Armée Chinoise 🇨🇳

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Fin Janvier, quelques vieilles frégates de Type 053H2G s’entraînent en mer.













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Le 27 Janvier 2015, la 10ème gribade d'artillerie du 16ème groupe d'armées, de la région militaire de Shenyang, a mené un exercice de tir en condition extrême froide. Les drones ont été déployés sous une température de -28°C pour effectuer de la reconnaissance, de l'identification, de l'acquisition et de l'évaluation de dégât.















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Le commandant du Taskforce 465 de l'EU s'est rendu visite à la 19ème flottille d'escorte, en mission actuellement dans le Golfe d'Aden.



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Les jeunes recrues du 13ème groupe d'armées, dont les jeunes femmes, ont terminé leur premier entrainement longue distance à pied sur 240 km.



Entrainement d'une unité de la région militaire de Shenyang.



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Entrainement d'une brigade aéroportée de la région militaire de Shenyang. On voit dans la vidéo les appareils comme Z-8A, Z-9W, Z-10 et Z-19.



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Un reportage CCTV sur la transformation des résultats de recherche des instituts en application concrète. La 2ème partie est très intéressante.



La Chine termine la construction d'un nouveau laboratoire de niveau P4, dans la ville de Wuhan.



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D'après plusieurs sources informelles, le drone AWACS "Aigle Divin" (??) conçu par l'Institut 601 de Shenyang et fabriqué par GAIC est sorti de chaîne d'assemblage, son premier vol serait prévu après le nouvel an chinois.











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La Chine et l'Argentine prévoient des collaborations militaires plus poussées.

China, Argentina set for defence collaboration, Malvinas-class OPV deal

Richard D Fisher Jr, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
01 February 2015



A model of China's P18 export corvette, a number of which Beijing has reportedly sold to Argentina. Somewhat controversially, the vessels in Argentine service will be known as the Malvinas class. Source: R D Fisher

Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is expected to sign agreements with China to increase military co-operation, including construction of new warships for the Argentine Navy, during a visit to Beijing on 3-5 February, according to media reports.

The expanded level of Argentine-Chinese military co-operation, which has been about a year in preparation, follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 29 October 2014 by an Argentine-Chinese Joint Committee on Co-operation in the Field of Defence Technology and Industry. The actual joint development programmes were finalised during a visit by a Chinese defence trade delegation to Buenos Aires in late January.

Argentine reports indicate the agreement to be signed in Beijing could cover co-production in Argentina of the Norinco VN1 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) and co-operation in building a new ice-breaker, naval tugboats, mobile hospitals, and new warships for the Argentine Navy.

In late 2014 the Argentine government reportedly accepted a Chinese offer to meet its long-standing requirement for a new class of offshore patrol vessel. Over the last decade Argentina has considered purchasing designs from Brazil, Germany, and Spain, but China has reportedly succeeded in selling a more capable warship: a version of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation's (CSIC) P18 export corvette.

Somewhat controversially, this vessel will be known as the Malvinas class, after the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands: a UK sovereign territory that Argentine forces invaded in April 1982 before being defeated by a British task force in a conflict that claimed 907 lives.

Two P18N corvettes were sold to Nigeria in 2012 for USD42 million each.

According to Brazilian web magazine Naval Power , an initial Argentine contract may include two ships built in China and three co-produced in Argentina. An Argentine source noted the price for the ships could be USD50 million each.

The P18 corvette displaces 1,800 tonnes, is 95 m long, 12 m wide, and is powered by two German-designed MTU 20V 4000M diesel engines to achieve a speed of 25 kt. It can be armed with a 76 mm main gun, two 30 mm cannons, up to eight anti-ship missiles, two triple torpedo launchers, and can carry one medium-sized helicopter.

Naval Power reported that Argentina has requested a larger flight deck to handle its 10-tonne Sea King helicopters and a towed sonar to increase its anti-submarine capability.

Delivery of the Argentine P18s could start in 2017.

Reports from mid-2014 indicate the Argentine Army evaluated the Norinco VN1 8x8 amphibious APC, considering its 21-tonne infantry fighting vehicle variant along with 105 mm gun- and 120 mm mortar-armed versions. Argentina could acquire up to 110 VN1s, according to Naval Power .

Venezuela's marines took delivery of the region's first VN1s at the end of December 2014.

ANALYSIS
If concluded, this defence agreement could mark a major step in Argentina's long-standing effort to revive its military capabilities and would constitute a major success for China's 15-year endeavour to expand its military influence and market share in Latin America.

Since the 1982 Falklands War, China has expressed its support for Argentina's continued claims over the islands, which Beijing compares to its claim over Taiwan. However, China's willingness to accept commodity payments to finance initial loans that fund military sales has been key to its military sales success in Argentina.

In 2011 the Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (Argentine Aircraft Factory: FAdeA) reached an agreement to start co-producing China's Changhe Z-11 light helicopter. Then, in June 2013, FAdeA sources told IHS Jane's that talks over co-production of the Chengdu FC-1 lightweight jet fighter had occurred over the previous two years. This option appears to have been lost as Argentina has tried and failed to purchase retired Dassault Mirage F1 fighters from Spain, then refurbished Israeli Aircraft Industry Kfir fighters and, in late 2014, Saab Gripen fighters co-produced in Brazil.

However, the new Argentine-Chinese defence agreement could revive prospects for combat aircraft co-operation. In addition to the FC-1 fighter, China could offer low-cost combat-capable supersonic lead-in trainers like the Guizhou JL-9G/FTC-2000G or the Hongdu L-15.

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PLAN to deploy range of warships in Indian Ocean, says China's defence ministry

Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
29 January 2015

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will deploy a range of naval vessels into the Indian Ocean region in the future, said a senior military official during a press conference on 29 January.

The comment by Senior Colonel Yang Yujun, a spokesperson at China's Ministry of National Defense (MND), comes against the backdrop of increased PLAN deployments to the region since it first took part in international counter-piracy efforts off Somalia in 2008. Since then, the PLAN has progressively expanded the frequency and type of naval vessels - the latter now to include submarines - that it sends to the Indian Ocean.

"In the future, the Chinese military will send different kinds of naval ships to take part in the naval escort missions in accordance with the situation and the requirement to fulfil the task," Col Yang told reporters.

The colonel was responding to a question on the PLAN's submarine movements in the Indian Ocean and described the service's intended deployments as "normal activities" and that "there is no need to read too much into them".

"The Chinese military has sent various kinds of naval ships to the Gulf of Aden and the waters off the Somali coast to conduct escort missions since 2008 - and in the process, we have notified relevant countries of the escort missions of the PLA naval ships, including the PLA naval submarines", said Col Yang, although he did not name the countries.

COMMENT
The PLAN had no significant blue-water capability until the mid-1990s and was absent from the Indian Ocean region until 2008, when a squadron of three ships led by the Type 052C 'Luyang II'-class guided-missile destroyer Haikou (171) sailed through the Malacca Strait to participate in the international Somali counter-piracy campaign. The deployment was described by observers as China's first naval deployment outside the Asia-Pacific region since the 15th century.

Today, the PLAN is deploying the 19th rotation of its naval escort fleet to the counter-piracy campaign. Over the years, this rotational task group has conducted goodwill visits to a number of Indian Ocean countries including Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. In September 2014, a PLAN submarine, reported to be the Type 039 Song-class diesel-electric boat Great Wall , visited the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.

As well as seeking to protect critical sea lines of communication across the Indian Ocean, along which it ships natural resources home to its population as well as transporting their products to market, China may be seeking to expand its presence in the Indian Ocean to offset the political-military constraints it faces in the Pacific Ocean region given the increasing US focus on that region and the existence of a number of territorial disputes with countries such as Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

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Simulation de tir d'une brigade de frappe de portée moyenne avec des MRBM DF-21A, qui est basée au Nord-Est du pays. La portée de ce missile balistique couvre le Japon tout entier, avec l'ensemble des bases américaines, des ports et des installations.



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Entrainement d'une compagnie appelée "Tête de tigre" de la région militaire de Shenyang.



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Reportage CCTV plus détaillé sur les essais de tir des hélicoptères de combat Z-10, pilotés par les pilotes d'essai de l'Etat major chinois.



Quelques captures intéressantes -

Le viseur de casque actuel de Z-10



Ce qu'il semble être un prototype du viseur de casque, au début de son développement. C'est la première fois que je le vois.



La boule optronique de Z-10



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Reportage CCTV sur l'essai d'un Z-18 qui a atteint 9000m d'altitude, les commentaires parlent du ravitaillement rendu possible désormais à tous les postes de garde de frontière au plateau de Tibet.



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Selon le média russe VPK.name, qui relaye les informations de média local, la Chine a livré au moins un système de drone Wing Loong et les premiers systèmes SAM de type FD-2000 à l'Ouzbékistan. Le contrat aurait été signé en 2013.

http://vpk.name/news/125828_kitai_posta ... nikov.html



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Nouvelles photos de JL-10, jet d'entrainement supersonique chinois, diffusées par Hongdu.











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