Dong’s return to the limelight came a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping renewed his call for the military to uphold both stability and loyalty to the Communist Party. The defence minister appeared in Shanghai at a security forum on the Gulf of Guinea, an area off the coast of West Africa. He conveyed China’s…
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has achieved major progress in modernising its training programme, as it seeks to boost combat readiness in modern warfare scenarios, according to the Chinese military’s official newspaper. “The transformation and upgrading of our military training has taken a significant step forward, as [we] explore and implement a new model for…
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, selected by US President-elect Donald Trump to lead efforts to reduce federal government spending, made headlines Monday by criticising modern fighter jets and advocating for drones as the future of air warfare.“Manned fighter jets are obsolete in the age of drones anyway. Will just get pilots killed,” Musk said on his…
Iran launched over 300 drones, ballistic, and cruise missiles against Israel on April 13, in a strike far larger than US military expectations. A F-15 fighter jet takes off during a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots at Hatzerim Airbase, in southern Israel, June 29, 2023. (REUTERS/File Photo)(REUTERS) F-15 pilot Major Benjamin “Irish” Coffey…