052C radar + Aeroengine development
Since the Lunar New Year break started, not much significant news have happened, but there were a couple of story lines in the past month that caught my attention. The…
Carrier Fleet and Strategic transport
This entry will focus on two of the largest strategic projects that China is currently working on: Carrier fleet and strategic transport (Y-20). For the former, there has been increasing…
Air force comparisons
In the past, I have often seen or tried to stop discussions over what I call vs battles. Military fans universally love to debate whether one aircraft is better than…
J-31 Updates
Most recently, the first LRIP batch of J-20 appears to be handed over to FTTC to start the processing of getting inducted into PLAAF later this year or early next.…
Thoughts on the so called H-20 bomber
After the development of Y-20 and J-20, the next military major aviation project in China is the rumoured H-20 bomber project. Although we do not know the exact designation, PLAAF’s…
PLAN modernization philosophy
Most recently, I have been reading writings from pop3, a good source for PLAN, on the upcoming Type 055 cruiser. At the same, I have also been reading and discussing…
Type 055 program update
While reading pop3’s various posts on Type 055, I was struck by how long this project has been planned. As far back as 1968, the Type 055 designation was given…
Looking at cruisers and Type 055
When I read Pop3’s comments that an initial estimate of the Type 055 design’s displacement was over 20,000 ton, the first thought that came to my mind was Kirov class…
J-20 and other news from Zhuhai Air Show
China made it official this week that J-20 is coming to Zhuhai air show. All of this is quite interesting when one compares this to how long before J-10 made…
Naval aviation
PLAN’s naval aviation arm has gotten a huge boost since the commissioning of CV-16. In the past year, this has been especially more pronounced with more and more activities off…