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According using the Russian Foreign army Review magazine, a extended time China is becoming the reform of army systems, which include the aviation industry, adhere to explore probably the most effective design to market the accelerated growth of army enterprises, so concerning accomplish the earth level. Now the reforms have achieved fruitful results, China is completely capable of impartial look at firms and producing of new combat aircraft. In 2008, the chinese language program aviation marketplace can be to integrate the big triumphs from the reform into two state-controlled group, namely, China Aviation Industry, the 2nd group, just one hundred % controlled from the state. China Aviation is accountable using the principal growth and producing of combat aircraft, heavy and method transport aircraft, civil aircraft. AVIC II coach is accountable for growth and producing of fighter aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial autos as well as a range of lighting aircraft. Two oxygen set also...

Japans prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda's recent China visit scored a new current deal that would broaden the global use of the renminbi in the Sino-Japan trade. To top it off, they are working together "to maintain peace on the Korean peninsula". ( here ). Military exchanges also resumed. Japanese warship ends five-day visit to China ( Source: Xinhua ) 2011-December-25 07:44 BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The Japanese M! aritime Self-Defense Forces destroyer, the Kirisame has ended a five-day friendly visit to China. It departed from Qingdao in eastern China on Friday. The 4,550-ton ship, carrying around 240 people, travelled from Japans Sasebo naval base to Qingdao on Monday. During its trip to China, the two navies held joint exercises and visited each others vessels. They also carried out cultural and sports activities. This was the second visit to China by a Japanese warship and the trip marks the resumption of bilateral navy exchanges. Visits had been cancelled fol...

Speaking of ERA blocks.....could this be the ultimate edition of the old T54/55 family? Thanks Imp for the photo. Bangladesh Army also ordered 300. Bangladesh Army's New Type59G MBT According to our friend, the Bangladesh Military Forum, (http://www.bdmilitary.com), the first public appearance of the long-expected Type 59G was reported by today's Channel-i news. In essence, this latest Type59MBT variant is a Type 96G in a Type59 body modified to carry a 125mm main gun, a modern fire control system, and the latest Chinese armor protection package. A total of 300 examples of the Type59G will be rebuilt from the existing fleet. In addition to the Type59G rebuild program, the Bangladesh army will procure the Type96 MBT in due course as part of a greater modernization drive. Since both MBTs are sharing many common components, this will greatly reduce the load on the existing logistics infrastructure. Here is a list of Chinese land forces hardware to be procured by the Bangladesh Arm...

2011-12-26 (China Military News cited from People's Daily and by Wang Tian) -- In November 2011, the United States held the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 19th informal leadership meeting in Hawaii. Then, President Barack Obama visited Australia and attended the East Asia Summit, turning into the first U.S. President attending the East Asia Summit. During his visit in the Asia-Pacific region, Obama declared that the United States is a great power of the Pacific and will stay in the Asia-Pacific and play a greater and longer role in shaping the region by adhering to core principles and closely cooperating with its alliances and partners. In the political area, the United States is fully strengthening its relations with its old alliances and new partners and actively participating in various multilateral organizations. Hillary Clinton also carried out an ice-breaking trip in Burma in December of 2011. In the economic area, the United States is greatly promoting the Trans-Pa...

China military : Dongfeng Warriors is a off-road vehicle mainly used for military produced by China's Dongfeng Motor Corporation, its style and appearance is similar to the U.S. Hummer vehicles, the vehicles have long head of the first two series of short, single-double soft and hard top, slip back hard and soft top, hard top van, high hard top eight major models. One single row of soft-top model of the tarp, removable side windows, windshield mounted light after overturned, heavy machine guns, soft and hard top are placed inside the central station and pedal, the installation of heavy machinery can be high at the top of the grenade machine turntable launcher weapons, missile launch platform after the box has to form lightweight, high mobility wheeled combat systems. Configuration of power Warriors equipped with Dongfeng Cummins four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine, maximum power 112kW/2700rpm, maximum torque 502Nm/1500rpm, five-speed manual transmission, driving range of 750km...

2011-12-26 (China Military News cited from China-defense-mashup) -- The well-known Jane's has reported the exist of J-10B and fortunately lots of Chinese aviation fans use their digital cameras to be volunteer reporters for western medias. According to new Chinese internet images appear in june 2011, aviationweek.com says that the new J-10B version of Chengdu's canard fighter is fitted with an electronically scanned array radar. It could be a Rafale-type passive ESA, but that's improbable in 2011 -- it is more likely an active ESA, its development quite likely aided by China's massive campaign of cyberespionage. Now there is a better image available to digging the truth of J-10B fire-control radar. New Image previous image In 2011, China will give Pakistan a squadron of the advanced J-10B multi-role, all-weather fighter aircraft in a bid to boost the strategic reach of its close ally, a media report has said.

China military : Chinese air force and naval air force has begun to equip small batch of the new F-8FR reconnaissance aircrafts. F-8FR reconnaissance aircraft is researched on the base of the F-8F fighter. the difference from earlier F-8R, J-8FR on the 23 mm cannon were removed, replaced by the photographic equipment. ChineseF-8FRhigh-speed reconnaissance aircraft In addition to reconnaissance tasks, J-8FR still have a strong combat capability. The aircraft can carry PL-8 and PL-12 missile. In addition, J-8FR way can be extended by air refueling flight distance. J-8FR on the fairing to protect the camera with a variety of optical observation window size, which indicates that it uses a modular design to accommodate the different bands of photographic equipment. The machine may be used in optical cameras equipped with J-8R on the KA-112A-8R-based development, the performance should be greatly improved. In addition, J-8FR also carry synthetic aperture radar or infrared cameras for night o...

Manila (AFP) Dec 21, 2011 - The Philippines wants to acquire F-16 fighter jets from the United States as part of stepped up efforts to defend the archipelago, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday. The nation lagged behind in protecting its territory, del Rosario said, with air cover next on Manila's wish list after it bought a refurbished US Coast Guard vessel this year with plans to acquire two other similar vessels. Chances were "high" that Manila would acquire the fighter planes, but del Rosario did not reveal further details. China has caused disquiet in Washington and Asian capitals with its claim to all of the South China Sea, a region that encompasses vital shipping lanes and which is believed to sit atop vast oil and mineral reserves. "We are upgrading the capacity of our armed forces for territorial defence. I think we are behind the curve" in terms of military capability in Asia, del Rosario told reporters. The Philippines, which has one...

The WMD "Three-letter acronym" caught my eye... well, it is not what I thought it was --10,000 WMDs would be a huge news and will be generating unwarranted publicity . It is likely to require a team of dedicated students to study it for three years (and I quote) "to translated hundreds of documents, combed through satellite imagery, obtained restricted Chinese military documents and waded through hundreds of gigabytes of online data." to 'verify' the news. More than 10,000 Military Dogs Serving in Chinese Army 2011-12-23 21:04:49 Xinhua Web Editor: Zhangxu http://english.cri.cn/6909/2011/12/23/2021s673039.htm More than 10,000 military working dogs (MWDs) are currently serving in the Chinese armed forces, working on missions like peacekeeping, post-disaster search and rescue, and border patrol, according to an army official. These dogs are currently serving in more than 5,000 army divisions, said Wang Han, an official with the Beijing-based war dog breeding...

Chen Hu said, digesting Sea dispute, is not merely a simple tough problem, it calls for a long-term planning, long-term construction, by means of unremitting efforts, using political, diplomatic, army as well as other signifies to acquire goals and we claim. At precisely the comparable time, using the implementation belonging in the direction of needs below the premise of our all round nationwide strategic objectives. Maritime disputes is becoming everyone subject of concern, whether or not army fanatics or experts, over a common schedule connect their opinions. Recently, considerably more and considerably more individuals are issued using a question: is it right? desire to create utilization of army signifies to solve the problems belonging in the direction of South China Sea? patek philippe replica watches . The territory, territorial waters, even angling as well as other components belonging in the direction of dispute, in latest many years there may be considered a developing trend...

PLA foreign affairs study class opened (Source: PLA Daily) 2011-12-13 The 2011 foreign affairs study class of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) was opened in the PLA Chengdu Military Area Command (MAC) on December 12, 2011. In the class, the participants summarized the work over the past year and planned the work and tasks for the following year, and studied and discussed the specific measures for pushing forward the scientific development of military foreign affairs work. The class included special lectures on the current macro-economic situation and maritime security issues. More than 90 people from the four general headquarters/ departments and major organizations of the PLA as well as foreign affairs sections of the PLA troop units open to the outside attended the class. The military foreign affairs work in the year 2011 saw thorough implementation of the important strategic thinking regarding the major theme and major line put forward by President Hu Jintao, maintained act...

Fort Worth, TX (SPX) Dec 21, 2011 -The Japan Ministry of Defense has announced its selection of the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II as the Japan Air Self Defense Force's (JASDF) next generation fighter aircraft, following the F-X competitive bid process. The F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant (CTOL) was offered by the United States government with participation from Lockheed Martin. The initial contract will be for four jets in Japan Fiscal Year 2012, which begins April 1, 2012. "We are honored by the confidence the Japanese government has placed in the F-35 and our industry team to deliver this 5th Generation fighter to the Japan Air Self Defense Force," said Bob Stevens, Lockheed Martin chairman and chief executive officer. "This announcement begins a new chapter in our long-standing partnership with Japanese industry and builds on the strong security cooperation between the U.S. and Japan." Global participation is a centerpiece of th...

China military : Deputy director ofRussian Political and Military Analysis Institute,Alexander Khramchikhin, whooften puts forwardthe China threat theory wrote again, deliberately exaggerating the risks of China to expand living space, make the economic slowdown in China, the internal pressure in the case , it is possible to "foreign expansion" of the road. The article also said that China's military power not only on the rise, and seems to have been "soaring", Russia may not be able to avoid some form of threat to China. PLA Army 99 main battle tank Khramchikhin pointed that in 1979 a short self-defense war in Vietnam, the Chinese army revealed the level of operational command and training insufficient levels of the disadvantages suffered unnecessary casualties. Even in the early 1990s, the Chinese army, though still large, but very old weapons and equipment. All 8000 when the Soviet tanks T-54 are based on various types of old products. As the basis of the 30...

2011-12-21 (China Military News cited from atimes.com and by Peter Lee) --The year 2011 has been a tough one for Sino-United States ties. And 2012 does not look like it's going to be a good year either, with a presidential election year in the United States. For both the Democratic and Republican parties, bashing the Chinese economic, military and freedom-averse menace will probably be a campaign-trail staple. Lunch-pail issues - protectionism and the undervalued yuan - will focus disapproving US eyes. Tensions will also be exacerbated by the Barack Obama administration's "return to Asia" - a return to proactive containment of China - and the temptation to apply dangerous and destabilizing new doctrine, preventive diplomacy, to China. The potential for friction certainly exists. China, as it approaches a leadership transition, wants to avoid friction. However, the United States appears to welcome it and, in the election year, might even incite it. The US, und...

Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Dec 20, 2011 -Northrop Grumman has been awarded a follow-on contract by the U.S. Navy to provide integration and laboratory test support for the LN-251 embedded global positioning system (GPS)/fiber-optic inertial navigation system (INS) on the new CH-53K Super Stallion helicopter. The contract was awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command, based in Patuxent River, Md. Northrop Grumman will define system requirements for the integration of the LN-251 system in Sikorsky Aircraft's CH-53K helicopter, which is in the initial test phase and will be the world's premier heavy-lift helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps. "The LN-251 is ideally suited to meet the precise navigation needs of the robust CH-53K helicopter because it is lightweight, highly compact and reliable," said Gorik Hossepian, vice president of navigation and positioning systems for Northrop Grumman's Navigation Systems Division. "Northrop Grumman is looking forward to support...

Melbourne, FL (SPX) Dec 19, 2011 -The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a 30-month, $540 million contract for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet. This covers TSSR period 11.5 to 13 which began May 1, 2011 and concludes on Oct. 31, 2013. "For over a decade, Northrop Grumman has been providing comprehensive and integrated performance-based logistics support to the 116th Air Control Wing, in the United States and at its forward operating locations, enabling top level performance of the Joint STARS weapon system," said Dale Burton, vice president of the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and battle management command and control business which leads the Joint STARS program. The 17-aircraft Joint STARS fleet is the only all-weather, long-range, real-time, wide area surveillance and battle management and command and control weapons system in the world. Joint STARS offers battlefi...

2011-12-20 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a Nigerian communication satellite into orbit with its Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 00:41 Beijing Time Tuesday. The satellite, produced by China Academy of Space Technology, will provide communication, broadcast, Internet connection, remote education and navigation services to parts of Africa, Europe and Asia. China will also provide monitoring and control services for the satellite and support its ground stations. It was the third time China provided satellite launch service for foreign users this year, following the successful launch of two Pakistani communication satellites. China plans to launch four to five satellites for foreign users in 2012.

This Story Page List 1 2 2011-12-19 (China Military News cited from china-briefing.comand by Chris Devonshire-Ellis) -- The death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il from a heart attack may prove to be a turning point in Chinas foreign policy. Kim, who was 69 years old, had been in ill-health for some time and apparently suffered the fatal heart attack while on a train in North Korea on Saturday. While mainstream media goes into overdrive with talk of a Korean Peninsula crisis, the reality is that this situation has long been catered for in carefully thought-out plans by the North Koreans themselves, in addition to concerned neighboring countries South Korea, Japan, China and Russia. The United States too, an important player in shaping the destiny of Korea, will also have had its contingency plan well worked out, almost certainly including dialogue with each of the affected nations. The six-party talks on nuclear disarmament, with or without North Korean involvement, will have pro...

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2011-12-19 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), passed away last Saturday at the age of 69 "from a great mental and physical strain," the DPRK's official KCNA news agency reported on Monday. Kim died "from a great mental and physical strain at 08:30 (2330 GMT Friday) Dec. 17, 2011, on train during a field guidance tour," said the report. Kim, who had received medical treatment for his cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases for a long period, suffered "an advanced acute myocardial infarction, complicated with a serious heart shock," on the train, it added. The report said that every possible first-aid measure was taken immediately, which failed to save Kim's life, adding that an autopsy on Sunday "fully confirmed the diagnosis of his diseases." Kim Jong Il was born on Feb. 16, 1942. In 1960, he began to study at the politics and economics department of Kim...

in 2009, China finally stopped the production of J-7G, the last variant of Mig-21 jet. China has officially withdrawn its MiG-21 clone (the J-7) from first line service. This comes as no surprise. In the last four years China has more than doubled the number of modern combat aircraft (J-10, J-11, Su-27, Su-30, and J-8F) from 500 to over 1,200. Four years ago China relied mainly on some 2,000 locally built copies of Russian MiG-19s (J-6) and MiG-21 (J-7). There are still several hundred bombers mostly Russian knockoffs. Normally, the actual number of Chinese aircraft is a state secret. However, thanks to the ability of Chinese to move freely throughout the country and access to the Internet it's possible to locate and count all the air force units in the country. That shows a current force that is rapidly changing from one that is mostly MiG-21s and MiG-19s, to one composed of much more capable aircraft. China is buying and building a lot of the Russian Su-27s and Su-30s (the la...