https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klkpk_hO4FQ

Interesting talk by HI Sutton about the recently identified Mulberry barges under construction in China.
Judging from the numbers and speed of construction, it looks like the Taiwan Invasion is a go.

Yeah, guess the XAC unveil is the KJ-3000. Very important asset, but not as photogenic and exciting as the next gen fighters.

Type 076 also launched today; named Sichuan, hull number 51

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/27/chin ... index.html

TWZ Article about the 2nd 6th Gen Plane, which is twin engined and about Flanker-sized. https://www.twz.com/air/yes-china-just-flew-another-tailless-next-generation-stealth-combat-aircraft https://i.ibb.co/YkVRyB1/SAC-6th.jpg Hate to break it to him, but some leakers say that Xi'an XAC is planning t...

Not just the Chengdu Aircraft Company's (CAC) triple engine 6th gen heavy stealth fighter, but also the rival Shenyang Aircraft Company's (SAC) 6th gen twin engine fighter has flown today (it's Mao's birthday btw). Huge day for China's aviation field. https://i.ibb.co/WfKpBGN/1735214971768130.jpg TW...

Kind of "old news" by now, but the Zhuhai Airshow of November 2022 has concluded and some interesting things were revealed. First of all; a H-6K carrying two YJ-21 air-launched missile variant: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/chinas-h-6k-bomber-spotted-with-new-air-launched-ballistic...

Not really "news" since its a few days old already, but China's 3rd and first CATOBAR carrier Type 003 has been launched. Most surprising is that the CV-18 will be named "FUJIAN", after the province facing Taiwan. Previously, the rumors pointed to JIANGSU, another eastern coast p...

Two new hypersonic reveals in a single day: YJ-21 shipborne version, launched from a Type 055, footage in link. This might be the world's first shipborne HGV. https://twitter.com/kt396/status/1516424440258703381 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQtkMb1XoBEQjfK?format=jpg&name=large We have known that...

<r> Maybe its time for me to stop browsing the internet. At this rate, this is never going to stop.<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42937/tailless-fighter-like-airframe-spotted-at-chinese-fighter-jet-manufacturers-test-airfield"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.thedrive.com/th...

<r> Some semi-PLA-related news that adds to the flurry of the recent unveils: A possible spillover technology from the PLAN Railgun project (that has been very quiet in the recent years)<br/> <br/> An EM mortar that launches firefighting payloads:<br/> Source is this Chinese state media video showca...

<r> J-31 Carrier Variant/J-35 took off for its maiden flight!<br/> Visible: Dual frontwheel, catapult latch, folding wing and "fatter" spine. Seriously, what's it with naval variants being fatter?<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/status/1453945874350936065"><LINK_TEXT text="ht...

<r> Regarding the J-6 conversions; some of them are true actually:<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://twitter.com/TheBaseLeg/status/1450768357620256771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"><LINK_TEXT text="https://twitter.com/TheBaseLeg/status/1 ... wsrc%5Etfw">https://twitter.com/TheBaseLeg/status/1450768357620256771?re...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: jbyng<br/> <br/> I'm wondering if these recent Taiwanese ADIZ incursions are made up of legitimate strike packages, or just a collection of aircraft. I saw these included in the Oct 18 flight (no further info on which variants):<br/> 34 J-16 (fighter)<br/> 12 H-6 (...

<r> The official data on the new quad-packed SAM. 16 missiles to 16 targets indicate active radar guidance. 2-45km range.<br/> <br/> <IMG src="%5Burl=https%3A//ibb.co/dct8m2b%5D%5Bimg%5Dhttps://i.ibb.co/hMc3YWX/20211004-003922.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://ibb.co/dct8m2b"><s>[url=https://ibb.co...

<r> Finally official stats on the J-20.<br/> <br/> As guessed before, it is slightly shorter than a standard Flanker.<br/> <br/> <IMG src="%5Burl=https%3A//ibb.co/TYbhHvg%5D%5Bimg%5Dhttps://i.ibb.co/gmPgDjR/J-20-specs.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://ibb.co/TYbhHvg"><s>[url=https://ibb.co/TYbhHvg]...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: MaxDemian<br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Hongjian<br/> HQ-9BE, big big surprise as its export variant sports a ming-boggling 260km range - which is likely a MTCR compliant number. Domestic version of the HQ-9B has long been rumored to approach or exceed 300km ...

<r> Very nice photo of the Sino-Growler and its new OECM pods.<br/> btw, the missiles in the centerline are said to be PL-15 based Anti-Radiation Missiles.<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51524881639_e73e3f0d14_3k.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://live.staticflickr.com/6553...

<r> Holy smokes, this year's Zhuhai Airshow really gives us some very nice reveals with all those export variants of PLA adopted weapons.<br/> <br/> PL-15E, likely the nerfed version of the PL-15.<br/> 145km range, which nicely fits into the 97nm estimate in-game, with Chinese domestic version long ...

<r> <URL url="https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42511/chinas-j-16d-electronic-attack-jet-seen-sporting-jamming-pods-for-the-first-time"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4 ... first-time">https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42511/chinas-j-16d-electronic-attack-jet-seen-spo...

<r> Good look on China's upcoming carrier:<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://twitter.com/navalnewscom/status/1410841246856323075"><LINK_TEXT text="https://twitter.com/navalnewscom/status ... 6856323075">https://twitter.com/navalnewscom/status/1410841246856323075</LINK_TEXT></URL><br/> <URL url="https://w...

<r> I cant believe gosnold missed this:<br/> <br/> TJSW-6 communication technology experiment satellite launched on February the 4th. <br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.space.com/china-long-march-3b-rocket-launches-tjsw-6-satellite"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.space.com/china-long-march- ... -satell...