China

The importance of the China market to Vietnam cannot be overstated.

China successfully sent the Shenzhou-18 crewed spacecraft into orbit April 25.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to raise UK defense spending to the equivalent of 2.5% of GDP.

AeroHT, a subsidiary of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, is to establish an urban air mobility demonstration site in China.

Cost is becoming an increasing challenge to missile defense systems, even as Israel’s success against Iran shows the value of the capability.

China has suggested that it is open to providing commercial communication lunar relay services for missions on the far side of the moon.

An open letter calls for a pause in approvals for additional U.S.-China passenger flights, citing alleged anti-competitive policies by the Chinese government.

The Chinese government has recently proactively shared space safety information twice with the U.S. within the past six months.

Aviation Week experts dissect recent comments from a Chinese general on the secretive Xian H-20 and look at where the bomber would fit in the PLAAF's structure.

As of the end of 2023, 690 registered GA companies operated 2,900 aircraft and averaged 114,000 flight hours per month, China reported on March 29.

An impromptu question between a Hong Kong-based reporter and a Chinese general offer a brief update into the development status of China's H-20 stealth bomber.

Japan’s Smart Lander For Investigating Moon spacecraft has survived a second lunar night.

China’s Sinopec and France's TotalEnergies will jointly establish a sustainable aviation fuel production site in China.

AeroHT is developing the Land-based Aircraft Carrier, an all-electric, five-passenger off-road SUV that carries a two-passenger multirotor eVTOL in its trunk.

The CarryAll is the first version of AutoFlight’s planned Prosperity family of 2,000-kg gross weight eVTOL uncrewed cargo and piloted passenger aircraft.

Adm. John C. Aquilino, leader of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, warns of China’s rapid military buildup and its ability to strike beyond the first island chain.

Development of a new Chinese heavy attack helicopter in the 10-ton class appears to be well underway, as evidenced by photographs that have surfaced online.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China is yet to say why a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 nose-dived into the ground two years ago.

The U.S. Air Force’s Strike Eagles use new tech and training to focus on the Indo-Pacific after decades in the desert.

While the U.S. remains the world’s paramount military power, its defense industrial base has significant shortcomings compared to China’s.

China’s usually reliable Long March fleet suffered a launch hiccup when a Long March 2C failed to put two lunar navigation test satellites into orbit.

Having seized the pole position in electric vehicles, Chinese industry is racing ahead in advanced air mobility.

Chinese startup Autoflight’s CarryAll uncrewed electric eVTOL vehicle is expected to be type certified by Chinese regulators in the coming weeks.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi hailed the milestone event by India’s 26-year-old nuclear weapons program.

Chinese defense expenditure will remain at around 1.2% of GDP, although aspects of wider defense spending are understood to not be included in that official figure.