China

During World War II, the all-volunteer group of American mercenary pilots took on Japanese bombers in its first air combat mission to protect China.

At one point during the incident, the J-11 fighter jet was within 10 feet of the bomber.

China is working to rapidly modernize and expand its nuclear forces in the next decade at a pace that “dwarfs previous attempts in both scale and complexity,” the Department of Defense said.

In the past two years, nearly 200 incidents of People’s Liberation Army pilots harassing American aircraft had been documented, according to a Pentagon official.

The Canadian military aircraft and a Chinese jet came within 16 feet of each other over international waters, according to reports.

The electric air taxi manufacturer could launch commercial passenger services as early as this year, which would beat out U.S. and European rivals.

Air Force pilot shortages and an aging fighter fleet are among the challenges the U.S. military confronts amid its response to the Israel-Hamas war and beyond.

Aircraft manufacturing giant predicts the expected explosion in demand will also require more than 433,000 new aviation personnel.

The department revealed the U.S. plan to produce ‘multiple thousands’ of cheap, attritable drones and other systems to counter China.

The Chinese firm wrapped up flight-testing for China’s Civil Aviation Administration and had its cloud software approved for trials.