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J-7 Fishbed


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J-12

JH-7


Su-30MKK


JL-8


JL-9

L-15 Falcon


Yunshu-7

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Mi-17 Hip

S-70 Blackhawk

SA-342L Gazelle

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Ka-27

SA 321/Z-8

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Un second avion furtif chinois?
8 août 2012 – 11:40
Plus d’un an après la révélation de l’existence de l’avion furtif chinois J-20 « Black Eagle » et le premier vol de ce dernier, voilà que des images d’un autre appareil supposé appartenir à la même catégorie circulent sur Internet depuis quelques semaines, ce qui alimente les rumeurs et autres spéculations.

Ces photographies et ces vidéos montrent la cellule d’un avion inconnu placée sur une remorque tractée par un camion. Ce mode de transport peut sembler curieux si l’on cherche la confidentialité. A moins que cela soit fait volontairement.

Cela étant, l’appareil étant sous une bâche, il est difficile de dire s’il s’agit d’une maquette ou bien d’un avion réel. Autre doute : le convoi vu sur les images semble être bien peu protégé, ce qui est étonnant au regard de ce qu’il es censé transporter.

Quoi qu’il en soit, cette cellule présumée de cet appareil bimoteur, surnommé « J-18″ ou encore « J-21 Snowy Owl », a fait le trajet entre les usines du constructeur Shenyang Aircarft Corp (SAC) et le centre d’essais en vol de Xi’an Yanliang, situé dans la province de Shaanxi (centre du pays).

Avec toutes les réserves que l’on peut émettre, plusieurs hypothèses peuvent être émises au sujet de ce J-21. Parmi celles qui circulent, il pourrait s’agir d’un projet concurrent du J-20, développé par Chengdu Aircraft Co (CAC).

Mais ce dernier étant un appareil qui permettrait à l’armée populaire chinoise de frapper les installations militaires américaines (comme à Guam) qui sont hors de portée de ses missiles de croisière (Dong Feng 11), les dimensions du J-21 laissent plutôt à penser qu’il s’agirait d’un avion de supériorité aérienne, censé rivaliser avec le F-22 et le F-35.

Autre possibilité : comme SAC est chargé de développer le J-15 Flying Shark, qui, conçu à partir du SU-33 russe, doit équiper le Shi Lang, le porte-avions chinois, certains pensent que le J-21 serait en fait un appareil embarqué.

Enfin, dernière hypothèse émise par des blogs militaires chinois et qui expliquerait l’intérêt qu’a suscité le F-35 de Lockheed-Martin lors d’une récente affaire de cyberspionnage, discipline dont les hackers chinois sont passés maîtres : ce J-21 serait destiné à l’exportation sous le nom de F-60 afin d’offrir une alternative moins chère à l’avion américain. Cela semble toutefois assez peu crédible.

Cela étant, l’on en saura plus au sujet du J-21 après son premier vol, lequel serait programmé en septembre prochain.
http://www.opex360.fr/

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Aircraft carrier will have a provincial name



China's first aircraft carrier will be commissioned by the end of the year and is very likely to be named after one of China's provinces, a military expert said yesterday.

China's aircraft carrier returns to the dock in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, after finishing its 9th sea trial, July 30, 2012. [File photo]

All the necessary facilities have been installed on the carrier through the nine sea trials since last August, Li Jie, a researcher of the China Navy Military Academy, said in an interview carried on the People's Daily website.

China has three major naval forces - the East China Sea, North China Sea and South China Sea fleets. Many speculated the aircraft carrier will join the South China Sea fleet to stabilize the situation in tension there, but Li said the vessel could be commissioned in different fleets.

However, the aircraft carrier will be mainly used for training and experiments, he said.

The carrier completed its ninth sea trial last month, the longest yet, and returned to the Port of Dalian in northeastern Liaoning Province.

The sea trials have been running smoothly so far and attained anticipated objectives, Lin Bai, a colonel of the General Armament Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, has said.

Previously, some observers speculated that the aircraft carrier might be named after Mao Zedong, founder of the New China, or the capital Beijing, but Li said that was unlikely.

He also said China would have more than three aircraft carriers in the future.

www.china.org.cn

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New built Xian JH-7 shows increase usage of composites



Word on the street is these new-built JH-7s are to carry a new anti-ship missile.

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Chinese Warships Dock in Israel
Aug. 13, 2012 - 03:27PM | By Barbara Opall-Rome
http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120813/DEFREG03/308130006/Chinese-Warships-Dock-Israel?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Tel Aviv — Three Chinese warships from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) docked in Haifa Aug. 13 for a five-day visit here as guests of the Israel Navy.

Led by Rear Adm. Yang Junfei, deputy commander of the PLAN’s North China Sea Fleet, the Chinese contingent will tour multiple sites throughout the country in honor of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Jerusalem and Beijing.

Last month, Yang met with EU Naval Force (NAVFOR) Commander, Rear Adm. Jean-Baptiste Dupuis, aboard the French command and replenishment ship Marne, which was plying the waters of the Gulf of Aden. At the time of the July 17 visit, an EU NAVFOR spokesman noted the need for enhanced cooperation with the PLAN’s anti-piracy task force operating in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia.

“The significant number of actors who are committed in counter-piracy makes regular contact essential [for] de-confliction ... and coordinated actions where appropriate to increase the effectiveness of the various navies present in the area,” according to the EU NAVFOR spokesman.

Israel has hinted at, but has not publicly acknowledged, anti-smuggling and counterterror operations around the Horn of Africa and into the Arabian Sea. In an interview last spring, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff, told Israel’s Yediot Ahronot, “You almost won’t find a point in time that nothing is happening somewhere around the world.”

Gantz spent a week in China last May as guest of PLA Commander Gen. Chen Bindnge. It was the first visit by an IDF chief of staff since 1996 and was aimed to strengthen Sino-Israeli ties in light of Beijing’s growing interests in the Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf regions.

La marine chinoise a quai a Haifa

La croisiére chinoise,s'amuse et,eventuellement, jouer a la guerre....
http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr/archive/2012/09/02/la-croisiere-chinoise-s-amuse-et-eventuellement-peut-jouer-a.html

L'Ex-Varyag a désormé un n° de coque .. " 16 " un numéro à 2 chiffres il portera probablement le nom de " Liaoning " et non pas Shi Lang ca reste à vérifier



D'un autre coté, la Chine construit 2 Bases pour recevoir ses PA ... la premier sur l'île de Hainan à Sanya et qui devrait recevoir le futur Liaoning :



Une dexième qui semble être achevé à Qingdao :

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Russia to Sell 52 Mi-171Е Helicopters to China




Mi-171Е

Russia on Thursday signed a $600 mln contract with China for the delivery of 52 Mi-171Е (Hip) transport helicopters.

The contract was signed by Russia’s Rosoboronexport and China’s Poly Technologies, Inc.

The first eight helicopters will be delivered before the end of the current year and contract deliveries are to be completed in 2014, the Russian Helicopters holding said.

The Mi-171Е, an export version of the Mi-8/17, is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship.

RIA Novosti

Le ToT est compris avec ?

Des femmes à bord du LPD Jinggangshan ( 999 ). Ce sont des femmes musulmanes sunnites turkophones issues des Ouïghoures habitant la province de Xinjiang

et un 3° LPD T-071 ... il vient de terminer ses essais en mer d'ailleurs

Su-30MKK in desert paint scheme

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Ce sont les MKK de la 54° division aérienne basée à Guangdong, ils participent à des War Games ou ils jouent le rôle des méchants ( vietnamiens ?? )



Sinon, le PA Liaoning ( 16 ) pourra rejoindre officiellement les flottes chinoises avant le 1° Octobre prochain qui coincide avec la fête nationale de la Chine populaire ... Des photos du PA prises le 08-09-12

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Aircraft Carrier to Be Named 'Liaoning': Expert

China's first aircraft carrier will be named "Liaoning" after the northeast province where it was refitted, an expert and military insider said Monday.

And the carrier's hull number, "16," has been painted on the bow, suggesting it would soon be put into service, Li Jie, a researcher with the China Navy Military Academy added.

The undated photo shows China's aircraft carrier is anchored in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. [Photo: Xinhua]

The carrier, formerly the Ukrainian vessel Varyag, is expected to be commissioned by the end of the year as all the necessary facilities have been installed and the carrier has passed all its 10 sea trials since last August, Li said.

Zheng Ming, a former department director in the Chinese navy, said: "I once suggested the ship be named after China's Yellow Sea, but was told the authority has decided to name it after a province."

Previously, there was speculation the carrier might be named after Mao Zedong, founder of the New China, or after the capital Beijing. Li said that was unlikely.

It was also suggested the carrier might be named after Shi Lang, a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) admiral who led a fleet to Taiwan Island in 1681.

Under Chinese navy regulations, large ships are usually given provincial-level names, while destroyers and frigates must be named after large or medium-sized cities. Smaller vessels can be named after mountains or famous people.

The name will be officially announced on the first day of its commissioning, the navy authority has said.

Meanwhile, the hull number "16" that has just been painted on the carrier led to speculation that it was to commemorate Liu Huaqing, the country's former Naval Commander Admiral, because his home province of Hubei is China's 16th province in terms of its geological position.

Liu, who died last year, was known as the "Father of China's Aircraft Carrier" because of his support for the program.

The carrier left the port of Dalian on August 10 last year for its first sea trial and has been regularly tested in both the Yellow and Bohai seas since then.

Though capable of launching attacks on missiles, aircraft and approaching vessels, the defense ministry says the carrier will mainly be used for research, experiments and training.

english.cri.cn

quelques photos de la South Fleet à l'occasion du 85° annif de la PLAN

Hengshui ( 572 )



Huangshan ( 570 )



Guangzhou ( 168 ), Hengshui ( 572 ) et Yichang ( 564 )



Xiangfan ( 567 ), Haikou ( 171 ), Kunlun Shan ( 998 )





Lanzhou ( 170 ), Guangzhou ( 168 ) et Huangshan ( 570 )

Official photo of Luoyang PL-ASR/PL-10 SRAAM

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China's J-10 jets practice night flight

Three officers help fuel aircraft at a military airport during combat training in Southwest China's Yunnan province on Sept 10, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

A military officer checks missiles loaded on a fighter jet at a military airport during combat training in Southwest China’s Yunnan province on Sept 10, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

www.chinadaily.com.

Une belle photo du Lioning ( 16 ) durant l'une de ses dernières sorties en Mer ...





Le Navire vient d'être repeint en préparation d'une probable livraison à la PLAN ce Samedi 15-Sep

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Chinese Air Sniper Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)

Photos prises aujourd'hui ... apparemment on préparait une cérémonie particulière ( la livraison à la PLAN ? )

J-10A et Su-30Mkk de l'aéronavale ... la video montre que de plusieurs J-10A continuent de rejoindre les forces aéronavales

-le rapprochement chinois de l´inde vise a reduire l´effet indien dans le containment US
-la PLAN lance le premier Type-052D (semblable au Aegis),certains disent que 10 seraient en constructions..



qui dit que les chinois ne font que copier ! les patentes militaires augmentent de 25% par an

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A New Stealth Fighter Unveiled in China
September 16, 2012 at 13:03

China has unofficially unveiled another stealth fighter. This aircraft, externally resembling the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, could be the F-60, an export version of a AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Corporation developed ’fourth generation’ fighter. By painting the marking ’31001′, Shenyang may be hinting about the design’s goal aspiring to be an alternative for the Chengdu J-20, toward a future selection by People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Alternatively, the J-31/F60 could be positioned for a future option for the People’s republic Army Navy (PLAN), for its future aircraft carrier force. In the near future, PLAN is to use the Russian Su-33 and its domestically designed Su-33 copycat dubbed J-15, also built by Shenyang.

The new stealth fighter was spotted yesterday at the Shenyang aircraft factory, bearing the marking ’31001′. The first and second prototypes of the J-20 carried the markings ’2001′ and ’2002′.
http://defense-update.com/20120916_new-chinese-fighter-f60-j31.html