China's air force is advancing quickly, and while it has not yet pulled even with the U.S. Air Force, it's moving in that direction, according to the Pentagon's annual China military power report.
The People’s Republic of China has improved its ability to project power globally despite corruption purges and a shrinking economy, the Pentagon’s annual report card on the Chinese military says. That includes a growing nuclear arsenal that added 100 new warheads in the last year.
The Pentagon's latest report on China's military power says the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter is being significantly upgraded, and that the People's Liberation Army Air Force is experimenting with manned/unmanned teaming for air combat.
China’s military is looking to expand its reach around the globe and build up its strategic capabilities, with aggressive conventional and nuclear missile programs, according to a Pentagon report released Oct. 19. Among the new developments noted in the updated annual China Military Power Report, the People’s ...
China is rapidly modernizing its nuclear forces and aims to flex its growing military clout, according to a new Pentagon report. "It certainly is a dramatically accelerated pace," a senior defense official told reporters in connection with the report's release. "They've got a rapid buildup ...
The Pentagon’s new report on Chinese military power released Nov. 3 highlights a 2027 military modernization milestone that positions China for “credible military operations” against Taiwan. “They’re preparing every contingency to unify by force,” noted a senior defense official briefing journalists ahead of the report’s ...
China is building new nuclear weapons much faster than previously predicted, already has a “nascent nuclear triad,” and will field more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to the Pentagon’s 2021 report on China's military power, released Nov. 3. According to a Pentagon briefing ...
Defense Department officials will visit Capitol Hill on Nov. 3 to brief staffers on the department's annual report on the Chinese military amid heightened concerns about China's military buildup, a DOD spokesperson confirmed. The report, “2021 Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of ...