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BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal fishing was recently unable to get clearance for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands, according to reports, an incident that comes amid growing concerns of Chinese influence on the…

Citizens in Grand Forks, North Dakota, are circulating a petition that would force a vote on a Chinese company’s plan to build a corn mill in the city. The Fufeng Group, which has ties to the Chinese Communist Party, purchased the 370 acres site for a proposed $700 million corn…

By Zu Weichen CHANGCHUN, Aug. 26 -- The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Aviation Open-House Activity and the Changchun Air Show kicked off in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, on August 26, and will last until August 30. The PLAAF’s J-20 stealth fighter jet, Y-20 large transport…

The PLA Eastern Theater Command has recently organized joint combat-readiness security patrols and combat training exercises involving troops of multiple services and arms in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Island. The picture shows a fighter jet of the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command conducting combat-readiness security…

Talking point Air force under fire after announcing target of 40% of recruits being women by 2030 Our Armed Forces ought to be “the last place to succumb to the pernicious influence of identity politics”, said Ben Obese-Jecty in The Daily Telegraph. Yet the RAF now finds itself on “the…

Senior Colonel Shen Jinke displays a photo showing a YY-20 flying with a J-20 stealth fighter jet and a J-16 strike fighter during a news conference in Changchun, Jilin province, Aug 24, 2022. The People's Liberation Army Air Force will display its latest addition — the YY-20 large aerial refueling…

The Indian Air Force on Tuesday said at the end of its inquiry that the government had sacked three officers for accidentally firing a missile into Pakistan in March. Published On 24 Aug 202224 Aug 2022 Pakistan has rejected India’s closure of the incident of the firing of a supersonic…

A long-running inquiry into the culture of the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force aerobatics display team, has revealed allegations of bullying, misogyny, assault, sexual harassment, intimidation and drunkenness involving its members. A total of 40 personnel, including young female recruits, have provided 250 hours of evidence as part of an internal,…

A year ago on 24 August – the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence – a new generation of pilots were leading the Ukrainian air forces flying over Independence Square in Kyiv. The fighter jet column was headed by Anton Lystopad, who was recognised as one of the country’s best pilots.…

The Lead Evaluator Pilot and MQ-9 Branch Chief of the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has been announced to present at UAV Technology 2022. (1888PressRelease) August 24, 2022 - Earlier this month, it was announced that an MQ-9 Reaper drone was refuelled by a joint-service, medium-lift, multimission tilt-rotor…