Photos of the day: Maiden flight of the J-31

As a side note, the J-31 was chased by a pair of J-11BS during its maiden flight


J-31 fighter roars off on maiden flightGlobal Times | 2012-11-1 0:05:08By Xu Tianran      http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/741613.shtmlChina's second stealth fighter, dubbed J-31, makes its maiden flight Wednesday in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. Photo: Pan BinChina's second stealth fighter, dubbed J-31, makes its

Here comes the PLA in Australia

Chinese troops depart for tri-nation drill in Australia(Source: Xinhua)   2012-10-27　　CHONGQING, Oct. 26, (Xinhua) -- Nearly 30 Chinese military personnel, mostly medical professionals, departed Chongqing Friday for a tri-nation exercise on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Australia.　　Codenamed "Exercise Cooperation Spirit 2012," the drill will be held by Chinese, Australian and

Photo of the day: Liaoning's tire marks

After playing touch-and-go for the last two weeks, the Liaoning is now returned to port with some real tire marks to show for.


Notice the four arresting cables and the positions of the tire marks.








Friday, October 12, 2012


This is what they are doing at sea.

End of an era -- Nanchang ends its production of Q-5 ground-attack aircraft after 44 years.

After extending the production line to cover a limited run on the J model twin-seater trainer, Nanchang finally closes its Q-5 offerings for good. 


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10月25日，中航工业洪都举行最后一架强五飞机总装交付仪式。
强五飞机是新中国研制的第一代超音速强击机，屡建战功，成为空军主力机种之一。1958年8月强五飞机正式在南昌飞机制造公司上马，陆孝彭任总设计师，1965年强五原型机首飞，1968年投产，至今已有44年。
强五系列飞机于1985年获得国家科技进步特等奖，成为享誉国际的“亚洲明星”。强五研制过程中凝炼的“强五精神”

Communist Propaganda of the day: J-15, whether heavy bomber or fighter

With 3.18 trillion US dollars in foreign exchange reserve, you would think the Chinese government could afford to hire a decent editor for its English edition of the People Daily!
  
Joking aside, it seems that they finally acknowledge the official designation for that "Independently developed" carrier bird.


Devastating power of China's J-15 ranks high in the world(Source: People's Daily

Third J-20 stealth aircraft prototype emerges.

While the new J-31 seems to gather all the news headlines over the last several months, Chengdu is quietly working on its third J-20 stealth aircraft prototype.   That is the thing about the Chinese military-industry complex -- they walk more than they talk. 

Judging from the photos below, the third J-20 prototype is sporting a new nose with room reserved for a dedicated EOS/IRST system.


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Luda class DDG 107 "Yinchuan" decommissioned

Luda class DDG 107 "Yinchuan" decommissioned today after 36 years of service (here) marking it the third decommissioned Luda Class in recent weeks.