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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