Pakistan to Receive 56 SH-15 Self-Propelled Howitzers
The Pakistan Army will receive the second batch of ordered 236 SH-15 Self-Propelled Howitzers.
China News
Land
Navy / Maritime
China Offers Type 052D for Export Market
The Chinese-made Type 052D destroyer has been developed to service markets in other countries.
Country
SIPRI 2022 Arms Trade Report: U.S. Dominates the Trade
SIPRI published its global arms trade report for 2022. The report indicates increased arms imports to Europe while US domination increases.
Air
China is Developing a New Indigenous Helicopter
Chinese helicopter designers plan to accelerate the Z-10 attack helicopter's development shortly before the annual Two Sessions.
Navy / Maritime
Space
Bilateral Relations
Sensors
China Constructs Secret Facility for Military Vessels
Virginia-based geospatial intelligence company BlackSky claimed the construction of a secret naval facility for military vessels on the coast of Cambodia.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
UAE Orders Norinco AR3 Launchers
The UAE announced at IDEX that it had awarded Chinese defence company Norinco a contract for AR3 multiple rocket/missile launchers worth $ 245 million.
Country
Bilateral Relations
World Assisting Turkiye After Earthquakes
A state of emergency was declared in the region due to two major earthquakes in Turkiye on February 6, 2023, which affected ten provinces.
Air
E/W
Bilateral Relations
F-22 Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon
A U.S. Air Force fighter shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon. This marks the F-22 Raptor’s first enemy air platform kill.
Air
AVIC Publishes Next-Generation Aircraft Concept
China accelerates modern aircraft studies. State-owned AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) published a next-generation concept.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Japan intercepts Chinese UAV with F-15J
Japanese Defence Ministry revealed that it detected a Chinese WZ-7 drone very active in the airspace of the East China Sea from morning to noon.
Navy / Maritime
First Two Chinese LHDs Operational
China is rapidly expanding its naval power. According to the international media,Hainan (31) and Guangxi (32), of Type 075 Class LHDs are declared operational.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
China Displays Mach 7 hypersonic UAV
China displays MD-22 hypersonic drone mock-up at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Zhuhai Airshow.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
China’s Dog Fight UAV Unveiled
Chinese Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) has prepared a new UAV, Wing Loong 3. The new Armed UAV may carry PL-10 air-to-air missiles.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
China Delivers AR-500B Shipborne UAV to Nigeria
China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) delivered at least four AR-500B carrier-based UAVs to the Nigerian Navy, according to Military Africa.
