Showing posts with label PLAAF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PLAAF. Show all posts
February 13, 2018
China launches Beidou3 MEO3 & MEO4 28&29 satellites of Beidou3 series launched on CZ3B at 05-03UTC from Xichang
#China #space #Beidou3 #MEO3 & #MEO4 28&29 #satellites of Beidou3 series launched on #CZ3B at 05:03UTC from #Xichang #SLC— 卫纳夜格@Raj (@rajfortyseven) February 12, 2018
Beidou provides horizontal accuracy of 6m & vertical 10m as per @NASA
Pics via =GT/CDF pic.twitter.com/EFjELZnL6M
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.
February 10, 2018
February 2, 2018
29-year-old PLAAF fighter pilot Huang Peng killed in a J11B crash in November 2017
In November, official media reported that 29-year-old fighter pilot Huang Peng had died in a crash. Military insiders said he had attempted to save the J-11B fighter jet and delayed ejecting from the aircraft.
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A month earlier, state broadcaster CCTV aired a propaganda programme praising J-15 pilots Cao Xianjian and Zhang Chao for trying to save their carrier-based fighter jets as they were going down.
They were involved in separate crashes that happened three weeks apart in April 2016. Zhang, 29, died while attempting to land the fighter jet, while Cao survived the crash but was seriously injured and took more than a year to recover.
J-15s are the core jet fighters for the mainland’s aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, and other more advanced domestic carriers reportedly under construction.
China National Radio reported yesterday that a top-class PLA J-15 pilot died after he lost control of his plane during a simulated deck landing exercise at a unspecified inland base.
“When Zhang Chao was flying a carrier-based jet fighter in a mock landing on an aircraft carrier on April 27, he encountered a breakdown with the fly-by-wire flight control system,” the report said.
“At the critical moment, Zhang tried his best to save the aircraft. When the pushrods failed, he ejected and died as a result of an injury on landing.”
Macau-based military expert Antony Wong Dong warned that the fatal accident might indicate that the J-15 was not of high enough standard for an aircraft carrier, which would be a major disappointment to the navy.
“As was with case with accidents during trial flights of the Su-27s in the 1980s, the reason behind the crash of the J-15 could either be a failure in the flight control system or a problem with production quality,” Wong said.
Canada-based Kanwa Defence Review reported in January that the programme for the development of the J-15 was well behind the demands of the navy, with the aircraft’s maker, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, managing to deliver no more than 10 of the planes between 2012 and 2015.
ome military observer suggested that the People’s Liberation Army might reconsider its commitment to the J-15, but Wong said he thought the reverse might be the case. “As there is no alternative in sight, I think the Chinese military will not abandon its plan but be forced to go on building J-15s,” Wong said.
The state radio report said Zhang, a 29-year-old Hunan native, had just been promoted as a full battalion ranking lieutenant commander this month.
The defence ministry said late last year that it was building its second aircraft carrier, the first to be made in China.It would adopt the same ski-jump take-off design that analysts said would suit J-15 jets. Analysts had expected the carrier to be ready for use by 2020.
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A month earlier, state broadcaster CCTV aired a propaganda programme praising J-15 pilots Cao Xianjian and Zhang Chao for trying to save their carrier-based fighter jets as they were going down.
They were involved in separate crashes that happened three weeks apart in April 2016. Zhang, 29, died while attempting to land the fighter jet, while Cao survived the crash but was seriously injured and took more than a year to recover.
J-15s are the core jet fighters for the mainland’s aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, and other more advanced domestic carriers reportedly under construction.
China National Radio reported yesterday that a top-class PLA J-15 pilot died after he lost control of his plane during a simulated deck landing exercise at a unspecified inland base.
“When Zhang Chao was flying a carrier-based jet fighter in a mock landing on an aircraft carrier on April 27, he encountered a breakdown with the fly-by-wire flight control system,” the report said.
“At the critical moment, Zhang tried his best to save the aircraft. When the pushrods failed, he ejected and died as a result of an injury on landing.”
Macau-based military expert Antony Wong Dong warned that the fatal accident might indicate that the J-15 was not of high enough standard for an aircraft carrier, which would be a major disappointment to the navy.
“As was with case with accidents during trial flights of the Su-27s in the 1980s, the reason behind the crash of the J-15 could either be a failure in the flight control system or a problem with production quality,” Wong said.
Canada-based Kanwa Defence Review reported in January that the programme for the development of the J-15 was well behind the demands of the navy, with the aircraft’s maker, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, managing to deliver no more than 10 of the planes between 2012 and 2015.
ome military observer suggested that the People’s Liberation Army might reconsider its commitment to the J-15, but Wong said he thought the reverse might be the case. “As there is no alternative in sight, I think the Chinese military will not abandon its plan but be forced to go on building J-15s,” Wong said.
The state radio report said Zhang, a 29-year-old Hunan native, had just been promoted as a full battalion ranking lieutenant commander this month.
The defence ministry said late last year that it was building its second aircraft carrier, the first to be made in China.It would adopt the same ski-jump take-off design that analysts said would suit J-15 jets. Analysts had expected the carrier to be ready for use by 2020.
February 1, 2018
Upgraded version CH-4 and payloads on display
Upgraded version CH-4 and payloads on display.
From left to right:
2×50 kg LGBs,
2×100 kg LGBs,
100 kg GPS guided bomb,
100 kg GPS guided glide bomb,
50 kg GPS guided bomb,
50 kg cluster bomb,
50 kg IR/MMW terminal sensitive projectile.
From left to right:
2×50 kg LGBs,
2×100 kg LGBs,
100 kg GPS guided bomb,
100 kg GPS guided glide bomb,
50 kg GPS guided bomb,
50 kg cluster bomb,
50 kg IR/MMW terminal sensitive projectile.
Upgraded version CH-4 and payloads on display.— dafeng cao (@xinfengcao) February 1, 2018
From left to right:
2×50 kg LGBs,
2×100 kg LGBs,
100 kg GPS guided bomb,
100 kg GPS guided glide bomb,
50 kg GPS guided bomb,
50 kg cluster bomb,
50 kg IR/MMW terminal sensitive projectile. pic.twitter.com/ANv4UTevBP
January 30, 2018
Chinese PLAAF Air Force Plane has crashed in Suiyang County, Zunyi in Guizhou Province of China
Casualties hidden from public
A plane has crashed in Suiyang, Guizhou Province of China, casualties unknown pic.twitter.com/r4WIr0U4rR— Khalid khi (@khalid_pk) January 29, 2018
January 28, 2018
January 22, 2018
January 21, 2018
China’s S-400 components damaged by storm during delivery
A ship carrying components for China’s first S-400 air defense missile system encountered a heavy storm and the components were damaged.
January 20, 2018
January 4, 2018
December 10, 2017
A group of Chinese military jets including the H-6K bomber on Saturday flew over the Miyako Strait
Regular high-sea training: A group of Chinese military jets including the H-6K bomber on Saturday flew over the Miyako Strait during a training mission to enhance combat capability at sea pic.twitter.com/DqmHXCEoq4— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) December 10, 2017
November 30, 2017
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