Military Technology

Weekly look at the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.

Chinese personnel at the country's first overseas military base in Djibouti have been using lasers to interfere with US military aircraft at a nearby American base, activity that has resulted in injuries to US pilots

U.S. may bar Chinese from sensitive research at universities and research institutes.

China’s government said Monday that it will boost its defense spending by 8.1 percent this year, the biggest increase in three years, even as it insists that it poses no threat to other countries.

China and Russia are challenging the military supremacy of America and its allies and the West can no longer rely on the strategic advantage it has enjoyed until now, a leading think tank states in its annual report.

China’s modernization of its armed forces is proceeding faster than many analysts expected.

China’s official People’s Daily newspaper reported in December that Chinese scientists had lowered acoustic sensors into the Mariana Trench, at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

This month, Chinese naval vessels departed the port of Zhanjiang for the East African country of Djibouti, the site of China’s first overseas military base, which is set to begin operations later this year. An editorial in the state-run Global Times...

China’s military parade on Sunday and the comments made by President Xi Jinping at the event will undoubtedly have caught the attention of its neighbors, especially those with which it has territorial disputes, analysts said.

China has launched a military agency to develop state of the art weapons, the latest step in the country’s ambitions to transform its army into a modern fighting force. The Scientific Research Steering Committee was set up earlier this year but its...

Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the East China Sea at the weekend, with one jet coming within about 300 feet (91 meters) of the American aircraft, U.S. officials said on Monday.

If the ramjet engine is successfully miniaturised it will allow air-to-air missiles to strike targets at more than 4,000mph.

The North China Institute of Vehicle Research has built the armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) that can attain a top speed of 50 kilometres per hour on calm waters.

Despite China’s public efforts to rein in North Korea’s provocative behavior, Chinese companies continue to act as enablers, supplying the isolated communist regime with technology and hardware that allow its missiles to take flight

China’s breakneck economic expansion may be flagging, but the country's ambitions in space show no signs of slowing down.

Earlier this month, the state-run English-language newspaper China Daily reported on the most recent public displays of the People’s Republic of China’s DF-16, designed, in large part, as a potential offensive weapon against the island nation of...

U.S., China militaries in smooth communication over drone, Chinese Foreign Ministry says

China appears to be adding new anti-aircraft weapons to a string of artificial islands in the middle of the disputed South China Sea

Series of probes follows Lotte’s surrender of golf course to host US-made Thaad missile shield

China has turned down Korean stars’ applications to perform in the country and has not let any Korean movies screen in the mainland

This year’s aerial extravaganza has much to flaunt, from a fifth-generation stealth fighter to China’s largest combat drone

The new long-range bomber should be capable of reaching targets as far as the “second island chain.”

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China launches global campaigns and advances....

With the codename “Kunpeng,” and the nickname “Chubby Girl,” this aircraft is set to fly with supplies, tanks, and troops....

Beijing looks to expand weapons exports beyond its traditional customer base in Asia.

China appears to building a third airstrip in disputed waters in the South China Sea.

China’s ability to wage war in space is a major concern for the United States.,

Manufactured by the Shenyang subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp of China, also known as AVIC, the J-31 is a test of the country’s ability to deliver cutting-edge defense technology.

Chinese and Russian military developments are threatening to the U.S.’ technological edge. 

Tycoons willing to pay 250,000 dollars for the tickets have been advised to get another nationality's passport to board the flights. 

Experts warn that the electronic intrusions gave China access to advanced technology that could accelerate the development of its weapons systems and weaken the U.S. military advantage in a future conflict. 

China's military has released photos of a prototype heavy transport warplane resembling the U.S. Air Force’s workhorse C-17.

Various front pages in China today feature glowing reports of China’s first aircraft carrier on whose platform a flag raising ceremony was held yesterday. Yet the fact that it happened is just about everything we know for sure about the ship. The...