The Chinese Hunting Eagle military Gyrocopter from the Defence Company Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles. A gyrocopter is a type of rotorcraft which uses an unpowered rotor in autorotation to develop lift, and an engine-powered propeller, similar to that of a fixed-wing aircraft, to provide thrust. The Hunting Eagle is also used by Government agencies in […]

China is reportedly building a 10,000-ton class marine surveillance vessel, the largest of its kind in the world, amid the country’s buildup of its maritime law enforcement force against the backdrop of territorial disputes at sea. Analysts said the ship, with a higher continuous voyage capability than current Chinese ships, could better cope with conditions […]

China’s next big push will take it very far north (and very far south)—and to do that, they’ll need to expand their icebreaker fleet. To that end, China commissioned its latest icebreaker, Haibing 722 on January 5th, three years after construction. The icebreaker will be assigned to the Chinese Navy’s Northern Fleet and patrol the […]

In Syria spotted chinese military trucks Sinotruk Howo. The new military trucks The trucks that come from China – the Howo models – Cargo ZZ2167M4327A 4×4 and ZZ2257N4357A 6×6. HOWO heavy duty truck–the most advanced and most superior new generation of heavy duty truck in China, with proprietary brand and intellectual property right, was developed by CNHTC by applying the world […]

China is designing and building its second aircraft carrier “completely on its own” in Dalian in northeastern Liaoning Province, a Defense Ministry spokesperson confirmed Thursday. This carrier, with a displacement of 50,000 tonnes, will be a base for J-15 fighters and other types of aircraft, Yang Yujun told a monthly press briefing. Fixed-wing aircraft on […]

AVIC has published photos of Zambian Air Force pilots and maintenance crew completing their conversion to the Hongdu L-15 supersonic training and light attack aircraft. The Zambia Air Force (ZAF) is allegedly to have signed a deal for six L-15 Falcon jet trainers made by Hongdu Aviation Industry of China. These come hot after the […]

China’s first series-production Chengdu J-20 fighter is getting ready for a first flight. The initial operational date for the J-20 is estimated at 2018. Now, with this production copy “2101” emerging out of the thick Chinese smog,  perhaps we should revisit the 2018 date. The Chengdu J-20  is a Stealth, twin-engine, fifth-generation fighter aircraft prototype […]

Chinese J-10 fighter aircraft crashed in Zhejiang, crew eject safely. A People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) from the 4th Division, 12th Air Regiment, crashed this evening in Zeguo town, Taizhou city, Zhejiang Province. Both pilots ejected safely. Postings on Chinese Internet suggests the aircraft’s Russian AL-31F engine failed in mid-air. The Chengdu J-10 […]

Chinese Type-96A Main Battle Tanks  drill The main armament of the Type-96A is composed with a smoothbore 125 mm gun with autoloader of Russian 2A46M design. Auxiliary weapons include one 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, with a maximum fire-range of 1,800 m and a fire rate of 250 rounds/min. A 12.7-mm/50-calibre anti-aircraft machine gun is […]

Dec. 7, 2015 shows China’s first polar airplane “Snow Eagle 601” having a trial flight at the Zhongshan Station, a Chinese scientific research base in Antarctica The Basler BT-67, named “Snow Eagle 601”, will operate supply runs and other logistics missions for expedition teams within a radius of 1,300 km around China’s Zhongshan Station in […]