Photo of the day: J-20 2002's head up display

Just in case you might get confused, only one bird below is the J-20

4th 056 hull emerges

As Guangzhou HuangPu's Type 056 getting ready to launch, the silhouette a 056 hull under construction emerges.   This marks four known 056 hulls thus far.

As for the speculation on how many 056s the China navy will eventually procure, it it anyone's guess at this point.


Photo of the 3rd hull (left) taken on May 19th at Shanghai Hudong Shipyard together with the pre-launched 1st hull (right)

Cambodian, Chinese defense ministers ink military cooperation pact

PHNOM PENH, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Deputy Prime
Minister and Defense Minister Tea Banh and Chinese Defense Minister
Liang Guanglie on Monday signed a military cooperation agreement in
Phnom Penh.




Under the deal, signed after a one-hour meeting between the two
ministers, China will continue receiving Cambodian military personnel
for training in China, Tea Banh told reporters

LSM 966 decommissioned.

Unlike her LSM 978 she is to be scrapped near pier number 2 at Zhanjiang, the same spot where her sisters of the 2nd landing ship squadron LSM 958 and LSM959 met the same fate in 1998.







Friday, February 19, 2010



LSM 978 decommissioned.





LSM978, a Type079 Yulian class LSM, was decommissioned on January 14,
2010 in a ceremony at the Haikou Naval Base before heading to the Naval

Will Republic of China Join the South China Sea Fray?

In response to larger number of intrusions by the Vietnamese fisherman, the Republic of China is stepping up its military deployments in the South China Sea islands under their control.   However, the idea of a joint ROC-PRC initiative on the South China Sea is not on the table for now.




Taiwan sets up airborne unit for Spratlys
Agence France-Presse
3:16 pm | Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

http:/

Not enough police in China!

As concluded by a recent CCTV report on policing in China: where apparently criminals are allowed to
roam freely

Photos of the day: 056 Class Corvette, a closer look

Sino-thai cobra gold light concludes

China, Thailand conclude joint naval marine corps training(Source: Xinhua)   2012-05-26　
　SHANWEI, Guangdong, May 25 (Xinhua) -- China and Thailand concluded
joint military training for the two countries' naval marine corps on
Friday.

　　China and Thailand sent teams of 372 members and 126 members,
respectively, to participate in the training in Shanwei, a city in south
China's Guangdong

USS Vella Gulf in China

056 Class Corvette launched.

Photo credit goes to big rabbit of HSH.

Community policing through superior firepower

6000 RPM Gatling gun on display during the China International Exhibition on Police Technologies & Equipment Expo (here)

Chongqing Jianshe Industry Group's CS/LM12 7.62mm Gatling gun has been in service with the PLA airborne for some time now.  It is now trying to hawk this monster to police and law enforcement department worldwide.  I'd wonder who would buy it for street patrol.

Photo of the day: Zhoushan Naval Base

Home to the 6th Destroyer Squadron, East Sea Fleet, China Navy.    The 6th is scheduled to take on the fourth Type 052C destroyer  Zhengzhou DDG151 later this year after the completion of her sea trails.

The little corvette that could

It seems that the China navy is not the only one with a corvette feve.








Taiwan To Build ‘Stealth’ Warship Fleet





http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120515/DEFREG03/305150001/Taiwan-Build-8216-Stealth-8217-Warship-Fleet




TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is to build 12 new “stealth” warships in
reaction to China’s naval build-up, the island’s navy announced May 15.
Navy
Capt. Chu

CMS Cutter Xiang Yang Hong 06 commissioned.

With the backdrop of the North Korea holding Chinese fishermen for ransom at gun point (here),  The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) commissioned one of its largest "Coast Guard" cutters to date for strengthen "jurisdiction rights and law enforcement capabilities" in the Yellow Sea. (here). It is to be under the command of the 1st China Marine Surveillance squadron,  Northern Seas Branch,

The 14th Type054A to bear the name 岳阳 (Yueyang)

The newly launched 14th Type054A  (16th Type054 over all) FFG 572  to bear the name 岳阳 (Yueyang).  It is scheduled to commission with the 9th Destroyer Squadron, South Sea Fleet next year.

** Thanks Andrew KC for the note.


Photo taken on May 3rd, 2011 in Guangzhou HuangPu, side-by-side with 056 hull two.





FFG 572 Yueyang as of today (5/19/2012)

056 Class Corvette Project Update

According to folks from Hudong Shipyard in Shanghai, the lead boat of the 056 Class Corvette will be launched "within days".  Given Hudong's track record, this should come as no surprise.  




Second boat from Guangzhou HuangPu shipyard is not far behind







Tuesday, January 03, 2012



Could this be the first photos of Type 056 light corvette under construction?





We will know soon

HMAS Ballarat in Shanghai

Australian Navy Joins China for Maritime Exercise        (Source: Australian Department of Defense; issued May 17, 2012)        Today, the ANZAC-class Guided Missile Frigate, HMAS Ballarat, will begin a five-day ship visit to Shanghai, China. Ballarat will be docked at the northern end of Shanghai’s historic Bund from 17-21 May.The visit will involve cultural exchanges and visits to

2012 edition of the Annual Report to Congress is out

"Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2012".   I don't know about you but that title is a mouthful, almost as bad as "The Marine of China Navy"

Anyways, have fun reading and here is the link:  http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/2012_CMPR_Final.pdf

China is offered to build Indonesia's costal C4I system.

After becoming Indonesia's major supplier of SSM, China wants to step up the cooperation to include defense electronic as well.   This is a perfect case-in-point on China's relations with ASEAN -- it is not all about fishing rights.




RI studies offer in electronic defense industry cooperation with China
Tue, May 8 2012 16:08 | Antara News : RI studies offer in electronic defense industry

Photos of the day: PLA Cadets in West Point's Sandhurst competition

West Point holds Sandhurst skills competition







The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Apr 21, 2012 9:05:29 EDT






WEST POINT, N.Y. — More than 400 cadets from around the world are
competing at the U.S. Military Academy in the annual Sandhurst Military
Skills Competition.
Sandhurst teams will compete in 11 events
Saturday ranging from marksmanship to water crossings. Each team

Photos of the day: The Marine Of China Navy

Thursday, October 27, 2011



Words Have Meaning: Chinese Nation, Chinese Army and no more PLA






China welcomes Taiwan president's peace proposal
ReutersBy Ben Blanchard and Sally Huang | Reuters – Wed, Oct 26, 2011

http://news.yahoo.com/china-welcomes-taiwan-presidents-peace-proposal-075008186.html


BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday welcomed a

Photos of the day: China, Thailand Joint Marine Traning

Marine forces of China, Thailand hold joint training

(Source: Xinhua)   2012-05-12

ZHANJIANG, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Marine forces of China and Thailand
started joint military training here in Zhanjiang in south China's
Guangdong province on Friday.

China and Thailand respectively
sent teams of 372 members and 126 members to participate in the
training, codenamed Blue Commando-2012.

The

Cheap American Knock Off

Asylum’s latest direct-to-video mockbuster The American Battleship features not only low budget, unknown actors, cheesy dialogs, but also an impressive “alien” looking CG-ed J-20.   Not sure that fact alone is worthy of a rental -- consider Asylum’s previous mockbusters such as the Transmorphers, Alien Origins and the Da Vinci Treasure were too terrible to bear.

Don’t be confused by Battle of

Chinese Navy in India

Chinese navy training vessel visits India for friendship(Source: Xinhua)   2012-05-10　　KOCHIN, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Navy training vessel "Zhenghe " arrived at India's Kochin Port Wednesday, starting a four-day good will visit to the country.　　Hanging both Indian and Chinese national flags, the People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s ocean-going training ship slowly entered Kochin Port

2001 and 2002

Chinese Maritime Surveillance (CMS) to commission 36 cutters in 3 years.

Chinese Maritime Surveillance (CMS) to commission 36 new cutters from 2010 to 2012 including seven 1500 ton class, fifteen 1000 ton class and fourteen 600 ton class "to better protect China's maritime interests".

Not sure what is the urgency but it sure helps to have a strong domestic shipbuilding industry  to handle bursting demands.  






中国明年完工36艘海监船 将极大提升海上维权实力

2012年05月10日 05:41　来源：

Chinese spy satellite successfully launched