US first, China second-to-last and US$100,000 between them in diplomatic pay rankings
Beijing’s salaries ahead of only Jakarta’s among 16 analysed G20 countries as Washington eyes recruitment and private-sector competition. American efforts to blunt China’s global influence
China tests drone-based cloud seeding in Xinjiang to bring rain to dry regions
China has deployed a long-endurance dual-use drone in a cloud-seeding trial in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the first time the controversial practice has been carried
Pakistan Pilots Start 5th-Gen Fighter Training In China? Will IAF’s Dwindling Fleet Force India Into ‘Panic Buying’
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilots have begun training on the Chinese FC-31 Gyrfalcon (formerly known as J-31) fighter aircraft in China, Pakistan media is claiming.
PRC’s economic woes cast cloud on Xi’s policies
The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) economy, currently the world’s second largest, continues to sputter, with growth slowing to 4.7% in the second quarter, a
Future RAAF air combat capability making the most of the Ghost Bat
The next National Defence Strategy (NDS) statement and its accompanying spending plan will have to pay a lot more attention to the Royal Australian Air
AI complacency is compromising Western security
Just as the West has been forced into confrontation with Russia and China, military conflicts have revealed major systemic weaknesses in the US and European
Northern Australia is the place for maintaining new armoured vehicles
Whether these words come from General Omar Bradley or General Norman Schwartzkopf (opinions vary), their message is clear. And when it comes to the Australian
Japan Readies for First Central Asia Summit
The first summit between the countries of Central Asia and Japan will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan this month. The “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue
US, China stage concurrent exercises in the South China Sea
The Philippines and three Western allies kicked off two days of operations in the South China Sea to uphold “the rules-based order.” China launched its
Russia says fight against Ukrainian border incursion ongoing
Russia said it has stopped the advance of hundreds of troops in an assault on a town in the border region of Kursk, but fighting