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Design details have emerged of China’s newest military aircraft that combines a fighter jet with two drones.

Both men have also been expelled from the Communist Party in an unprecedented Politburo announcement.

Last year, US air defence struggled to see a balloon floating across the country. But China has a simpler detection method.

Riyadh’s Khalid bin Salman holds meetings with China’s top generals during relations-building visit to Beijing.

Helicopter drill may be part of anti-sub exercise as 23 PLA aircraft and seven vessels detected near strait in 24 hours from Sunday morning.

While State Department’s No 2 touts dialogue, a National Security Council official points to Beijing’s disagreement with long-stated policy.

‘Sincere and modest’ Deng Jiaxian, who developed country’s first atomic bomb, was said to be diametrically opposed in character to Oppenheimer.

Type 072 and Type 073 vessels practised berthing and rescue in exercise that also assessed anti-drone capabilities.

With Russian weapons industry tied up by Ukraine war and Western sanctions, Norinco recalibrates in hunt for new sales opportunities.

Programme on state broadcaster CCTV gives more details of the technology on board the ship, including its electromagnetic catapult.

The PLA submarine force, which is marking its 70th anniversary, has for the first time publicly acknowledged a strategic shift away from conventional subs.

India’s China policy unlikely to change under Modi’s third term as border issues remain outstanding, analysts note.

Cautionary tales include a man who was jailed for a year for photographing a new warship so that he could show off on military forums.

Readers discuss the level of parity among military rivals in the Asia-Pacific, a temporary cricket stadium in the US, and the football tournament of the moment.

Emphasising loyalty, Chinese leader gives address at a political work conference of the Central Military Commission that he initiated.

Experts speculate the rare event for the powerful Type 094 vessel was a deliberate show of force, routine maintenance or possible malfunction.

Without naming China or Russia, Northrop Grumman official says Washington cannot lag in developing the technology.

Chinese drone maker DJI has blasted a bill that would ban sales of its products in the US as ‘baseless allegations and xenophobic fear’, as it reiterated its commitment to user data security.

Rising trade tensions trigger concern about potential retaliatory measures from Beijing, including against the aviation sector.

China’s key role in global supply chains means it will be a real challenge to stop using all the materials and components it produces to make weapons.

The Philippine government condemns “dangerous manoeuvres, including ramming and towing” by China’s navy, coastguard and militia.

Observers said China’s ability to rapidly reconstitute its combat losses may give it an advantage, including against ‘hellscape’ strategy.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute also warns that global disarmament efforts saw ‘major setbacks’ last year.

A ‘virtual commander’, which is being kept strictly confined to a laboratory, has been developed for the PLA.

Analysts say PLA is narrowing gap with drones and hypersonic missiles. But can it compete with Washington’s growing Pacific alliances?

This is a four-part series covering China’s military development, from weapons and aircraft to its role in the global supply chain and how it compares with the United States.

‘A new generation of equipment would bring a new generation of combat power,’ PLA Air Force deputy commander says of mystery project.