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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Myanmar and Kokang
In this past month, Myanmar air force has apparently waded into Chinese territory 3 times as part of its ongoing struggles with Kokang rebels. In the most recent time, bombs…
Cutter progress in Chinese shipyards
I last wrote about China’s expansion of civilian maritime force here. Due to recent requests, I’m doing an update. Please note that as with all else Chinese shipbuilding related, the…
Update to the Chinese carrier project
I have not made much updates recently due to travel and busy work schedule, but I did see this picture today which was really interesting. Edited: It turns out the…