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China Delivers AR-500B Shipborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Nigeria September 29, 2022 | Military Africa The Nigerian Navy has reportedly received at least four AR-500 carrier-based drones from China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The new drones can perform “tactical intelligence, wide-area surveillance and identification tasks on the sea, as well as target acquisition, precision strikes, and maritime relay communication.”
Serbia Seeks Fighter It Might Choose MiG-35 or JF-17 Block 3 September 25, 2022 | Bulgarian Military The article reports that the Serbian Ministry of Defense is considering to procure a new fighter jet and has been paying more attention to the Chinese-made JF-17 over the Russian MiG-35 primarily because of concern over CAATSA sanctions.
Argentina Eyes $664 Million For Fighter Jets September 21, 2022 | Defense News Among the new fighter jets Argentina’s government is considering procuring includes the China-Pakistan produced JF-17, American-made F-16, and fighter jets from Russia or India. An anonymous officer told Defense News, that the Argentine Air Force prefers the American-made F-16, but the U.S. government “is only willing to authorize a sale under very restrictive conditions”, which “plays in the favor of the procurement of the Chinese JF-17/FC-1 fighter jet.”
China’s Arms Sales Fueling Conflict in Africa; Millions Internally Displaced September 20, 2022 | The Siasat Daily The article argues that China's arms sales to Africa is fueling armed conflict on the continent and increasing the number of internally displaced people across the continent. According to Janes Defence Weekly, "nearly 70 percent of armoured military vehicles in all 54 African countries are of Chinese origin, while nearly 20 percent of all military vehicles in the continent have been supplied by China."
Drones: An Essential Technology Component in Africa’s Security September 14, 2022 | Military Africa This article argues that the cheap price of Chinese drone technologies and no human rights violations strings have allowed China to successfully export its drones to African countries. Chinese-made drones will receive even more attention as militaries in Africa are increasingly relying on combat drones to address security threats, especially terrorism, and to carry out “precision strikes, surveillance, reconnaissance.”
China’s Emergent Footprints in West Asia September 06, 2022 | Observer Research Foundation This article discusses PRC influence in West Asia and the importance of US engagement in the region. The author argues that there is a contradiction between Chinese-made drones being used by Iran-backed militias while at the same time, China is selling technologies to Arab states fighting against those militias. The article also gives examples of other PRC influence in the region such as Abu Dhabi buying Chinese L-15 trainer jets and Gulf countries using Chinese technology such as Huawei to build their critical communications infrastructure.
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