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As Japan Awaits F-35 Jets, It Bids Adieu To Legendry US Warplanes That Kept Chinese On Toes For Decades

On Friday, Japan bid a final adieu to its legacy F-4 Phantom fighter-bomber jets after about half a century of service, via its send-off...

China Looks To Create An Army Of Stealth Fighter Jets With New “Metamaterial” Element

Scientists in China have reportedly made breakthroughs in an engineered material that is set to enhance the stealth technology used in fighter jets in...

Afghanistan, The Graveyards Of Super Powers – Will China Be Next In The Firing-Line?

The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan following the peace deal raises an imminent risk of border frictions with China that shares a small...

Petro-Dollar Vs Petro-Yuan: Is China Set To Replace U.S. As The Biggest Player In M.East As Ties Grow With Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia's growing closeness to China was again marked by the long-discussed possibility of raising Yuan-denominated bonds, that made its way into Saudi Aramco's...

Chinese Military Equips Mi-171 Choppers With ‘ECM Pods’ That Can Jam Enemy Radar Signals

For the first time, the Chinese military has released images of its helicopters carrying dedicated electronic countermeasures or ECM pods under stub wings. The exercise was...