The missions are flown now by RAAF P-8As following the retirement of the P-3. In May, a PLAAF fighter aircraft dropped flares in front of a Royal Australian Navy MH-60R helicopter over the Yellow Sea.

China has flown a new design which has been defined as its largest cargo drone built to date. According to Chinese state media, the aircraft performed its maiden flight, which lasted approximately ...

Meanwhile, China introduced an enormous cargo drone dubbed the "pickup truck of the sky" that can carry a tonne of weight. Footage showed the hulking yellow aircraft called CH-YH1000 trundle down ...

Fighter jets and attack drones took ... of the PLAAF, but China's burgeoning space industry will also be showcasing developments. A model of a homegrown reusable space cargo shuttle will debut ...