Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts

March 23, 2018

Uyghur man standing in Turkish army fatigue next to troops threatens China







March 8, 2018

China developing spaceplane, similar to X-37B


China is working on developing its own version of the X-37B spaceplane but the Chinese version will take off from a conventional runway.




March 1, 2018

JMSDF P-3 caught North Korean ship-to-ship cargo transfers from Maldivian-flagged Chinese tanker





A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3 maritime patrol aircraft caught a Maldivian-flagged tanker “Xin Yuan 18” in a ship-to-ship transfer with North Korean-flagged tanker “Chon Ma San” on Feb. 24. Such transfers of goods is in breach of UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions.



February 11, 2018

China's Wing Loong Eyes Southeast Asian Market




China’s Wing Loong UAV family makes Southeast Asian debut

The China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), the export arm of the state-owned aerospace and defence prime Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), is showcasing the company’s Wing Loong family of armed reconnaissance medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (MALE UAVs) in Southeast Asia for the first time.

The company is specifically highlighting full-sized mock-ups of its Wing Loong I and Wing Loong II air vehicles, along with a full range of proposed UAV-deployable munitions, at the Changi Exhibition Centre during the 2018 iteration of the Singapore Airshow, which will open from 6 to 11 February.

Developed and manufactured by AVIC’s Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute (CADI) subsidiary, the Wing Loong I is 9 m long, 2.8 m tall, and features a wingspan of 14 m. The air vehicle – which is identified as the Gongji-1 (GJ-1) in service with People’s Liberation Army Air Force– has a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 1,200 kg and a payload capacity of 200 kg, with half of this dedicated to external stores split between two underwing mounts.

AVIC is aiming to roll out the improved Wing Loong I-D in 2018, having unveiled a scale model of the new variant at the 2016 iteration of the China Airshow. According to specifications obtained by Jane’s during the event, the Wing Loong I-D is expected to be approximately 8.7 m in length, 3.2 m in height, and have a wingspan of 17.6 m. It is envisioned to be capable of carrying up to 400 kg of external stores on four underwing hardpoints, which translates to twice as many weapon mounting locations and four times the capacity compared with the Wing Loong I.

January 2, 2018

Wing Loong II hits five targets in a single sortie

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) say its Wing Loong II unmanned aerial vehicle has created a new record by striking “five targets in succession with five different types of missiles in a single sortie.”




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