China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) implicitly acknowledged its sixth-generation fighter in a video marking the 10th anniversary of the Y-20 heavy transport aircraft. The video featured a dialogue between pilots and a blurry silhouette of a tailless plane, sparking widespread online discussion.
Taiwan's first civil defence drone training programme, inspired by Ukraine's use of drones in warfare, aims to equip citizens with skills for surveillance and information sharing in potential conflict scenarios with China. The course, run by Kuma Academy, focuses on manual piloting of Taiwanese-made drones.
Major General Meng Xiangqing, leading the Chinese delegation at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, urged for improved military relations between China and the US, seeking a 'healthy, stable, and sustainable' path, in a notably less confrontational tone than last year.
The Chinese military aired footage over the weekend of YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile launches, as joint US-Philippines-Japan drills heighten tensions in the disputed South China Sea. China Military Bugle posted a video of PLA Navy conducting strike tests, including multiple YJ-20 launches, two days after Beijing said a naval fleet led by Type 055 destroyer Zunyi had conducted live-fire drills east of Luzon.
