A new unmanned helicopter drone carrying the designation Z-5 B/H was displayed at 6th China Military Intelligent Technology and Equipment Expo that opened on September 22 in Beijing. While the Z-5 helicopter drone has been around for several years now, it is not clear what the B/H designation stands for
Chinese Peoples Liberation Army has unveiled the latest iteration of KJ-500 airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) plane with a probe to allow aerial refueling. The aircraft, with an aerial refuelling probe above the nose, was spotted in the background in a photograph published by China Military Online of the PLA
The Chinese Navy's first Type 075 amphibious assault ship has successfully completed its first sea trial where its propulsion, navigation and communication system was tested. The vessel is China's first independently developed amphibious assault ship, and has strong capabilities in amphibious combat and carrying out a diverse range of tasks, Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a Defense Ministry spokesperson announced at a press conference in Beijing today
A Chinese netizen has claimed PLA soldiers died during the June 2020 Indo-China border clash attributing the PLA fatalities to poor quality of the Dongfeng off-road vehicles used by the Chinese military. He was subsequently arrested and made to write an apology letter clearing the Dongfeng Off-road company
A former Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-23BN jet gifted to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was listed for sale on online website OLX on August 3. The aircraft was shown listed on OLX with a sale price of nearly INR 10 crore ($1
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Amidst tensions with Vietnam, China has announced a new military exercise beginning July 1 off Xisha Islands, internationally known as Parcel Islands in the South China Sea. “Military exercises will be held in waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea from Wednesday to July 5,” a notice released by China's Maritime Safety Administration said, according to state media
Helitrans of Norway has become the first customer to take delivery of new Airbus helicopters using the e-Delivery process devised to enable deliveries while ensuring compliance with COVID-19 health and safety restrictions. Trondheim-based Helitrans formally accepted the latest two H125s into its fleet following a series of actions that allowed all the requirements of the normal process to be met without the need for physical meetings or travel, the company said in a statement Wednesday
Russia will hold the Victory Day parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory against the Nazis in World War II, on June 24. “We will do this on June 24, the day when the legendary, historic parade of winners took place, when fighters who fought near Moscow and defended Leningrad, who fought near Stalingrad, liberated Europe and stormed Berlin, walked along Red Square,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said during an online meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
The F-35B Joint Strike Fighters can now operate on the Italian Navys ‘Cavour aircraft carrier after the vessel received 16-month refit and upgrade. On May 6, the ship left the Arsenale Militare Marittimo (Maritime Military Arsenal) of Taranto, the Navy said in a