China for the first time displayed a live-fire missile launch by a J-20 stealth fighter jet in a celebration video released on Friday, a day ahead of the 74th founding anniversary of the Chinese People s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force.
Chinese warplanes buzzed a Canadian helicopter over international waters in the South China Sea last weekend and then fired flares at it, Defence Minister Bill Blair said on Friday, saying the incidents had put the crew in danger. His comments marked the second time in two weeks that Canada has accused China's air force of unsafe behavior. In mid-October, Blair said a Chinese jet had come within five meters (16 feet) of a surveillance plane taking part in a U.N. operation to enforce sanctions ag
The Pentagon this week released footage and images of some of the nearly 200 incidents of what the U.S. has called reckless and aggressive behavior from Chinese aircraft in the past two years. Defense Department officials said that since the fall of 2021, Chinese jets and planes have engaged in 180 “coercive and risky” maneuvers…