China's defence minister met his US counterpart on Tuesday to discuss Taiwan, the South China Sea, as well as crises in Ukraine and the Korean peninsula.

China's military experts said its new longer-range missiles will help defend itself from nuclear blackmail

The new system is designed to protect against low-flying and small drones which are a key feature of the modern battlefield

China's 'Big Three' state airlines pledged to buy a total of 292 Airbus jets in July, making it the biggest order at the time by Chinese carriers since the Covid-19 pandemic

The X3 uses a drone attached to its roof which can allow users to fly over traffic, obstacles and rivers

Aerial shots put China's military bases in the highly contested South China Sea into crisp detail

The Z-20 beats the Black Hawk on a number of features such as fly-wire-fire control and active control systems for noise and vibration, chief designer Deng Jinghui said

BrahMos Aerospace, a JV set up by Delhi and Moscow, is in talks with Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia for new orders, having just bagged a $375m export deal with the Philippines

Chinese President stressed innovation and hailed progress in the areas of space flight and exploration, quantum information and supercomputers.

The Chinese certification ceremony means the C919 can now be delivered to its first customer, China Eastern Airlines

A global squeeze on maintenance, repair and overhaul capacity is a key factor contributing to higher airfares, as demand has bounced back faster than aircraft can be made available

The storm, moving in a northwesterly direction in the East China Sea, is expected to make landfall later on Wednesday near Zhoushan port, forecasters said.