The Russian Brigadization

While the PLA’s brigadization reform seems to be stalled after converting 22 low-readiness divisions into brigades in late 1990s, the Russia...

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Why won't Madeleine return my call?!

Our Dead Leader, eh, I mean Dear Leader won’t smile or change his own clothes any more... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&am...

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Impressive photos of the Yangshan Port near Shanghai.

This 20 billion USD Yangshan Deep-Water Port (洋山深水港) project will be the world's largest cargo port with 30 berths and the capability of...

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Y-7 AEW&C Development is "on the Radar Screen"

Recent photos have emerged of a Xi'an Aircraft Corporation (XAC) Y-7 Transport fitted with what appears to be a "balance beam"...

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First Confirmation of Shang Class SSN Commission Date?

This Oct 1st 2009 CCTV documentary seems to confirm the commission date of the new 1st Type-93 (09-III) "Shang Class" SSN for the ...

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Bolivia buys six Pakistan-made aircraft

K-8 scores another deal -- no wonder Hongdu proclaims it has cornered 80% of the intermediate jet trainer market this year. (here)"Pak...

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KJ-2000 AWAC's Radar, An Inside Look.

China's first early warning aircraft hints strategic leap in air defense(Source: Xinhua) 2009-10-01　 　BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The ...

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J-10B for Pakistan

This article confirms what we already know for some time – the Pakistan Air Force is interested in J-10B instead of the standard J-10 varian...

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Tough crowd

When asked about the CCTV’s coverage on the Oct 1st National Day Parade, the surveyed gave an overwhelmingly negative response. Their compl...

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Romanian TAB77 in China

In 1984, China imported the Romanian TAB77 8x8 wheeled APC technology but it never entered production. In the 1980s, as the PLA shifted its...

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Will the DF-41 be revealed during the parade?

That was the question raised during today’s (9-30-2009) "Focus Today" interview.You can watch the video online here:http://space.t...

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Latest Round of Force Cut.

Back in July, there were discussions about (here) a possible 700,000 troops force reduction for the PLA, but it was rebutted by Global Tim...

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Number of ZBD-97 IFV In PLA Service As Estimated By Andrew KC.

A "leaked" photo of the ZBD-97 prototype was first revealed in public in 2003; it was coupling an imported Russian BMP-3 turret wi...

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Third China-Vietnam defense and security consultation

The Sino-Vietnam relationship has improved greatly the past few years. There was even talk about a “Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic ...

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Dennis J. Blasko's view on the PRC 60th Anniversary Parade

As a long time US Army attaché in Beijing, Col (ret'd) Blasko is considered to be one of the leading PLA watchers out there. It is alw...

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100 More RD-93 Engines

Two major Chinese media outlets (here) and (here) have reported that a contract was signed between Rosoboronexport and Chengdu Aircraft Comp...

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The "New" F-8T Fighter

The new F-8T fighter was on display for the first time during the 13th annual Beijing International Air Show. This latest J-8 export model ...

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General Liang Guanglie, Defense Minister of China, interviewed.

General Liang Guanglie granted a rare interview with Xinhua recently and we get to see his office for the first time as the result. The ent...

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Egyptian Air Force's Mig-23 in China.

A newly arrived and poorly maintained Egyptian Air Force Mig-23 is on display in the China Aviation Museum at Xiao Tang Hill, Beijing (here)...

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PAP's New Equipment

During the last few weeks, China’s People’s Armed Police (PAP or WJ) have been sporting a number of new armored cars and equipment. This co...

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The very "model" of a modern day People's Militia.

The very "model" of a modern day People's Militia.If the female People's Militia look like models, well, it's because ...

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Photos of the Sino-Vietnam Joint Survey Team

Photos of one of the 12 Joint-Government teams surveyed the boarder area in accordance with the Dec 31st 2008 Sino-Vietnam demarcation agree...

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Airborne Backpack Kitchen

PLA's airborne backpack kitchen. While MRE has been a standard issue for the PLA for sometime now, but for some reason, they never deve...

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Open Season For PhotoShop.

In early September 09, I blogged about the displeasure of seeing a “Fork and Spoon” being emblemed into PLA’s mobile kitchen. Well, It see...

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Chinese in West Germany

On September 23, 1986, PRC's military attachés eye-witnessed a West-German live fire exercise. One can only imagine how they felt see...

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First Sino-Russian joint naval escort sets sail

The PLAN is conducting a join escort with the Russian navy in the Gulf of Aden. Seeing the poor condition of the Russian Destroyer must giv...

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Aviation equipment training base of PLA Navy established

Interesting news, consider which aircraft company is located at Shenyang and what type of twin-engined fighter it produces.Aviation equipmen...

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Project Orangebook

What looks to be a new Type09 prototype MBT has leaked from the Chinese internet.These MBTs sport a new polychromatic paint, which give the ...

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China Trains Afghans and Iraqis in Mine Clearing

Reading from the recent statement of "The two sides [US and China] pledged to increase coordination to jointly promote stability and d...

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VT1A Main Battle Tank.

Norinco's VT1A MBT was first revealed in the October 2009 issue of "Ordnance Knowledge", a Norinco owned monthly magazine -- T...

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United Arab Emirates, China, India and a plane load of “weapons”

It was reported on September 5th 2009, that a China-bound UAE air force C-130 Hercules was detained at India’s Kolkata airport after the dis...

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Who will be the new owner of 60 K-8 Jet trainers/light attack aircraft: Iran, Pakistan or Indonesia?

Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industrial Shareholding Co., Ltd. Or "Hongdu Aviation" (here) announced that it has signed a contract to e...

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Chinese Missiles on display during Turkey's Victory Day Parade.

Despite the recent Sino-Turkey political fallout concerning the unrest in Xinjiang, imported Chinese missiles were prominently featured in t...

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EU Arms Embargo.

Due to the successful EU arms embargo, the PLA was forced to abandon projects such as the 022 Fact Attack Craft, Song/Yuan class submarines,...

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More Photos From The Rehearsal

Vehicle Squadron No. 01 ZTZ 99 MBTVehicle Squadron No. 02 ZTZ 96G MBTVehicle Squadron No. 03 ZTS 04 AAAV (Army)Vehicle ...

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PRC's 60th Anniversary National Day Parade, a preview.

Based on last night's rehearsal, here is a possible parade lineup.Vehicle Squadron No. 01 ZTZ 99 MBTVehicle Squadron No. 02 ...

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First public display of the DH-10 (EastSea 10) land-attack cruise missile (LACM).

The DH-10 LACM was on display for the first time during last night's rehearse for the PRC's 60th anniversary of the nation's fou...

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More photos from Kokang.

Judging from those photos, the fight between the Kokang army and the Burma military (Tatmadaw) was done mostly by small arms.Myanmar Nationa...

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A follow up to my earlier blog entry of “Will China play a more “direct” role in both the Pakistan and Afghanistan conflicts”

Photo of the Wakhan Corridor from the PLA Daily.A follow up to my earlier blog entry of “Will China play a more “direct” role in both the Pa...

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5 types of missiles to debut on National Day (JL-2 and DF-41, oh my)

Never could understand why Communist and Totalitarian countries feel they need to parade their conventional and nuclear weaponry around.5 ty...

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The Limit of China’s Influence?

As the conflict between the Kokang army and the Burmese Military subsides, two unexpected developments have unfolded -- The speed of the B...

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First photos of the Kokang Army since the fighting started

Kokang Army also known as Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)

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Fighting in Burma.

The recent fighting in the Kokang, the only Burmese Chinese feudal state in Burma, has become front and center in China’s foreign policy ski...

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Boots On The Ground.

A 1000 pairs of combat boots from the PRC are now being issued to the ROC military for post Typhoon Morakot rescue work. There should not b...

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Great Red Fleet?

The PLAN followed the time honored Chinese tradition of “let no miles go to waste," as the second flotilla visited Pakistan, India, Ind...

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People's Armed Police. (PAP)

Outside observers often misidentify PAP as the “military”, hopefully this new law will clarify some of the misconceptions out there. As for...

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Kuayue-2009

The divisions that are taking part on the Kuayue-2009 tactical military exercise are identified as:116th Mech Infantry Division of 39th Grou...

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Z-9G Attack Helicopter in Air-to-Air Configuration

Recently open source internet images have been seen of the Z-9G mounting the TY-90 lightweight air-to-air missile in two 4-missile racks.The...

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MT-LBu in PLA service.

While no one reported it, there are indications that a number of the Russian MT-LBu (Multi-Purpose Fully-Amphibious Armored Carrier) are now...

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The H-6 Tankers by Mike Little

CDF is proud to host this 2002 analysis by Mike Little, a USAF veteran with over 4000 hours flying KC-135 tankers. Of particular interest i...

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New Images Of The Ski Jump Test Facility at Xian Aircraft Company’s Yuanling Airport

Displacedjim made the following observation:Open Source photos have finally appeared of the Chinese ski jump test facility, and it looks lik...

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On again, off again. (Ukraine military hovercraft to equip Chinese navy)

Back in 2006, the rumor of a possible Zubr Hovercraft sale to China had caused a firestorm in the PLA watching community; speculations were ...

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Stupid PLA PR

Anti-Radiation food for Missile Forces, yum.How is that going to work anyway?

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CDF is back

Forum upgrade has been completed and CDF is now back online with a new URL (make sure you change your bookmark).See you all there.http://www...

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China Goes to Sea: Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspective

In 1988 the CCTV broadcast He Shang (River Elegy) used the theme of China’s early development centering on the Yellow River to criticize “th...

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7th Type054A FFG

7th Type054A FFG under construction spotted at Guangzhou's Huangpu ShipyardOr in Chinese internet lingo; 7th New Youth sister, GZ HP, ZT...

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Global Times rebuts again.

During the past few weeks, the Chinese internet was buzzing with speculation of a major military reorganization. Rumored organizational ch...

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The China-defense forums are offline pending upgrade.

Our backup chat room http://www.anyboard.net/gov/mil/anyboard/gindex.html

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Just a bunch J-10 mid-air refuel photos in case you are looking for desktop wallpapers.

Their state-of-the-art birds are training over the ocean instead of across the mountain......

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PLAAF 26th Specialized Division preparing for the big Oct 1st national day parade.

Back in April 14th, I blogged about the PLAAF 26th Specialized Division (Here) and for pass few weeks Chinese internet has been buzzing with...

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PLA’s Response to the May 12th Earthquake – An assessment

Here is an article I wrote one year ago, enjoy.PLA’s Response to the May 12th Earthquake – An assessment(Special thanks to Michael Little an...

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The Ministry of National Defense (MND) will launch an official bilingual website on Aug 1

As a long time reader of the PLA daily, I have seen a slow but steady improvement over the years in the information made available on that s...

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J-10B pre-production

Thanks Deino for this detailed comparison between the prototype model and pre-production model of the J-10B and you can tell, there are mino...

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Return of the Golf Class ballistic missile conventional powered submarine.

PLAN’s single Golf class BAMmer (a term coined by our friend Desperado6) was believed to be decommissioned and has not been seem in public f...

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RIP

PLA a fighter bomber went down(fbc-1/JH-7) at the Military Exercise,two plilots died.News of the crash reported from Russiahttp://www.itar-t...

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East Sea Fleet Turning "Blue"?

As expected, the PLAN has deployed its third taskforce to the Gulf of Aden to fight pirates and protect shipping in that region. What is n...

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Y-9 Tactical Transport Aircraft program back on track?

According to Shanfei’s press release posted on its website (http://www.shanfei.com/xwzx/new/20090713,1.html) the Y-9 dual-purpose Tactical T...

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Peace Mission 2009 -- PLA Weapons

Looking at the weapons list the PLA is bringing to this exercise, I so want to play Steel Panthers III Brigade Command: 1939-1999 again. Suc...

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PNS Saif

Latest photos of FFG 253 PNS Saif, the last of three sword class FFG to be built in ShanghaiFor reference, here is FFG 251 and FFG 252

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The Russians are here.

Russian military advanced unit arrives in China for anti-terror exercise:Judging from equipment on display the PLA "battle-group" ...

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170 Kilometers Southwest of Okinawa

On June 29th, the PLA Daily reported a North Sea Fleet task force conducting a comprehensive military drill under “a complex electromagnetic...

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“Chinese Mine Warfare -- A PLA Navy ‘Assassin’s Mace’ Capability”

“Chinese Mine Warfare -- A PLA Navy ‘Assassin’s Mace’ Capability” by Andrew S. Erickson, Lyle J. Goldstein, and William S. Murray has been ...

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Mahanian revival in Asia -- a debate

Back in June 13, I was talking to my friends about how much I enjoy the writing style of Banyan, a columnist for The Economist. (Here) W...

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Stupid PLA PR

I know no idea that Gary Larson, creator of Far Side, works for PLA now.

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The COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company) “Spirit”

The first “China design and build” Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) vehicle carrier launched on June 24, 2009 at Zhoushan shipyard marking a major a...

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Yet another massive "anti-terrorism" eh, I mean "anti-extremism" exercise.

More details emerged on the third Sino-Russia joint military exercise with 1300 troops from both sides participating. This is considerably ...

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North Medical 01.

North Medical 01.This photo of North Sea Fleet’s latest medical ship(more like a boat), North Medical 01 illustrates perfectly which naval ...

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China to build world's largest amphibious aircraft

There is no reason to get excited; it is just a larger version of the old SH-5: a seaplane that has a production run of only 4 copies. I f...

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Red Flags and Smiles.

June 24th 2009 marks the first goodwill visit to China by a Vietnam’s People Navy (VPN) task force composed of two minesweepers. Led by...

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PLA Navy uses new generation of marine geo-information system

Interesting news from PLAdaily today, makes you wonder how many "civilian survey ships" PLAN used in order to build this new syst...

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Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.

Few days ago I blogged the following about JH-7A "Growler" and generated some interest from some of you. Here is a follow up.Wedn...

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A follow up on an earlier blog entry

On May 10, 2009, I posted the following rant about Pakistan army's Al Zarrar MBT.Sunday, May 10, 2009http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2...

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Making PLAAF’s quartermaster happy.

Making PLAAF’s quartermaster happy. (A special thanks goes to Mike Little)Making PLAAF’s quartermaster happy.A recent photo release of a J-...

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WZ-9 with FCR

A WZ-9 spotted with a dome Fire Control Radar. Since WZ-9 locks both amour protection and firepower of a modern attack helicopter, this lik...

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An update on Sino-US military relations.

Reading the two articles published today by FT and WSJ, reinforce my believe (faith?) that juxtaposition in South China Sea is a source of a...

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They Sure Don't Make Them Like They Used To

Thank you DOR for this heads up; tonight, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong kicks off the 60th Anniversary of moving here ...

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War On Extremism, can’t have a foreign policy shift without it.

War On Extremism, can’t have a foreign policy shift without it.It's official! The first Joint SAF (Singapore Armed Force) PLA counter-t...

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Jianjiji Hongzhaji-7A (Fighter-Bomber aircraft 7A)- JH-7A “Growler”There were a number of reports by Chinese sources suggesting that the JH...

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China on this year’s Paris air show.

China traditionally shies away from international spot light in major international military related events such as the Paris Air Show and p...

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Latest hearings from USCC

If you're having a tough time sleeping, (I am kidding) here is the latest hearding from US Congress's US-China Economic and Security...

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Air force of Guangzhou MAC organizes open sea exercise

The following two PLA daily articles reinforce what we already know; PLA is training to extend its line-of-control in the South China Sea in...

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Million-man swim! well, more like 100.

"million-man swim"............ is now funnier than ever, who says Chinese militaries lack sense of humor. China, Taiwan approve s...

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Global Times Strikes Back

The article "China revives production of JH-7 strike aircraft "http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=181808 " is ma...

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Will China play a more "direct" role in both the Pakistan and Afghanistan conflicts?

During the past two days, both Afghanistan (Here) and Pakistan (Here) are sending envoys to China to ask for China’s "direct" help...

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Type 054 for Pakistan Navy?

It has been reported by the current issue of JDW under the title of "Pakistan to receive first Sword-class frigate from China in August...

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Stupid PLA PR

Chengde MR's A&E Regiment (arts and entertainment) staged a new drama; not only they get the rifle wrong (L85? are you kidding me), ...

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You want to know for the past 10 years, now here is the answer.

One of those meaningless and stupid trivia question that has to be answered -- yes J-10 can perform a Pugachev's Cobra Maneuver. This c...

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LTTE Mod. (corrected)

It's not a Sri Lankan Army mod, but a kitbash of captured (ex-SLA) vehicles made by the LTTE guerillas. The resulting vehicle was captur...

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We have much to fear from the Chinese Military.

First, they are buying up all the oil in the world, and than all the iron ore, the world tolerated it. Not this time, Chinese military has ...

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Dennis J. Blasko Speaks at Whittier

The following two videos are Col (Ret) Blasko's recent lecture about the Chinese military at Whittier. It is very insightful, I highly ...

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KJL-200 and KJL-2000, oh my.

Out of the blue, all those PLAAF AWAC and ELINT birds are gathering in Jinzhou and headed toward the South East, don't know why.In an un...

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Thai Navy'F25T loading essential supplies

Thai Navy'F25T loading essential supplies (of Tsing Tao Beer) before heading home.Thanks GT for those photos.

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Good landscaper needed!

As someone who likes to work on landscape on Saturdays, I am shock, shock, to see the condition of Chengdu Airport, really? Is this the bes...

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I know a good idea when I see one!

A number of news outlets reported that US is seeking China's help in effort to stabilize Pakistan, they proposed that China should prov...

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Raise the Red J-10...

J-10FF, FF stands for FireFighter edition....actually no, it is the PLAAF's "August 1" Aerobatic Flight Team's new bird ...

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First Photos of S-400 in China.

Here is a background information for a public released Jane's entry.Looking at joint projects such as the S-300/400 family of SAM, it ha...

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The Hunting for Loch Ness, PLAN style

Photos of the LR7 Rescue sub has arrived in China and it being installed on the new ocean-going"There is, what someone described to me,...

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My apology for not updating the blog recently, I was busy working OverTime at the yard.

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China: Maritime Talks With U.S.

I waited a few days before posting this follow up on the recent Sino-US maritime disputes; as I expected, pundits are interested in puffing-...

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When can I drive it home?

News released from Shanfei's company website (www.shanfei.com) today; a Pakistan delegation stopped by discuss status of their AWAC orde...

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HQ-9 SAM to Iran?

I don't need to close my eyes to imagine the political firestorm if (that is a HUGE if) China decided to sell HQ-9 to Iran. The likelih...

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Stupid PR Photos from March edition of PLAAF Monthly.

Stupid PR Photos from March edition of PLAAF Monthly.They equipped helicopter door gunners with a shotgun, yeah, that is right, a shotgun.I&...

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A sad end of a Type 59 in Pakistan.

TV captures of a knock-out Al Zarrar MBT (updated Norinco Type 59) during the recent fighting in Pakistan’s Swat valley.Apparently, Pakista...

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FC-1 Thunder fully loaded for long-range A2G missions.

While the following two PR photos of FC-1 prototype number 4 might look impressive; with its enlarged engine air intake (SDI), extended wing...

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Type 97 in Sci Fi

Tomorrow is the release date of JJ Abrams’s new Star Trek movie, so to answer your burning question of the century; when did Type97 rifle be...

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Umbilical cord to Hainan

Someone send me this news today and I think we should cut it and get some Kentucky Fried Fish in the process instead of waiting in line for ...

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Cool Photo of Iraqi navy's Predator class patrol boat

Five of those Type 89 HMG sporting Predator class patrol boats were build by Nanhua High-Speed Engineering Company and currently stationed a...

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Kuayue-2009

I will post more on the Kuayue 2009 as more information became available. While a 50,000 troops drill is not large by PLA standards, as the...

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HongQi (HQ) 9 vs Lockheed's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC 3)

K-Mart vs Lock-Mart, aka CPMIEC's HongQi (HQ) 9 vs Lockheed's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC 3) for Turkey's $4 billion mis...

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Where is she now?

Someone asked me where she is now, here is the answer.

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Eikenberry will be the next U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan

General Retires, Readies to Become Ambassador to AfghanistanWASHINGTON - Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry retired today, 24 hours before being ...

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Politcal Dividend??

To quote D6, "The pirate excursion and other peacekeeping missions are paying big dividends to PLA capability" and political influ...

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She has been moved into a dry dock

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PLANAF 2nd "Specialized" Division

PLANAF 2nd "Specialized" Division, North Sea Fleet, PLA Navy is headquartered in Dialing with primary focus on ASW, ELINT and othe...

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Face of the new China.

Makes you wonder what Mao would think of this; his beloved navy is now sponsored by a Telecom company……. is this the new Chinese "might...

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Photos of some of the PLAN Warships that took part in the naval review and their official description:

Seeing all those boats, makes me wanta get into'em shrimpin' business, cause shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, bo...

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Great Wall 218

For the first time, PLAN officially released their naming convention for its conventional-powered submarines during the current Naval Review...

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Scouting, Signaling, and Gatekeeping by Peter Dutton

With the PLAN Naval Review in the media spotlight, it might be a good time to examine how Japan is viewing this development. While both Ind...

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Home coming for BN F18 Osman and HTMS Takin.

The PLAN Navy Review marks the homecoming of two ships, Bangladesh BNS Osman and Royal Thai Navy HTMS Taksin. For both, it is their first t...

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Military Parades Demonstrate Chinese Concept of Deterrence

The difference between amateur and professional PLA watchers became very clear; while I called the April 23rd PLAN Naval Review to mark the ...

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Hai Chi of the Imperial Qing Navy

June 20, 1911, the largest Chinese cruiser Hai Chi (海圻) took part in New York’s Shpithead Naval Review as Chinese's navy first ever worl...

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An update on the JF-17 fighter in Pakistan

Thanks jawad for the news!Peshawar Base to station JF-17 Thunder Aircraft Squadron: Pak Air ChiefSat, 2009-04-18 01:06http://asiantribune.co...

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Interesting, only BBC is covering this drill

This 1000 personnel SOC drill is not showing up any media outlets expect the BBC. Of course, everyone is waiting for the "big one"...

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A Visit To The Academy of Armored Forces Engineering of PLA (Photo by 文 存 Wen Cun)

The Academy of Armored Forces Engineering of PLA (装甲兵工程学院) was founded in 1961 to serve as the cradle of PLA’s Armor and Mechanized forces. ...

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For all you history buffs out there, an official history of the PLAN Backgrounder: Brief history of China's People's Liberation Army...

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PLAAF 26th Specialized Division.

Photo of Wuxi airport, Zhejiang province, home to four KJ-2000 (serial number 30071-30074) and four KL-200 AWAC of the 76th EW Regiment, P...

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JZ-8F

Photo of PLAAF’s latest specialized Aircraft, JZ-8F takes off with a full afterburn.JZ-8F is a recon version of the PLAAF’s J-8F high speed ...

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Deja Vu? I hope not.

Seeing those Thai protesters standing on top of a Chinese made Type89 APC give me the chill tonight, it reminded me so much of what happened...

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PLAAF 30th Independent (ECM) Regiment

Y-8 serial number 21101 "High New 7", entered service with PLAAF 30th Independent (ECM) Regiment recently indicating the regiment ...

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Social Realism is alive and well.

I just love this photo taken by XXXmadD in Shanghai yesterday on a new Type054A under construction , it has elements from some of my favorit...

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So, this is what a land based HQ-16A looks like.

Out of the blue, photos of HQ-16 SAM are popping up all over the place, they must be preparing for the Oct 1st National Day Parade.The HQ-16...

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Not all is quiet at the DPRK front.

On the surface; it seems that the world once again “doing nothing” in response to the latest “satellite launch” carried on the Taepondong 2 ...

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Stupid PR photos from PLA daily

Note to 15th Airbrone/PLA daily's PR dept: you are not in a parade nor driving a Pakcard/Cadillac, so there is no need for those whitew...

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Decommission of PLAAF’s Su-27 has started.

Decommission of PLAAF’s Su-27 has started.First contract for a batch of 24 Su-27 was signed on June 14, 1990 and after 19 years of service; ...

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A Brief History of the PLA 1st Artillery Division, 42nd Group Army, Guangzhou Military Region.

A Brief History of the PLA 1st Artillery Division, 42nd Group Army, Guangzhou Military Region.By XinhuiThe 1st Artillery Division (AD), 42nd...

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First "official" photo of PLAN’s next generation SSN, the Shang (NATO name) class, covered by the Journal Modern Ships.There have ...

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Stupid PR photos from PLA daily

Oh yeah, she can dance too. Sexist and Stupid, whatever happened to "Hold Up Half The Sky?"China's 1st batch of female jet fi...

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I was asked to write something on the PLA 2nd Armor Division

So, here it is, enjoy.A Brief History of the PLA 2nd Armor DivisionBy XinhuiThe 2nd Armor Division, 12th Group Army, Nanjing MR is one of th...

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To our Pakistani readers; here a photo of FFG251 in China before she heads home to Pakistan. Pakistan, China agree to promote defence ties* ...

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Secret Chinese Designed Assault Rifle Shown For The First TimeApple DailyBy Staff ReportersApril 1, 2009A previously unknown assault rifle t...

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