Addressing the 'Chanakya Dialogues Conclave', the Air Chief Marshal said, "We would like to be an aerospace power by 2047... We have already taken steps towards educating our people to be more space-oriented."
Of the 45 aircraft, 34 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's central and southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the MND said.
Of the 11 aircraft, nine crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's northern, central, southwestern and southeastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the MND said.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported detecting 12 Chinese aircraft, 14 naval vessels, one official ship, and two balloons near the island on Tuesday.
A committee has been formed by the Defence Ministry to look at enhancing the role of the private sector in making the indigenous fifth-generation fighter jets, defence officials said here.
Of the five sorties, the MND said that three crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern and southeastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Israeli aircraft are circling the skies of Beirut during the funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to send a message, Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
aiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) detected 8 sorties of People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and 7 People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels operating around Taiwan as of 6 am (UTC+8) on Saturday.
A Cessna 172S and Lancair 360 MK II collided near the Marana Regional Airport at 8:28 am (local time), as per the preliminary information from the National Transportation Safety Board.
The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sector plays a critical role in ensuring aircraft safety and airworthiness and is projected to reach USD 110 billion globally by 2028.