The “Eagles of Civilization 2025” air force training between China and Egypt sent several important signals about the PLAAF.

The scale of the exercise, diversity of aircraft involved and mission sets practiced were unusual for the first ever exercise ...

The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) is employing its MiG-29M/M2 fighters ... a KJ-500 AEW&C aircraft at Wadi Abu Rish air base in Egypt on Apr. 19. 2025. (Image credit: CCTV) As for the Y-20s tracked ...

BANGKOK, Thailand -- It's a long way from China's Great Wall to Egypt's pyramids, but for the first time Chinese and Egyptian warplanes are conducting a joint military exercise above the Nile River, ...

Egypt’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement on 19 April that the Egyptian-Chinese ... while the Egyptian side deployed Russian made Mig-29M/M2 fighter jets. To ensure efficient deployment ...

Also in the Middle East, the 1973 Battle of El Mansoura, between Egypt and Israel, lasted just under an hour and involved up ...

The real test and figures come out in actual wars, and the PAF’s track record in the 1965 and 1971 wars was abysmal ...

The exercise comes amid reports of Egypt looking at potentially ... The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) is employing its MiG-29M/M2 fighters. The footage released on Apr. 19 shows various aircraft ...

Amira joined Newsweek in 2025 from The Wall Street Journal and had previously worked at the Daily News Egypt. She studied ... Cold War-era dogfights. Some 30 MiG 15s with North Korean and Chinese ...

The escalating conflict between India and Pakistan could be offering the world a first real glimpse into how advanced Chinese military technology performs against proven Western ...

Egypt and China are conducting military drills in Egyptian airspace after launching the “Eagles of Civilization 2025” on April 19. Last week ... while Egypt is flying MiG-29M/M2 Fulcrum fighters. In a ...