Tag: CASC
Bigger, Further, Better
Where China is growing its unmanned aerial vehicle fleet, nations across Asia Pacific are finding budgets too for these more strategic assets.
Military forces are...
China’s Hypersonic Testing Surge
Although China is downplaying its hypersonic testing, recent demonstrations are showing an increase in missile maturity.
On 27 October the chairman of the US Joint...
China’s CASC to push tiltrotor UAV development in Tazhou
State-owned defence prime China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced on 21 January that it is planning to build a larger prototype of...
Asian Air Force Modernisation
Regional tensions have forced the pace for regional air forces to buy new capability or update legacy platforms.
The increasing prospects of a peer-on-peer...
China ‘Boldly Goes’ for Space Independence
While China’s rapid progress as a major player in space technology and capability is undeniable, the ‘achilles heel’ to its next step may be...
Chadburns Ring Full Ahead for Modernisation
The increasing pace of naval modernisation in the Indo-Pacific is fuelling regional industrial growth backed by the maturation of indigenous technology.
The rise of China...
China readies to flex latest indigenous defence technologies in Zhuhai
State-owned and private Chinese defence and aerospace companies are set to showcase their latest platforms and technologies at the biennial China International Aviation and...
UAVs Over the Maritime Horizon
Maritime patrolling with UAVs has becoming the norm, allowing manned missions to be dedicated to more mission specific tasks.
Airborne maritime operations such as anti-submarine...
CASC resumes UAV production and testing amid ongoing COVID-19 battle
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has resumed production and flight testing of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) following a brief stoppage to...
China rapidly advancing hypersonic weapons technology
A top US military official has claimed that China is developing an intercontinental range hypersonic weapons, which could challenge the ability of US detection...