people's republic of china

WTF? https://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_China_rules_allow_detention_of_foreigners_in_South_China_Sea_999.html

Found on Anastasia Bizyayeva's Medium.com: https://medium.com/@anastasia.bizyayeva/every-map-of-china-is-wrong-bc2bce145db2 More at the link.

It seems that China has built a drone carrier ! https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/05/china-builds-worlds-first-dedicated-drone-carrier/

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1xC411J7m9 Model of concept

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaotou-class_patrol_cutter Note that the designation of the second ship in the class (nicknamed the 'Monster' by those who have had the misfortune of encountering it) class seems to have recently changed from CCG 3901 to CCG 5901...

If legit - and at least by now it seems, it is - another surprise!Huitong has updated his Blog and again if this image is real, then this is maybe the new heavy attack helicopter Z-XX; he mentions Z-21 (?).However it looks more based on the Z-20 and very much like an AH-64 than promised by some...

How about a thread on the J-12 ? I noticed that there was none ! It is a jet that I like and I will try to collect in this thread some interesting things about it.

https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/2022-news-aviation-aerospace/november/8819-airshow-china-2022-casc-unveils-fh-97a-loyal-wingman-autonomous-drone.html

Interesting 2D vector nozzle with stealth shaping. View: https://twitter.com/sugar_wsnbn/status/1589103269691166722?s=20&t=4mlnhiN73wnKWmyCERflwA Replies to the tweet say its for WS-19 engine on the J-35. https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/t/zhuhai-airshow-2022.8958/page-28

So what is this?

NORINCO where photographic evidence is provided View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-948QapG9qU https://thedeaddistrict.blogspot.com/2020/10/chinese-next-gen-mbt-that-is-currently.html 2 Men crew layout is the most interesting part. Some additional info https://arca.live/b/gaijin/39247626...

In 1990 Racal Marine teamed up with the China Shipbuilding Trading Company to offer a modernised Type 037 Hainan-class hull as a corvette with Racal radars (obviously!), European guns and A/S torpedoes and Chinese C-801 SSMs. There were no takers.

I was pretty amazed when I first read this story that this was occurring. https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/18/raf-pilots-chinese-military-law-change-james-heappey

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/08/china-began-stockpiling-ppe-months-covid-outbreak/

Via Slashdot: https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/06/great_firewall_of_china_upgrades/

Not a journalist I place a lot of credence with so take with pinch of salt: Satellite photos reveal colossal airship hangar in Chinese desert Keen to know if other sources on this.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/chinas-secret-extra-large-submarine-drone-program-revealed/

Let's say that Iran and China want to upgrade their navy, army, air force and so on. How much would be worthy and logical to steal military secrets,projects and more from NATO or NATO-friendly countries (example : Japan, Taiwan and others) to upgrade what they already have ? @Orionblamblam in...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_tests_new_engine_likely_to_power_hypersonic_aircraft_999.html