The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) aviation arm is gravitating towards becoming a ship-based force, according to information posted on an official military news website of the Chinese Armed Forces.
Exercise Pitch Black is now underway in Australia with over 100 aircraft and 2,500 personnel from 17 nations and resumes after a four-year gap necessitated by the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Australia’s Department of Defence has shortlisted Boeing Defence Australia, CAE Australia, Lockheed Martin Australia and Raytheon Australia for the Royal Australian Air Force’s Future Air Mission Training System programme.
The biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) which featured approximately 25,000 personnel from 26 nations and included the participation of 38 surface ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and nine national land forces, concluded on August 4.