China's first female carrier aircraft pilots debut at Airshow China

3 weeks ago

A glimpse of future airpower on display at biennial China airshow

A squadron of six Chinese Chengdu J-10 jets took off towards an overcast sky in front of thousands of spectators at an airfield in southern China’s coastal city of Zhuhai in mid-November. Aside from the business aspect, the airshow serves a clear purpose of showcasing China’s advances in aviation, said Peter Layton, defence and aviation expert at the Griffith Asia …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Do women commanders in army face training gap? Leaked letter sparks debate

India Today

A leaked letter by a senior Indian Army officer to his superior has sparked an intense debate over the challenges women officers face in commanding roles. The five-page letter, dated October 1, 2024, on “command by women officers” cites an “in-house review” by the army’s Panagarh-based 17 Mountain Strike Corps. An Indian Army officer termed the so-called challenges involving women …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Powering up China's 'flying shark' J-15 carrier-based fighters

China Daily

A carrier-borne J-15 fighter takes part in a performance during Airshow China in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 12, 2024. GUANGZHOU -- In a breathtaking debut, two J-15T fighter jets and a J-15D electronic warfare aircraft took to the skies this week at the ongoing Airshow China, dazzling audiences with a stunning formation flight that showcased the combat potential …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Powering up China's 'flying shark' J-15 carrier-based fighters

China Daily

A carrier-borne J-15 fighter takes part in a performance during Airshow China in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 12, 2024. GUANGZHOU -- In a breathtaking debut, two J-15T fighter jets and a J-15D electronic warfare aircraft took to the skies this week at the ongoing Airshow China, dazzling audiences with a stunning formation flight that showcased the combat potential …

China Aircraft Liaoning Airshow Sea Carrier Fujian

1 month, 2 weeks ago

China's J-15D, J-15T fighter jets to debut at air show

China Daily

BEIJING -- China's navy on Saturday announced that its J-15D and J-15T fighter jets will make a debut at the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China. The navy will also arrange displays of air assault operations by the Z-20J shipborne helicopter and Z-8C transport helicopter, carrying naval marine units and related equipment. Additionally, the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

China's J-15D, J-15T fighter jets to debut at air show

China Daily

BEIJING -- China's navy on Saturday announced that its J-15D and J-15T fighter jets will make a debut at the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China. The navy will also arrange displays of air assault operations by the Z-20J shipborne helicopter and Z-8C transport helicopter, carrying naval marine units and related equipment. Additionally, the …

China Navy Air

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mysterious Flat-Top Aircraft Carrier: A Potential Humanitarian or Military Vessel?

CNN

China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, which could further increase Beijing's rapidly expanding maritime power. The vessel, with a large, open flat top, is smaller than China's previous naval aircraft carriers and could be used for various purposes, including humanitarian aid, disaster relief, or military operations. It could also serve as a logistics support and …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Guangdong, China: Satellite imagery shows new mystery aircraft carrier built amid breakneck naval expansion

CNN

Hong Kong CNN — China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts with a potentially first-of-its-kind vessel that could further increase Beijing’s rapidly expanding maritime power. This potential new aircraft carrier “is of a somewhat unusual shape and size – much smaller than China’s previous naval aircraft carriers,” said Thomas Shugart, a former US Navy …

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China's First Female Spaceflight Engineer Prepares for Historic Mission

China Daily

A female astronaut, Wang Haoze, prepares for her maiden spaceflight. She studied energy and power engineering before receiving a bachelor's degree and continued her education in a three-year postgraduate program in thermal engineering. Wang was selected for the third generation of astronauts and will carry out the Shenzhou XIX mission, China's first female spaceflight. She expressed her gratitude to her …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hunan Startup Creates Innovative Aurora Aircraft, Eyes a Future of Low-Altitude Growth

China Daily

China's aviation industry is poised for significant growth, with various industries ready for takeoff. Aurora lightweight sports aircraft showcased at the Aero Asia show in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, demonstrate the potential of the low-altitude economy. The central leadership's focus on modernizing infrastructure and supporting the industry is expected to drive significant development in the coming years.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Aviation-related industries ready for takeoff in Hunan

China Daily

By ZOU SHUO and HE CHUN in Zhuzhou, Hunan | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-10-30 07:42 Editor's note: In a series of reports titled "Claims to Fame", China Daily looks at how some regions have earned wealth and recognition through specific products to advance economic development. Last year, Deng obtained a pilot's license for general aviation after training at …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Aviation-related industries ready for takeoff in Hunan

China Daily

By ZOU SHUO and HE CHUN in Zhuzhou, Hunan | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-10-30 07:42 Editor's note: In a series of reports titled "Claims to Fame", China Daily looks at how some regions have earned wealth and recognition through specific products to advance economic development. Last year, Deng obtained a pilot's license for general aviation after training at …

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3 months ago

Mohana Singh becomes first woman fighter pilot in LCA Tejas fighter fleet

Hindustan Times

Squadron leader Mohana Singh made history after becoming the first woman fighter pilot to join the Indian Air Force's elite 18 'Flying Bullets' squadron, operating India's indigenously 'Made in India' LCA Tejas fighter jet's squadron, ANI reported on Tuesday. She was seen instructing the Indian Army and Navy vice chiefs on the flight in the LCA Tejas fighter jet. While …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

How China's new Fujian aircraft carrier could challenge the US Navy

Daily Mail

China today launched the first sea trials for the nation's most advanced aircraft carrier that President Xi Jinping hopes will form the basis of his plan to transform his People's Liberation Army into a world-class fighting force. The Fujian's launch to sea comes as experts sounded the alarm over Beijing's efforts to buy up gold at record rates - and …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Xie Lijun becomes Chinese Super League's first female referee

China Daily

SHANGHAI -- After taking charge of the match between Shanghai Port and Shandong Taishan in the 2024 Chinese Super League on Monday, Xie Lijun became the first woman to referee a top-flight men's football match in China. "In 2023, I was the only one to referee in the women's World Cup, and I hope to have more Chinese female referees …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Xie Lijun becomes Chinese Super League's first female referee

China Daily

SHANGHAI -- After taking charge of the match between Shanghai Port and Shandong Taishan in the 2024 Chinese Super League on Monday, Xie Lijun became the first woman to referee a top-flight men's football match in China. "In 2023, I was the only one to referee in the women's World Cup, and I hope to have more Chinese female referees …

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9 months ago

China's FA seeking coach worldwide for its women's football team

China Daily

China's players celebrate scoring during the women's bronze medal match against Uzbekistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on Oct 6, 2023. BEIJING -- The Chinese Football Association announced on Tuesday that a recruitment process has been launched to seek the new head coach for its senior women's team. The statement noted that the applicants …

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9 months ago

China's FA seeking coach worldwide for its women's football team

China Daily

China's players celebrate scoring during the women's bronze medal match against Uzbekistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on Oct 6, 2023. BEIJING -- The Chinese Football Association announced on Tuesday that a recruitment process has been launched to seek the new head coach for its senior women's team. The statement noted that the applicants …

China Chinese Coach Cfa

11 months ago

Indian Aviation Booms, Reaches 94% Pre-Covid Levels

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Mr Vumlunmang Vualnam, Secretary of Civil Aviation, Govt of India yesterday while addressing the panel discussion on ‘Travel & Tourism—Positioning India as a Prime Destination and Market: Charting the Future of Travel and Tourism’ said that Indian travel and tourism sector is witnessing tremendous growth. Participating in the panel, on day two of ‘WINGS INDIA 2024’, organised by the …

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1 year ago

Year-ender 2023: 10 women who created history in Indian defence forces this year

Live Mint

From receiving a gallantry award to taking charge of key roles in combat unit — women in the Indian defence forces continued to break the glass ceiling in 2023. Commander Prerna Deosthalee is set to be the first woman officer of the Indian Navy to command the Indian Naval Warship, the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet posted on X in December. …

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1 year, 1 month ago

HTLS | Military has come long way in gender integration, say women trailblazers

Hindustan Times

The armed forces have come a long way in advancing gender integration and the raft of new opportunities opened to female soldiers will increase their representation in the military in the coming years, said women trailblazers in the army, air force and navy. Women officers, Colonel Neha Singh, Group Captain Shaliza Dhami and Lieutenant Commander Annu Prakash during a session …

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1 year, 1 month ago

China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030

Associated Press

JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China — China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket at 11:14 a.m. …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Chinese navy aims to make students fighter pilots as ‘military mission is accelerated’

The Telegraph

The Chinese navy has launched a recruitment drive aimed at transforming post-graduate students into fighter pilots, saying it is “imperative” to attract more talent as Beijing accelerates military modernisation plans. ‘No legal history’ Candidates must be male with a clean “political history” and no legal or disciplinary history, according to the Those enlisted as part of the drive will begin …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Amateur women’s game takes baby steps in China during World Cup

The Hindu

As China geared up for its opening Women’s World Cup fixture in Australia on Saturday, there was cause for optimism for the future back home as more and more young women take up the sport for fun. “Additionally, with the development of social media, more people’s stories can be heard, and individuals like ‘Old Xu’ are willing to step up …

Football China Players Game World Cup Girls Teams

1 year, 6 months ago

US blacklists flight schools across world for training Chinese pilots

Firstpost

The Biden administration has blacklisted a South African flight school for allegedly training Chinese Air Force pilots by retired Western military aviators. On Monday, the bureau designated 43 companies, including Frontier Services Group Ltd, a security and aviation company previously run by Erik Prince, for “acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.” US …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Indian Army gets first woman command of Communication Zone Mechanical Transport Battalion

India TV News

Colonel Shuchita Shekhar became the first woman officer of the Army Service Corps to assume command of a Communication Zone Mechanical Transport Battalion responsible for the maintenance of the Supply Chain of the fully operational Northern Command, said Indian Army Officials on Monday. Singh shot fame after becoming Indian Air Force’s first woman pilot to fly the Rafale fighter aircraft …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Germany to look into report that ex-air force officers training Chinese pilots

Associated Press

BERLIN — Germany’s defense minister said Friday his country will look into a report that former German air force fighter plane pilots have been training pilots for the Chinese military. News magazine Der Spiegel and public broadcaster ZDF reported Friday that “at least a handful” of former German air force officers are working as trainers in China, and that in …

China German

1 year, 9 months ago

Air India says 15% of its total 1,825 pilots are female pilots

The Hindu

Air India on March 8 said 15% of its 1,825 pilots are women pilots, making it an airline with the largest number of female pilots. To mark International Women's Day, the Tata Group-owned Air India, along with Air India Express and AirAsia India, has scheduled more than 90 all-women crew flights, and the carriers have been operating these all-women crew …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Air India says 15 pc of its total 1,825 pilots are female pilots

Deccan Chronicle

NEW DELHI: Air India on Wednesday said 15 per cent of its 1,825 pilots are women pilots, making it an airline with the largest number of female pilots. To mark International Women's Day, the Tata Group-owned Air India, along with Air India Express and AirAsia India, has scheduled more than 90 all-women crew flights, and the carriers have been operating …

India Women Flights Air Pilots Female Pilots

1 year, 9 months ago

Group Captain Shaliza Dhami becomes first woman to command combat unit in IAF

Hindustan Times

A woman officer of the Indian Air Force is set to take charge of a frontline combat unit for the first time, with the IAF selecting Group Captain Shaliza Dhami, a helicopter pilot, to take over the command of a missile squadron in the western sector, IAF officials said on Tuesday. Dhami is also the air force’s first woman qualified …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Around 50 women officers set to head army units in forward areas

Hindustan Times

The Indian Army has begun assigning women officers to command roles for the first time, outside the medical stream, and around 50 of them are set to head units in operational areas, including forward locations, in the operationally critical Northern and Eastern Commands that are responsible for guarding India’s borders with China, officials familiar with the development said on Tuesday. …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Meet the all-female team of U.S. Navy aviators making Super Bowl flyover history

LA Times

Lt. Lyndsey Evans, left, and Lt. Margaret Dente walk away from their EA-18G Growler jet after arriving at Luke Air Force Base outside Phoenix on Tuesday in preparation for their flyover of State Farm Stadium before Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII. For the first time in Super Bowl history, an all-female team of U.S. Navy aviators will conduct the pregame flyover, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

China's first female conductor leads a master class

China Daily

Zheng, born in 1929, is the first female conductor in China. Whoever is able to appreciate music enjoys its beautiful serenity, a sense of compassion and consolation, or a spirit of encouragement and enterprise, even inspiration, insight, and imagination, which, in turn, forge a great view of the human life," said Chinese conductor Zheng Xiaoying during her online speech at …

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1 year, 10 months ago

China's first female conductor leads a master class

China Daily

Zheng, born in 1929, is the first female conductor in China. Whoever is able to appreciate music enjoys its beautiful serenity, a sense of compassion and consolation, or a spirit of encouragement and enterprise, even inspiration, insight, and imagination, which, in turn, forge a great view of the human life," said Chinese conductor Zheng Xiaoying during her online speech at …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Avni Chaturvedi becomes first woman IAF pilot to participate in aerial wargame abroad

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Weeks after scripting history by becoming the first woman fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force to take part in an aerial wargame abroad, Squadron Leader Avani Chaturvedi says flying combat aircraft is exciting and the sky is the limit for young people wanting to pursue a career in the force. A B.Tech in computer science, Squadron Leader …

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1 year, 11 months ago

In a first, IAF woman fighter pilot to be part of joint air exercise

Hindustan Times

Squadron leader Avani Chaturvedi, the Indian Air Force’s first female fighter pilot, is set to take part in a maiden air exercise ‘Veer Guardian-2023’, which will be held at the Hyakuri air base in Japan from January 12 to 26 to bolster air defence cooperation between the two sides, officials familiar with the matter said on Saturday. Squadron leader Avani …

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1 year, 11 months ago

In a first, IAF woman fighter pilot to participate in aerial wargames outside country

Deccan Chronicle

Jodhpur : For the first time, an Indian Air Force woman fighter pilot would be part of the Indian contingent for the aerial wargames to be held with outside the country. Chaturvedi’s batchmate and part of the troika of first female fighter pilots in the force Squadron Leader Bhavna Kanth termed the Su-30MKIs operated by the Indian Air Force as …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Army to promote 108 women officers to Colonel rank in different branches

India Today

In a major victory for women officers, 108 of them would be promoted to the rank of Colonels in the Indian Army and the process for the same would be initiated from Monday. This is the first time that women officers would be selected for command roles in the Indian Army in branches including Engineers, Military Intelligence, Army Air Defence, …

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2 years ago

A watershed moment for women in the navy

Hindustan Times

The Indian Navy has allowed women to enrol in all of its wings and said women officers could volunteer for the elite marine commando forces. The inclusion of women in the armed forces has been a remarkable, if laborious, journey spanning 30 years from 1992 — when the first trickle of women officers in auxiliary services began. It has taken …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Anand Mahindra's post has list of countries with highest share of female pilots, guess who tops the chart

Firstpost

In the list, it can be seen that India has the highest share of female commercial pilots among the listed nations. Hello world, this is Nari Shakti at work… #MidweekMomentum https://t.co/0gs6jjahii — anand mahindra November 2, 2022 The post received a wide range of reactions in the comment section. Women's make nation strong give way for womans — Umesha Reddy …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Wind beneath her wings

China Daily

Pilot Wan Qiuwen at Donghai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in Shanghai. One of China's first female sea-rescue pilots looks back in pride at 300-plus missions and pledges to save more lives, Yang Feiyue reports. When the perfect storm brews over the boundless sea and lives are at stake, a crew of highly trained professionals embarks on a …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Navyâ€™s all-women aircrew creates history

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Breaking barriers, five women officers of the Indian Navy carried out the first independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea onboard a Dornier aircraft. “On 03 August 2022, five officers of the Indian Navy’s INAS 314 based at Naval Air Enclave, Porbandar, created history by completing the first all-women independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance …

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2 years, 5 months ago

A Navy First: Woman pilot joins Blue Angels flight squadron

Associated Press

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels have named the first woman as a demonstration pilot for the 2023 air show season. Women have served with the Blue Angels in other capacities for more than 55 years, but Lt. Amanda Lee, of Mounds View, Minnesota, is the first to join the iconic flight squadron as a pilot, the Navy …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Flying female fists fuel interest in combat sports

The Independent

Making a strong comeback from disheartening setbacks, Chinese mixed martial arts fighter Zhang Weili has rejuvenated her career while inspiring greater interest in the combat sport in her home country. Zhang became China’s first world champion in a major promotion in August 2019 after wresting the strawweight belt from Brazil’s Jessica Andrade in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province. Zhang is …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Leviathan: China’s new navy

Al Jazeera

With its new aircraft carrier, the Fujian, China is leapfrogging current military technologies to challenge the might of the US navy. This new design of aircraft carrier is a quantum leap in capabilities from these older models and will greatly enhance China’s combat power. The Fujian has shown the world that China has leapfrogged over several current military technologies, like …

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2 years, 6 months ago

China launches third aircraft carrier in major military milestone

The Hindu

China on Friday launched its biggest and most modern aircraft carrier, marking a major military advance for the Asian superpower. China's carrier development programme is part of a massive overhaul of the People's Liberation Army under President Xi Jinping, who has vowed to build a "fully modern" force to rival the U.S. military by 2027. The new carrier, named Fujian, …

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2 years, 6 months ago

China launches next generation aircraft carrier in naval milestone

Firstpost

The Type 003 carrier christened Fujian left its dry dock at a shipyard outside Shanghai in the morning and tied up at a nearby pier, according to state media reports Beijing: Beijing launched a new-generation aircraft carrier Friday, the first such ship to be both designed and built in China, in a milestone as it seeks to extend the range …

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