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https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/08/china-launches-its-most-sophisticated-submarine-to-date/

https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-gigantic-airship-hangar-has-gotten-even-larger

China playing a stupid game. We can always give them drone problems from their neighbours too. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2024/07/02/italy-seizes-chinese-military-drones-heading-to-libya-authorities-say/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_dfn This has classic...

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...

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_april_2024_global_security_army_industry/china_develops_anti-aircraft_missile_with_2000_km_range.html

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...

PGZ-09

Good day my friends. I am creating this thread in order to fill a little gap I am facing recently. There is a very nice thread on little-known American helicopters, where people share their findings on various designs. For roughly 10 to 15 years, maybe 20, the situation in China regarding...

Award for National University of Defense Technology for their contribution in achieving stable transient combustion of scramjet engine during change (speed, altitude, direction,) in flight conditions. 3 years ago, ground test China’s hypersonic cruise missile sees technological breakthrough...

I'm taking my dog off my account immediately. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65126056

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...