Thứ Sáu, 31 tháng 5, 2013
Photo of the day: Replenishment ship 889, Taihu.
Looks like it is near completion.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Guangzhou HuangPu's Milk Cow
Here is the latest photo from Guangzhou on the second Type 903 AOR under construction there.
Monday, January 14, 2013
New type 903 AOR Replenishment oiler completed it's first sea trial
With impressive building speed of launch to first sea trial in just 9
months, the
Thứ Bảy, 25 tháng 5, 2013
Thứ Sáu, 24 tháng 5, 2013
Start seeing more IL-76s.
It seems that the PLAAF is not placing all its eggs in one basket -- they are ordering more IL-76s from Rosoboronexport while waiting to commission the new Y-20.
new Il-76 (Zhukovsky, 21/05/2013)
Special thanks to dererd2 and BB_Bismarck for the photo and the news update.
China Orders Il-76s as It Awaits Il-476sAIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE » NOVEMBER 30, 2012by VLADIMIR KARNOZOVChina
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new Il-76 (Zhukovsky, 21/05/2013)
Special thanks to dererd2 and BB_Bismarck for the photo and the news update.
China Orders Il-76s as It Awaits Il-476sAIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE » NOVEMBER 30, 2012by VLADIMIR KARNOZOVChina
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Thứ Tư, 22 tháng 5, 2013
FFG 513 decommissioned today after 35 years of service.
淮安舰光荣退役 以周恩来总理家乡命名的导弹护卫舰
2013-05-23 08:21:33
来源：中国江苏网
http://jsnews.jschina.com.cn/system/2013/05/23/017364374.shtml
中国江苏网5月23日讯 20日下午，中央军委以开国总理周恩来家乡命名的在东海舰队服役36年的淮安舰退役仪式在上海某港举行。市委常委、军分区政委、市双拥工作领导小组副组长刘伟率淮安市党政军代表团奔赴上海，参加淮安舰退役仪式，看望慰问淮安舰的全体新老官兵，并受到了淮安舰政委徐明及全体官兵的热情迎接。
淮安舰是我国自行设计制造的导弹护卫舰。作为第一批整建制海军战舰，见证了中国海军光辉的壮大历程。1977年加入海军战斗序列以来，曾先后完成了数次重大战备演习，执行数十起海上抢险、救灾救人应急任务，多次被上级机关评为军事训练等先进单位，
Chủ Nhật, 19 tháng 5, 2013
Picture of the day: MIC Sudan shows off its latest future soldier system
A totally unrelated Norinco PR poster, circa 2002
Thứ Ba, 14 tháng 5, 2013
The Chinese X-47 is real.
and it is currently conducting taxiing test.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
SkyBow, China's X-47 like stealth UCAV??
While reviewing old photos of 601 Aircraft Design Institute/Shenyang
Aircraft Corporation's F-60/J21/J31 fourth generation fighter, I come to
realize that the SAC stealth 'flywing' UCAV, similar to Northrop
Grumman's X-47 projects, might be more than just a "
Sunday, September 16, 2012
SkyBow, China's X-47 like stealth UCAV??
While reviewing old photos of 601 Aircraft Design Institute/Shenyang
Aircraft Corporation's F-60/J21/J31 fourth generation fighter, I come to
realize that the SAC stealth 'flywing' UCAV, similar to Northrop
Grumman's X-47 projects, might be more than just a "
Thứ Hai, 13 tháng 5, 2013
FFG 514 (ZhenJiang) decommissioned today.
After 514 is gone; of the original 14 Type053H JiangHu I class built, only 4 are remaining with the PLAN.
中国海军第1代导弹护卫舰镇江舰退役 服役35年2013年05月13日 17:14 京江晚报 我有话说(162人参与)http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2013-05-13/1714724498.html 本报讯 昨天，被中央军委以镇江城市命名的我国第一代导弹护卫舰——“镇江舰”在东海舰队服役35年后，正式退役。 市委、市政府及市双拥办相关负责人昨天出席了在上海举行的“镇江舰”退役纪念活动，向舰上官兵赠送了纪念品，表达了镇江人民对“镇江舰”和舰上全体官兵的感激之情。大家表示将永远铭记“镇江舰”35年来创下的辉煌业绩。
中国海军第1代导弹护卫舰镇江舰退役 服役35年2013年05月13日 17:14 京江晚报 我有话说(162人参与)http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2013-05-13/1714724498.html 本报讯 昨天，被中央军委以镇江城市命名的我国第一代导弹护卫舰——“镇江舰”在东海舰队服役35年后，正式退役。 市委、市政府及市双拥办相关负责人昨天出席了在上海举行的“镇江舰”退役纪念活动，向舰上官兵赠送了纪念品，表达了镇江人民对“镇江舰”和舰上全体官兵的感激之情。大家表示将永远铭记“镇江舰”35年来创下的辉煌业绩。
Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 5, 2013
Chinese navy forms 1st carrier-borne jet force
Chinese navy forms 1st carrier-borne jet force Xinhua, May 11, 2013http://www.china.org.cn/china/2013-05/11/content_28793701.htmA carrier-borne aviation force has been formally established as part of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, military sources said on Friday.Workers provide technological guarantee for tests of the carrier-borne J-15 fighters on China's first aircraft carrier
Thứ Ba, 7 tháng 5, 2013
It is this time of the year.
DOD Report on China Details Military Modernization
By Karen ParrishAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 – A Defense Department report released
today describes China’s military modernization and the Chinese army’s
interaction with other forces, including those of the United States, a
senior Pentagon
Thứ Hai, 6 tháng 5, 2013
PLAN amphibious development
For PLAN followers, the past couple of months have brought some really interesting developments for PLAN amphibious warfare. The first Zubr was handed over from Ukraine to China on April 20th and the construction of the second one is well under way. The original contract called for 2 to be built in Ukraine and the other 2 to be built in China. It remains to be seen whether or not PLAN will see the need to procure more than that.
Last year, we were introduced to a LHD design that Chinas was offering for export. A couple of months ago, we’ve seen this LHD design displayed for export to Turkey and also at Abu Dhabi. This mysterious design is said to be 211 m long, 32.6 m in beam and 26.8 m high for a displacement of 20,000 to 22,000 ton. It’s a little wider than Type 071 and has a flat top, so it can hold 8 helicopters with the hangar space for 4. This is an increase over Type 071, but I would imagine the first Chinese LHD (let’s call it Type 081) to be much larger than this (30,000 to 40,000 in displacement) and able to hold carry more helicopters and armored vehicles. I personally think PLAN has studied USMC long enough that it would also want the LHD to be able to support STOVL fighter jet. Such a ship would be much more complex than Type 071, but is well within the technical capabilities of Chinese shipyards.
More than anything else, the most interesting development for me to watch recently is the recent exercise involving 999, the second Type 071 ship, launching attack and overtaking a defended island in the South China Sea. While I’m sure this development scared a couple of people in the Phillipines and Vietnam, it was interesting seeing all of the news report videos talking about what they tried to do in that exercise. It was also interesting to see that Type 071 can carry more hardware than I previous thought. Its hangar is said to be able to carry 4 helicopters of Z-8 class (the main helicopter used with Type 071 right now). Its well deck can hold a maximum of 4 Type 726 LCAC. Although in reality, we’ve never seen more than 1 Type 726 and several fast attack boats in the well deck due to the fact that only 2 Type 726s have thus far been commissioned. Each of the Type 726 is said to be able to carry 2 IFVs and one tank. It can also apparently transport 80 soldiers. It can travel at 50 knots and can reach 55 to 60 knots. So, it’s an impressive hardware if China can build enough of it. In front of the well deck, there is also a door to a large compartment of 2 floors holding armored vehicles and other heavy machineries. We’ve also seen numerous photos of well deck holding 1 Type 726 along with 15 or more amphibious IFVs. Depending on the number of Type 726 and boats it carries, a Type 071 could hold different numbers of IFVs and tanks based on the mission. According to news report, Type 071 has allowed PLA to launch assault 40 nm from the beach.
In this recent exercise, we can really see PLAN practicing different kind of maneuvers and learning how to really use Type 071. Z-8s were used in flanking maneuvers to attack the rear along with Type 726 sometimes later. This is used to soften the opposition while amphibious IFVs and fast attack boats are storming the beach. The first Type 071 was commissioned at the end of 2007 and this was the first time we’ve heard about this type of exercise. Maybe this would have happened sooner if Type 726 was available earlier, but I think this also shows how long it takes PLAN to learn to start using a new ship like this. They still have a shortage of Z-8s and Type 726s when we consider how many Type 071 they already have. So they will have to ramp up the production of those assets if they want to continue training and developing more advance doctrines and tactics in storming a guarded coastline. They will also need more of those if they want to build a much larger LHD. Attention has been shifted away from PLAN’s amphibious build up over the past year due to the development of CV-16, but it remains an important part of PLAN modernization.
Last year, we were introduced to a LHD design that Chinas was offering for export. A couple of months ago, we’ve seen this LHD design displayed for export to Turkey and also at Abu Dhabi. This mysterious design is said to be 211 m long, 32.6 m in beam and 26.8 m high for a displacement of 20,000 to 22,000 ton. It’s a little wider than Type 071 and has a flat top, so it can hold 8 helicopters with the hangar space for 4. This is an increase over Type 071, but I would imagine the first Chinese LHD (let’s call it Type 081) to be much larger than this (30,000 to 40,000 in displacement) and able to hold carry more helicopters and armored vehicles. I personally think PLAN has studied USMC long enough that it would also want the LHD to be able to support STOVL fighter jet. Such a ship would be much more complex than Type 071, but is well within the technical capabilities of Chinese shipyards.
More than anything else, the most interesting development for me to watch recently is the recent exercise involving 999, the second Type 071 ship, launching attack and overtaking a defended island in the South China Sea. While I’m sure this development scared a couple of people in the Phillipines and Vietnam, it was interesting seeing all of the news report videos talking about what they tried to do in that exercise. It was also interesting to see that Type 071 can carry more hardware than I previous thought. Its hangar is said to be able to carry 4 helicopters of Z-8 class (the main helicopter used with Type 071 right now). Its well deck can hold a maximum of 4 Type 726 LCAC. Although in reality, we’ve never seen more than 1 Type 726 and several fast attack boats in the well deck due to the fact that only 2 Type 726s have thus far been commissioned. Each of the Type 726 is said to be able to carry 2 IFVs and one tank. It can also apparently transport 80 soldiers. It can travel at 50 knots and can reach 55 to 60 knots. So, it’s an impressive hardware if China can build enough of it. In front of the well deck, there is also a door to a large compartment of 2 floors holding armored vehicles and other heavy machineries. We’ve also seen numerous photos of well deck holding 1 Type 726 along with 15 or more amphibious IFVs. Depending on the number of Type 726 and boats it carries, a Type 071 could hold different numbers of IFVs and tanks based on the mission. According to news report, Type 071 has allowed PLA to launch assault 40 nm from the beach.
In this recent exercise, we can really see PLAN practicing different kind of maneuvers and learning how to really use Type 071. Z-8s were used in flanking maneuvers to attack the rear along with Type 726 sometimes later. This is used to soften the opposition while amphibious IFVs and fast attack boats are storming the beach. The first Type 071 was commissioned at the end of 2007 and this was the first time we’ve heard about this type of exercise. Maybe this would have happened sooner if Type 726 was available earlier, but I think this also shows how long it takes PLAN to learn to start using a new ship like this. They still have a shortage of Z-8s and Type 726s when we consider how many Type 071 they already have. So they will have to ramp up the production of those assets if they want to continue training and developing more advance doctrines and tactics in storming a guarded coastline. They will also need more of those if they want to build a much larger LHD. Attention has been shifted away from PLAN’s amphibious build up over the past year due to the development of CV-16, but it remains an important part of PLAN modernization.
Rurmor of the day: The last J-7s.
I suppose this is the end of an era -- the J-7 production line at Chengdu is now being decommissioned after the last 12 F-7BGI for the BAF is handed over. That is an incredible 40-year production run.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
The Curious Case of J-7
To the surprise of many Chinese plane spotters, who camp-out near
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group’s test airfield, hoping
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
The Curious Case of J-7
To the surprise of many Chinese plane spotters, who camp-out near
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group’s test airfield, hoping
Thứ Sáu, 3 tháng 5, 2013
Photos of the day: Q- 5L trainer of the Myanmar Air Force
The export success of latest the Q-5 two-seater variant is somewhat of a shocker -- people still buy those?
photo courtesy of Myanmar Defense Weapons
http://mmmilitary.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Q-5J twin-seater trainer down in Shangdong.
Q-5j crashed in Shangdong today (6/2/2011), both pilots ejected safely
6月1日一架解放军战斗机在山东维坊坠毁 有图有真相
http://www.chnqiang.com/
photo courtesy of Myanmar Defense Weapons
http://mmmilitary.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Q-5J twin-seater trainer down in Shangdong.
Q-5j crashed in Shangdong today (6/2/2011), both pilots ejected safely
6月1日一架解放军战斗机在山东维坊坠毁 有图有真相
http://www.chnqiang.com/
Thứ Tư, 1 tháng 5, 2013
Photos of the day: top gear garage, PLA edition
According to our friend Andrew KC, those toys belong to 123rd Mech Infantry Division, Guangzhou MR