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.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Chinese People's Armed Police Force (CAPF) Training

Young recruits of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (CAPF) under go strict training and they are required top carry load of 25 kg to a distance of more than 50 km on foot in 18 hours.

Members of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force are required to travel a total of 480 kilometers and complete around 40 training courses .


Monday, January 30, 2012

Chinese JH-7 Flying Leopard Armed To The Teeth

The JH-7 Flying Leopard fighter attack aircraft at a ground display with atleast 18 air to surfae bombs and 4x KD-88 (C-802KD/AKD88) air to surface cruise missiles.

The JH-7 Flying Leopard fighter attack aircraft serves both the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) along with a large variety of domestically developed precision attack weapons.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Combat Readiness Drill by J-10A Vigorous Dragon Fighter Jet Units

Combat readiness drill by the J-10A Vigorous Dragon fighter jet units of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)
The J-10 Vigorous Dragon fighter jets can carry PL-8 WVRAAM for close combat and PL-12 BVRAAM for long range engagement in air defense role.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Armed & Dangerous: Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter

First look at the armed Z-10 attack helicopter of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

CGI & Kit of Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter

Computer-generated imagery (CGI) of the Z-10 Attack Helicopter.
Kit of the Z-10 Attack Helicopter 
Instruction about the Z-10 Attack Helicopter kit

People's Liberation Army's Z-10 Attack Helicopter

The  Zhi-10 (Z-10) Gunship helicopter of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) plans to operate the Z-10 attack helicopter along with the WZ-9A and still underdevelopment Z-19 light attack helicopters.


Friday, January 27, 2012

PLAAF Fighter Pilots Stepping Up Their Training

The Su-27/J-11 elite fighting units of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) stepping up their training to improve their skill level.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Cockpit of J-20 Mighty Dragon Stealth Fighter Jet

This is the image of the J-20 Mighty Dragon stealth fighter jet which reveals the heads-up display (HUD) used in the fifth generation fighter jet of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
Mockup cockpit of the fifth generation stealth fighter jet displayed at the Zhuhai Airshow.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Chinese Soar Dragon High Altitude, High Endurance UAV

Computer-generated imagery (CGI) of the Chinese Soar Dragon high altitude, high endurance, long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (HALE UAV).

Images of the Soar Dragon HALE UAV with its diamond-shaped wing structure were posted by the Global Military Review.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Chinese J-16 Long Range Strike Fighter Jet

Rumored J-16 long range strike version based on the Chinese J-11 fighter jet to complement the Su-30MKK long-range strike fighter jet in service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
Externally J-16 seems to be identical to the J-11BS, a tandem twin seat version of the J-11B.
 The J-11BS was designed as two-seat operational conversion fighter trainer aircraft for the J-11B pilots.

Sukhoi Su-30MKK Fighter Jet of PLAAF

The Sukhoi Su-30MKK Flanker-G fighter bomber aircrafts of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) operates 76 Su-30MKK and PLANAF operates 24  Su-30MKK2 fighter jets.



Monday, January 23, 2012

Chinese Peacekeepers in Darfur Welcome New Year of the Dragon

The soldier of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Darfur as part of the United Nations peacekeeping  force welcome the new Year of the Dragon.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Type 081 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Amphibious Assault Ships

Computer-generated imagery (CGI) of the Type 081 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships which may join the naval fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) in future.


The CGI of the Type 081 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships will carry air group of between Z-15, Z-8 transport & anti-submarine helicopters and WZ-10 attack helicopters.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Sinocanard J-10A "Vigorous Dragon" Fighter Jet

People's Liberation Army Air Forces's Sinocanard J-10A "Vigorous Dragon" Fighter Jet

The J-10A Vigorous Dragon is Chinese equvlant of the American F-16C fighter jet and it is equipped with PL-8 short range air to air missiles for close combat and PL-12 medium range air to air missile for the beyond the visual range combat.