China and Farnborough air show
So, the Farnborough air show took place this past week with a lot of fanfare. The Russians unveiled their “new su-35” fighter and MS-21 airliner. Bombardier signed the agreement with…
The RAND study on PLAAF vs USAF in 2020
I recently read the RAND analysis on possible encounters between China and Taiwan/USA in 2020. You can find it here. I have to say that after some initial prejudice toward…
CAC + 5th generation
Over the past couple of weeks, the world got a chance to see China’s new found wealth and power. As a burgeoning superpower, it’s often believed that China’s military prowess…
Interesting things to consider
I know I’m due to post something on the Zhuhai airshow and I will get to that this weekend along with some new 054A photos and other photos. But I…
China and NATO military cooperation
Recently, the Ukrainian Defense Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov made a week long visit to China. They talked a lot about military cooperation during this time. If you haven’t noticed yet, Ukraine…
Some thoughts on China's recent military budget and carrier announcement
In case you guys have missed it, two of the big announcements out of the National People’s Congress this past week are the call for Aircraft Carrier by Admiral Hu…
Some Recent Thoughts
o start off, I want to announce that I might be posting less in the future, because during the recent time, I have become less interested in military aviation and…
ASBM – follow up
The original entry has received quite a bit of fanfare, so I thought I would push some additional thoughts across + look at some of the questions being posed. Thanks…
The story behind the stories for Varyag
A couple of weeks ago, we saw Varyag move from its old location to dry dock for some works. From all of the stuff that we’ve seen on the flight…
Remembering June 4th
As we just passed the 20th anniversary of the June 4th crackdown on the TianAnMen Square protests (aka LiuSi to Chinese people), a common question is what do we really…