Chinese Y-8 GX6 Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine Warfare Aircraft

China has developed the four-engine turboprop Y-8 GX6 Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine warfare aircraft for the Peoples Liberation Army Navy. The forward fuselage the Y-8 GX6 MPA/AsW aircraft is outfitted with a bulged radome for a multi-mission surface search radar. Chinese MPA also has at-least one internal weapons bays just forward of the wingsChina ha developed the four-engine turboprop Y-8 GX6 Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine warfare aircraft for the Peoples Liberation Army Navy. The forward fuselage the Y-8 GX6 MPA/AsW aircraft is outfitted with a bulged radome for a multi-mission surface search radar. Chinese MPA also has at-least one internal weapons bays just forward of the wings.

HQ Images ofJ-20 Mighty Dragon Continue Flight Testing in February 2012

J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’ fifth-generation single-seat air dominance multi-role fighter jet has been developed by the China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industries Corp (CAC). J-20 will carry up to eight new generation PL-10 Within Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles (WVRAAM ) and PL-12 (and PL-21 ramjet-powered)Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) .

Chinese SH-5 Maritime Patrol Amphibious Aircraft / Wing-In-Ground aircraft (WIG)

Pterodactyl Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV)

Pterodactyl armed drone can stay in air for over 20 hours and has maximum operational celling of 5,000 meters. Pterodactyl armed drone has range of over 4,000 km. and its maximum speed is 280 kilometers per hour.Pterodactyl drone can carry upto two AKD-10 is an air-to-surface missiles (ASM.

Chinese Shi Lang (Ex-Varyag) Aircraft Carrier

Upgraded Ex-Varyag aircraft carrier which was purchased from the Ukrainian shipyard unfinished state US$20 million in March 2002. It reached at the Chinese Dalian Shipyard where it was refurbished with new equipment and weapon systems. Unconfirmed reports suggest that it was renamed Shi Lang.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Chinese Long MarchIIF Rocket Takesoff with ShenZhou8 Capsule

Images of  its the Long MarchIIF Rocket Takesoff with ShenZhou8 Capsule from the launching pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in north central China.




Chinese ShenZhou8 Space Capsule Before Launch

Chinese ShenZhou8 Space Capsule before launch.

Long MarchIIF Rocket Ready For Takeoff with ShenZhou8 Capsule

Long MarchIIF Rocket Ready For Takeoff with ShenZhou8 Capsule at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in north central China.

Long MarchIIF Rocket Takesoff with ShenZhou8 Capsule

Chinese Long March II F rocket with four liquid-fueled strap-on boosters was ignited at 5:58 p.m. GMT-4 and it quickly climbed away from its launching pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in north central China.

A Chinese Long March-2F rocket successfully boosted an unmanned Shenzhou capsule into orbit today for an automated rendezvous and docking with a prototype space station module, a key milestone in China's drive to build an operational station later this decade.

Chinese Type 041 Qing Class Submarine

Chinese Type 041 Qing Class Submarine was launched at Wuhan Shipyard last year. It is rumored that Type 041 Qing Class Submarines are fitted with flank sonar arrays and improved targeting system to effectively provide guidance to the long-range antiship missiles and land attack cruise missiles.
Qing Class Submarine features hull mounted retractable foreplanes and very large hydrodynamically streamlined sail.
Type 041 Qing Class submarines may also be able to house vertical launch tubes in its sail section to launch  cruise missiles.
Submarine's submerged displacement is around 4,200t.



Sunday, October 30, 2011

Chinese CS LM6 0.50' Machine Gun For Export

Chinese CS LM6 0.50' Machine Gun For Export.

Chinese Naval Special Operations Forces onboard Type 054 Frigate

Operators of the People's Liberation Army's Naval Special Operations Forces onboard Type 04A frigate in the Gulf of Aden to protect Chinese vessels from pirate attacks.
Chinese Navy has recently sent its Type 054A frigate (529) Zhoushan for escort mission off Somali coast. Zhoushan was commissioned on January 3, 2008. 

Saturday, October 29, 2011

SPM-2 GAZ-233036 'Chinese Tiger' Multipurpose Military Vehicle

Chinese 'YanJing' automobile firm is producing SPM-2 GAZ-233036 'Tiger' 'Russian high-mobility multipurpose vehicle  under license from Russia.

 SPM-2 GAZ-233036  "Tigr" is powered by a turbocharged diesel engine and can achieve top speed of 90 kilometers per hour over rough terrain and up to 150 kilometers per hours on the road.

BeiJing YanJing is facing a tough competition from the DongFeng's "MengShi" military jeep and BeiJing Jeep's "Warrior" military jeep. So far,  SPM-2 GAZ-233036  'Chinese Tiger' jeeps has only been sold to the BeiJing police, XinJiang armed police and PLA XinJiang military region.

Chinese CH-3 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle

Rainbow -3 (CH-3) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was developed to perform reconnaissance and precision strike missions. CH-3 combact drone can cruise at speed of 220 km/h and has an endurance of 12 hours.
It can carry upto two AR-1 air to surface missiles or FT-5 Small Diameter Bomb which are fitted with semi-active laser (SAL) seeker for terminal guidance.

CH-3 drone has maximum take-off weight of 640 kg and its maximum range is 2400 kilometers. 

Video of Pterodactyl Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle



Pterodactyl Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle

Pterodactyl Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle can carry two KD-10 (K/AKD10 or HJ-10)air to surface missiles, one under its each wing.


Pterodactyl armed UAV has maximum endurance of over 20 hours, range of over 4,000 km and maximum speed is 280 km/h.
Detailed Information of Chinese Pterodactyl Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle

Chinese JH-7 Flying Leopard Fighter-Bomber with Rocket Pod

Chinese JH-7 Flying Leopard Fighter-Bomber carrying unguided rocket pods.
Chinese JH-7 Flying Leopard Fighter-Bomber using unguided bombs.

 JH-7 has ferry range 3,700km and  its service ceiling is 16,000m. 

JH-7 Flying Leopard Fighter-Bomber has a maximum speed of 1,800 kilometers per hour.

Aircraft has maximum take-off weight is 28,475kg.

Chinese JH-7 Flying Leopard Fighter-Bomber is powered by the WS-9 Qinling turbofan engine which is the  licensed copy of the Spey Mk202 engine.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Chinese PGZ-07 Twin 35mm Tracked SPAAG

Chinese PGZ-07 uses 35 mm twin anti-aircraft guns. PGZ-07 35mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) 

PGZ-07 35mm tracked SPAAG is equipped with a search radar at the rear of the turret and a tracking radar to accurately guide its guns.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

PLA Navy's Hospital Ship "Peace Ark" Arrives in Cuba

People's Liberation Army Navy Hospital Ship "Peace Ark" has made its first stop in the Havana Bay in Cuba during its 4 nation goodwill visit to the Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Costa Rica.