Diversified
Before he heads out the door, President Obama is pushing a few of his pet initiatives, with little regard for their long-term impact on the nation. Let’s begin with global…
"Sea of Fire"
At some point in the upcoming presidential debates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will (again) square off on the issue of national security. Recent polls indicate that security concerns–such as…
Winners and Losers (Election Edition)
The earth is spinning backwards on its axis. Aliens have landed. Donald Trump has been elected the 45th President of the United States. Until about 3 am Wednesday morning, most…
The Gathering Storm (Russia Edition)
This post is being written late Sunday afternoon, about three hours before the second presidential debate from Washington University in St. Louis. At this point, we (officially) don’t know what…
Prepare to Board!
J.M.W Turner’s famous painting of the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). The Royal Navy’s pending loss of anti-ship missiles on surface combatants will force a return to closer-range engagements, with potentially…
The Week's Most Under-Reported Story
Amid the hoopla over the Patriots epic Super Bowl comeback and the on-going legal battle over President Trump’s executive order on immigration, there was a third story over the weekend,…
A Death in Malaysia
It sounds like something from a second-rate spy novel, or a B-grade gangster film. But it’s not the stuff of fiction; it’s the story of family rivalry, money, political assassination…
The Next Nuclear Incident?
An Air Force WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft, like the one currently deployed to a U.S. base in Great Britian. The jet’s arrival last Friday–coupled with a spike in Iodine 131…
Complete translation of that JF-17 article
As mentionned, I’m attempting here to do a full translation in point form As we know, Pakistan joined China to develope an AWACS, this fufills PAF’s requirements. several month ago,…
Thoughts on recent pla development.
For the past month, we haven’t had any new worthy photos coming out, but there are some new designs being talked about. In particular, Richard Fisher’s recent article listed several…
What is left for Russia to export to China?
So, with the recent IL-76 controversy, I compiled a list of things I think China still might buy from Russia. Land Force: Not sure really – China never did import…
Revelations from 80th anniversary of PLA
Over the recent days, we have seen some new weapon systems getting unveiled and declassified by the Chinese government in the recent 80 years PLA anniversary celebration and other events.…
Radar specs on PLAAF fighters
Since, the specs are so hard to come by, I’ve made a list of the following information:1. As mentionned in the last article, J-10’s radar has a 150 km detection…
2018 – deadline for Taiwan invasion?
Recently, I’ve noticed some “big shrimps” on Chinese bbs mention that China is likely to invade Taiwan by 2018. We can all guess the reasonings, but will China be able…
Nuclear submarines
I’m sure everyone who follows PLA has seen the recent GE pictures for 094s and also clear photos of 094. I think it was a surprise for many to see…
My opinion toward Pinkov's latest article
I hope everyone had a good thanksgiving. I certainly had some good time at Las Vegas. Anyhow, there was a lot of stuff coming out this weekend regarding JH-7A. It…
More on 054A
SR-64 is one of the less known, but extremely important sensors on PLAN ships. We see it on 052B/C, 051C, 054A, 071 and 054. Although no formal information is out…
Responding to some recent PLA articles
I haven’t posted much lately due to the fact that there really hasn’t been that many ground breaking news coming out. There has been a lot of articles coming out…
More rebuttal toward Andrei Pinkov
Pinkov has recently became a writer for UPI on the issues of Chinese military. I must say that his Kanwa magazine credentials are carrying him pretty far. It’s unimaginable how…
Russian exports to China in deep decline
So, Nezavisimaya Gazeta has apparently come out with an article today saying that Russian exports to China is nearing collapse unless more advanced weaponry are offered. By going through the…