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Chinese fighter jets in 800-meter range tangle with foreign stealth aircraft, PLA claims

Interesting Engineering 14 Feb 2026
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) claims that one of its fighter jets was able to radar-lock a “foreign” stealth aircraft at close range ... But this assumes the PLA’s claim is, of course, true.
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Chinese fighter jets locked radar on foreign stealth plane at 800 metres: PLA Daily

South China Morning Post 13 Feb 2026
China’s official military paper has revealed another incident in which PLA fighter jets ...
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CIA sabotaging Chinese military? US releases video appealing to potential PLA spies; Beijing sees red

The Times of India 13 Feb 2026
... of corruption within the PLA that have led to the ouster of several generals and senior leaders on China’s central military commission, the communist party body overseeing the armed forces.
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China’s SDV sub exporting gray-zone warfare to the Gulf

Asiatimes 13 Feb 2026
Machiela and his co-authors argue that Mavulis Island could be seized within hours by PLA SOF to position sensors and missiles controlling the Bashi Channel, a critical chokepoint between the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea.
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PLA flight data indicate shift in training: experts

Taipei Times 09 Feb 2026
Chinese military flights into a sensitive area near Taiwan last month fell to the lowest level of President William Lai’s (賴清德) tenure, an indication that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is tweaking its training focus.
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PLA conducts routine patrols in South China Sea: spokesman

China Daily 07 Feb 2026
BEIJING - The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command conducted routine naval and air patrols in the ...
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PLA conducts routine patrols in South China Sea

China Daily 07 Feb 2026
Zhai Shichen, spokesman for the PLA Southern Theater Command, said on Saturday that the Philippines had colluded with a ...
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Naval and air forces of PLA Southern Theater Command conduct routine patrol in South China Sea (Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China)

Public Technologies 07 Feb 2026
Senior Captain Zhai Shichen, spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command stated, from February 2 to 6, the naval and air forces of the PLA Southern Theater Command conducted a routine ...
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Latest PLA drill focused on Penghu, researcher says

Taipei Times 07 Feb 2026
However, an article published early last year in the PLA’s official newspaper, PLA Daily, suggested that multiple units had begun breaking from traditional training patterns to promote cross year training continuity, he added.
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Chinese PLA aerobatic team performs during 10th Singapore Airshow

People Daily 05 Feb 2026
Aircraft of the Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force perform during the 10th Singapore Airshow in Singapore, Feb ... Army (PLA) Air Force delivering flight displays.
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