https://www.scmp.com/rss/522299/feed Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR): A prominent Beijing-based research institute, AIR operates under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Established in 2018 through the merger of three CAS institutes, its primary mission is to achieve major scientific breakthroughs and lead in aerospace information research. AIR focuses on remote sensing technologies, digital earth, electronics, optical-electronic measurement, and satellite navigation. It is notable for housing national-level... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Liu Zhen Liu Zhen Most of China’s nuclear warheads are located at a single facility in the country’s northwest and could be vulnerable during a conflict, according to a US think tank. In a report published this month, the US Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute detailed the warhead management and logistical structure of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force. The report, based on open-source intelligence, said much of China’s nuclear stockpile was stored at a single, centralised facility known as... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346374/chinas-nuclear-warhead-storage-highly-concentrated-risk-us-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346374/chinas-nuclear-warhead-storage-highly-concentrated-risk-us-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:30:07 +0000 Jevans Nyabiage Jevans Nyabiage From a satellite ground station in Namibia to an Egyptian laboratory in orbit, China has been building the hi-tech backbone of Africa’s space ambitions. Earlier this month, Beijing handed over a new satellite data ground station near Windhoek, Namibia – the latest in a growing network of space facilities across the continent built by China or with Chinese funding. The China-funded ground station at Windhoek’s Telecom Earth Station enables Namibia to process remote-sensing data from satellites,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344266/how-china-building-hi-tech-backbone-africas-space-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344266/how-china-building-hi-tech-backbone-africas-space-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:00:14 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong Chinese scientists expect to soon make a breakthrough in airborne wind turbine technology, with the world’s first megawatt-level system set to take flight, according to the project team. The floating wind power generation system resembles an airship and is being held up as a possible power solution for remote locations and disaster zones where conventional power supplies cannot be used or are inadequate. The researchers said their system’s output – more than 30 times more powerful than the best... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3322982/looks-airship-acts-windmill-engineer-says-china-brink-turbine-leap?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3322982/looks-airship-acts-windmill-engineer-says-china-brink-turbine-leap?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:12 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has barred a Chinese aerospace institute from bidding on tenders amid claims of bid rigging – the latest suspension in a year-long crackdown on military suppliers. In a notice on Thursday, the PLA’s procurement oversight department said the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was suspended from taking part in military procurement for goods, projects, and services. The notice said the suspension was a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3319681/chinese-military-blacklists-aerospace-institute-over-bid-rigging?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3319681/chinese-military-blacklists-aerospace-institute-over-bid-rigging?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:00:07 +0000 Stephen Chen Stephen Chen Since they debuted in World War I, military radios have played a vital role in sending strategic messages via electromagnetic waves, but it has always been a deadly game of hide-and-seek. The devices present a dilemma: crucial communication at the risk of simultaneously broadcasting the location of their users to adversaries, exposing forces to interception, jamming and missile strikes. But the cat-and-mouse game may soon be over. Chinese researchers have claimed a breakthrough that enables... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3317392/chinas-telepathy-radio-could-make-combat-units-invisible-electronic-warfare-edge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3317392/chinas-telepathy-radio-could-make-combat-units-invisible-electronic-warfare-edge?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:00:08 +0000