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Monday, March 24, 2014

PLAAF's J-10B (Jian-10B) Fighter Jet Nears Induction

Production Standard improved J-10B (Jian-10B) Fighter Jet nears its induction into Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Fitted with diverterless supersonic inlet (DSI), active electronically scanned array (AESA) and infra-red search and track (IRST) sensors will be first true 4.5+ generation fighter jet. 

2nd Type 052D Class Guided Missile Destroyer 173 Goes For Sea Trails

7,500-tonne Second  Luyang III (Type 052D)-class guided missile destroyers (DDG) 173 equipped with improved Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar has started sea trails.


Sunday, March 16, 2014

Working Overtime Over Weekends: Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet

New set of images of the Prototype 2011 of J-20 Mighty Dragon fifth Generation Stealth Fighter aircraft during its test flights conducted over the weekends.



Sino KJ-500 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)

Newly posted images on the Chinese language forums show the KJ-500 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) which employs 3-sided fixed active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars on the top of a modified Y-8F-600 Category III Platform with JL-4 6-blade propellers. This arrangement offers continuous 360º radar coverage. These images were taken last year as it can be seen from time stamp on these images.


Thursday, March 13, 2014

Chinese J-15 Fighter Jet Landing back at CV16 Liaoning Aircraft Carrier

Chinese J-15 Carrier borne Fighter Jet Landing back at the CV16 Liaoning Aircraft Carrier of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy). Landing back on the flight deck small runway is very difficult job for high-speed fighter jets and J-15 fighter jet uses its extended tailhook to snag one the arresting wires and aircraft travelling at high speed comes to rest in only two seconds.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter Crashes in Weinan


Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter Crashed today at approximately 14:00 hrs today near Weinan in  in Shaanxi province. Z-10 Attack Helicopter can carry anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) and unguided rockets.