December 25, 2023 Military Aviation News

Taiwan tracks 4 Chinese naval ships, 2 military aircraft around nation

12/25/2023

The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked four Chinese naval vessels and two military aircraft around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Sunday (Dec. 24) and 6 a.m. on Monday (Dec. 25). In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed air defense missile systems to track the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) activity, according to the MND. No PLA aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line or entered the southwest corner of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) during that ti

Eight Chinese jets crossed median line border

12/25/2023

Taiwanese Defense Minister revealed on Sunday information that showed that four Shenyang J-16 strike fighters, two Chengdu J-10 multirole combat aircraft and two Shenyang J-11 jet fighters from China crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or entered Taiwan's southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) during the last 24 hours.

Final countdown: Türkiye's 5th-gen fighter set to make maiden flight

12/25/2023

Türkiye's defense and aviation sector is expected to experience a historic moment in the upcoming week as the first flight of the domestically developed fifth-generation national combat aircraft, KAAN, is anticipated to take place on Dec. 27. Together with KAAN's debut in the sky, Türkiye will join the ranks of countries possessing a fifth-generation fighter jet.

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