 2018
By Rick Joe
Stealth fighters, thrust vector control, flying wings, radars, and more.
Strike-Capable Wing Loong II Drone Enters Service With China’s PLAAF
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new combat drone was first revealed to the public in 2016.