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China’s PL-17 Puts Airborne Radar Fleets at Risk as Europe Plans Meteor Successor

admin Oct 18, 2026 0

China’s PL-17 could force Western AWACS aircraft and refuelling tankers farther from contested airspace, weakening forward surveillance and fighter persistence as Europe explores a Meteor…

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China on Track to Deploy 1,000 J-20 Stealth Fighters by 2030, Reshaping Air…

admin Jan 22, 2026 0

China’s projected deployment of around 1,000 J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighters by 2030 marks a historic shift in the Asia-Pacific airpower balance, as Beijing combines industrial-scale…

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Australia Set to Become First Foreign Operator of AIM-260 JATM in Historic Boost to…

admin Dec 1, 2025 0

Australia is set to become the world’s first export operator of the AIM-260A JATM, marking a strategic leap in Indo-Pacific airpower as the RAAF prepares to counter China’s expanding PL-15…

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The 400km PL-17 Ultra BVR Missile: Pakistan’s Potential Game-Changer Against Indian…

admin Nov 23, 2025 0

The emergence of China’s PL-17 long-range missile is rewriting South Asia’s airpower balance as Pakistan eyes integration onto its J-10C fleet, raising urgent questions in New Delhi about…