AVIC A313A helicopter edges closer to first flight
A new indigenous medium-lift helicopter being developed by the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has achieved a key developmental milestone with the...
Affordable Maritime Patrol
While nothing is cheap in defence, a range of less expensive capabilities might be enough, especially if networked with allies.
The Indo-Pacific region has...
NORINCO aims at exports with new vehicles
China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO), the prime land systems supplier to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is looking to expand its international footprint...
China flexes strategic airlift muscles near Malaysia
China has dispatched 16 Ilyushin Il-76 and Xi’an Y-20 heavy transport aircraft to the vicinity of Malaysia-administered shoals in the South China Sea as...
Thailand plans joint arms factory with China
The defence technology agency plans to set up a joint centre with China to produce and maintain military equipment in the latest sign of...