is working to shorten the time needed to be a PLAAF fighter pilot. In a November 2024 Air University China Aerospace Studies Institute paper picked up by Air & Space Forces Magazine on November 26 ...

Time to Deal with the Reality of the J-20 Interestingly, the PLAAF is willing to let a pilot be interviewed in a national media outlet about the J-20, which China is usually tight-lipped about.

It’s apparent the PLAAF is determined to acquire an extremely stealthy fighter with complex flight controls—and it isn’t taking any chances. The air force’s two major fighter-makers are ...

(Google/Airbus/Janes) The appearance of five Xian Y-20B Kunpeng transport aircraft at an operational airbase in central China is further evidence that the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF ...

Some amendments address weaknesses proven in the Ukraine conflict. China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is operating a new type of air-droppable infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), as shown ...

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has extended its all-weather, long-range precision strike capabilities, according to a PLAAF aviation expert quoted in China Daily. “The fact ...

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has equipped additional combat units with the Chengdu J-20 'Mighty Dragon' fifth-generation stealth fighter. In this briefing, Senior Asia ...