The People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) most advanced aircraft carrier has begun testing and could soon take part in the first of its sea trials – an important step before the warship can enter service.
According to reports, Beijing purchased an unfinished prototype of the Su-33 from Ukraine in order to reverse engineer it. The J-15 Flying Shark is essentially an unlicensed copy of the Russian jet.
An overview of the J-11 fighter: Designated by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as Flanker-L, the J-11 was officially introduced to service with the PLA in the late 1990s.
Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) has said that Chinese combat jets aggressively intercepted a helicopter operating with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) over the South China Sea. In a statement issued on 3 November, the DND said a .