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A Chinese high-flying, long-range WZ-7 drone has been spotted near the Philippines for what appears to be the first time.

China’s High-Altitude WZ-7 Drone Has Appeared Near The Philippines

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Apr 18, 2024

A sortie today by a Chinese WZ-7 could be more significant beyond just being the apparent first time one of these drones has flown over the Sea of Japan.

China’s WZ-7 High-Altitude Drone Makes First Known Flight Over Sea Of Japan

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 26, 2024

The Pentagon is concerned that China's People's Liberation Army could pursue a conventionally armed ICBM, which could create dangerous strategic ambiguity and uncertainty.

China May Acquire Conventionally Armed ICBMs: Pentagon Report

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 19, 2023

FC-31

Speculation Over Possible New J-35 Variant For China’s Air Force

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 29, 2023

Apache Taiwan

Taiwan’s AH-64s Are The World’s Most Sinister-Looking Apaches

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 22, 2023

Chinese J-20 aircraft on the runway

China’s J-20 Isn’t A “Dominating Aircraft,” USAF General Says

By Oliver Parken / Updated Sep 13, 2023

Signs point to the first flight of a J-20 stealth fighter with two WS-15 engines.

China’s J-20 Fighter With Long-Awaited WS-15 Engines May Have Flown

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jun 29, 2023

Eurofighter Luftwaffe

Germany Demands China Stop Using Ex-Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots For Training

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jun 5, 2023

J-16 RC-135 INTERCEPT

Chinese J-16 Seen ‘Head Butting’ U.S. RC-135 In Cockpit Video

By Thomas Newdick / Updated May 30, 2023

J-10C

The J-10 Changed China’s Fighter Game 25 Years Ago

By Oliver Parken / Updated Mar 29, 2023

NEW J-20

This Could Be Our First Glimpse Of China’s Enhanced J-20 Stealth Fighter

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 23, 2022

China Pilot

Is China Really Using Ex-UK Military Pilots For Tactics Insights? Sure Seems Like it

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 18, 2022

H-6 IJ1

H-6 Bomber-Launched Drones Could Be In China’s Air Combat Future

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 18, 2022

Chinese gyrocopter with anti-tank missiles

China Shows Off Gyrocopters Armed With Anti-Tank Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 17, 2022

CHINA-PLA-THE EASTERN THEATER COMMAND-DRILLS (CN)

Record-Breaking 68 Chinese Warplanes Just Flew Into The Taiwan Strait

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 5, 2022

China missile launches over Taiwan

China Launches Missiles Over Taiwan

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 4, 2022