Zhuhai airshow and other PLAAF news
The time around Zhuhai air show is always interesting for PLA followers, because we see a whole bunch of new models displayed. This year was no different. A lot of…
Small update on China's 5h gen project
Most recently, we’ve seen a set of 3 photos coming out of CFTE testing center at Yanliang. The test aircraft in question were J-20 prototype No 2012, Y-20 prototype No.…
China 5th generation project and Russia
It’s always interesting for me to look back 10 years to see where things were to see how much have changed. I often do this with surface combatants because 10…
State of Aerospace Engine for PLA
The issue of finding adequate and reliable engine has always been an issue for PLA. The navy seems to be getting by with license building advanced diesel engines, which are…
Things to watch out for in 2015 for PLAN
I did a review of PLAN in 2014 a few weeks ago. Since then, a couple of more surface combatants have launched at various PLAN shipyards. It was certainly an…
China's Advanced Trainers
Recently, a flurry of articles of come out about JL-9 series of GAIC and L-15 (JL-10) series of HAIG. With all of the progress that’s made in China’s military aviation…
More information on Type 071 class and the new 054A
Most recently, China’s 18th Flotilla to Aden visited Portsmouth UK for 5 days visit. This flotilla consisted of a Type 054A, a Type 071 and a Type 903A AOR. There…
Around Chinese shipyards
Recently, there was an overhead shot of the JiangNan shipyard showing all of the activity going on. From that picture, it became apparent that there were 2 new Type 726…
Type 093/094 updates
Recently, there was an article from Taiwanese magazine talking about newly launched hulls of the improved Type 093 program. Since I don’t normally trust sources that I have not vetted,…
What's most shrouded in secrecy
The Chinese navy has long been accused of not showing enough transparency. While that has certainly really improved in the recent year, there are still plenty of areas that’s hard…