China's maritime disputes
In light of the recent entry by Galrahn on the issue of China’s expanded map, I want to just put my thoughts on this. I was originally thinking of writing…
Comparing Type 056 to LCS
With the recent induction of 056, a lot of comparison has been made between 056 and LCS. The comparisons are understandable. Both are just entering services. Both are expected to…
A little write up on 056
I did a little write up today for Type 056 and here it is. The first 056 class No. 582 was officially handed over to PLAN on the 25th of…
A good article regarding YJ-8 series of Anti-ship missiles
I was contacted recently about this article on YJ-8 series of anti-ship missiles. I read it and found it to be very well written on the proper designations of different…
China's Type 32 class submarine
We’ve known about this class for a while, but it has now been officially unveiled as shown in image below. For those who don’t know, this is the super class…
What to make of speculated deals for Su-35/Lada?
In the past week, there have been a lot of speculations regarding a deal where Russia would export 24 Su-35s and 4 Ladas to China. Now, there have been official…
The state of domestic military aviation projects
Over the past 5 years, we can see the dramatic improvement in the hardware of Chinese navy from all of the really nice new ships that have come out. As…
Chinese Firm wins Turkish Air Defense competition
In a surprise to many PLA followers, this news of China winning the Turkish Air Defense competition came out today. A lot of us had followed the competition, but thought…
The Status of J-10 project
As China’s first advance indigenous fighter jet project, the J-10 program is one of the most important program of PLA. The most recent variant of J-10B made its first maiden…
PLAN nuclear submarine development
As we see new Chinese warships come out, there is always the inevitable question of how capable are these new hardware. We can make assessments based on pictures we see…