Armée Chinoise

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Chinese Army Z-9WZ attack helicopter, designed and manufactured by China, makes a flight demonstration for press at a Chinese Liberation Army base, ahead of Army Day on Aug. 1, on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

Chinese Army Z-9WZ attack helicopter, designed and manufactured by China, makes a flight demonstration for press at a base of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army Aviation 4th Helicopter Regiment, ahead of Army Day on Aug. 1, on the outskirts of Beijing, China Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

A Z-9WZ military helicopter designed and manufactured by China performs as a bird flies past it during a media visit at the military base of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army Aviation 4th Helicopter Regiment, on the outskirts of Beijing, July 24, 2012, ahead of Army Day on August 1.

Chinese Army Z-9WZ attack helicopter, designed and manufactured by China, fly over during a demonstration for press at a base of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army Aviation 4th Helicopter Regiment, ahead of Army Day on Aug. 1, on the outskirts of Beijing, China Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

Flight crew of a Z-9WZ attack helicopter, designed and manufactured by China, chat after a flight demonstration for press at a Chinese Liberation Army base, ahead of Army Day on Aug. 1, on the outskirts of Beijing, China Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

Chinese soldiers run near a Z-9WZ attack helicopter, designed and manufactured by China, after a flight demonstration for press at a base of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army Aviation 4th Helicopter Regiment, ahead of Army Day on Aug. 1, on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Crew of a China's Z-9WZ attack helicopter wave to the journalists after a flight demonstration for media at a Chinese Liberation Army base, ahead of Army Day on Aug. 1, on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

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China’s DF-21D Missile Is a One-Shot Aircraft Carrier Killer

Since the end of WWII, America's naval might has been undisputed and our aircraft carriers have been its crown jewels. However, the days of dominance could end with China's new DF-21D ballistic missile—the only device on Earth capable of sinking an aircraft carrier—four and a half acres of sovereign US territory—with one shot.

The DF-21D (Dong-Feng 21 variant D) is the world's first and only anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM). It's a two stage, land-launched missile with a maximum estimated range of 2,700 to 3,000 km. Its single fuel-air explosive warhead packs 200 to 500 kilotons. It was developed by China Changfeng Mechanics and Electronics Technology Academy as part of the country's massive military modernization effort, an initiative focused primarily on developing overwhelming missile technologies for which there are no effective defenses. The Defense Department believes it entered active service around 2009.

While the Chinese obviously aren't saying much on the inner workings of the new missile system, military experts believe it will rely on China's Over the Horizon radar (OTH) to monitor a 3,000-km swath of the South China Sea, where China is now claiming dominion over. The OTH system bounces its radar signal off the ionosphere to see past the curvature of the earth. If the OTH detects a carrier battle fleet, the system instigates a set of Yaogan satellites to search the area and provide precise targeting data. Additionally, when the OTH detects an approaching fleet, the system will reportedly launch a swarm of micro-satellites into low orbit where they will help refine the targeting data further and transmit it back to the onshore command center. Meanwhile, UAVs will be launched to track the fleet. Once the missile has been launched and separated from its first stage, the warhead employs synthetic aperture radar to find the carrier. It receives real time telemetry data as it locks onto its target and initiates its terminal descent.

This capability could be used to effectively deny US carriers from intervening in, say, the Taiwan Strait. It could also be used as a very large stick in resolving local territorial disputes. Many members of the security community also worry that the FAE warheads could easily be replaced with nuclear ones. If that occurred, it would very lead to an arms race with Japan and India (neither of whom are particularly fond of the Communist PRC). Or, it could dissolve the US-Russian INF Treaty, which prevents the two countries from from deploying short and intermediate range land-based ballistic and cruise missiles.

http://gizmodo.com/5928295/chinas-df+21 ... ier-killer

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China Defense Blog
This is the blog of China defense, where professional analysts and serious defense enthusiasts share findings on a rising military power.

http://china-defense.blogspot.fr/ très intéressant pour les anglophone .

[AAF 2020]

Armée chinoise équipe le nouveau système intégré d'auto-support et de soutien vie de combat

MOSCOU, 25 Juillet. (ARMS-TASS). Prospective des équipements militaires chinois personnels comprennent une variété de dispositifs, des services de base, y compris un purificateur d'eau. Dans le même temps, il ressemble à l'engin n'est pas fournir une protection et des moyens limités de communication. A propos de ce quotidien PLA PLA.
Comme le note le journal, le nouvel individu un système complexe de soutien au combat et les systèmes de soutien de la vie, développé par "Kvotermaster" (quartier) et l'Institut de recherche de l'équipement sous la direction de l'Office de la Logistique générale GLD (General Logistics Département) Armée populaire de Libération (APL), équipé d'un système électronique carte médicale, une eau miniature purificateur et d'autres, et peut être utilisé par le personnel au sol NE, Navy, Air Force et second corps d'artillerie. Le système à plusieurs reprises soulevé la possibilité de la vie individuelle d'urgence de soutien aux soldats.

http://www.armstass.su/?page=article&aid=108997&cid=25

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Chinese JZY-01 Aircraft Carrier-Capable AEW&C Aircraft
http://chinesemilitaryreview.blogspot.c ... pable.html

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[dil@w]

China Shows Z-9WZ Helicopter In Rare Media Access To Base

The Chinese defense ministry took a step toward greater transparency on July 24 by opening an army aviation base to journalists, including foreigners, for the first time.

The habitually secretive military allowed close inspection and photography of Z-9WZ armed reconnaissance helicopters carrying a variety of weapons. It also laid out the full range of armament available for the type along with the cockpits of Z-9WZs and the helmets of their crews.

However, the new Z-10 (or WZ-10) attack helicopter did not appear at the media day, held at the base of the 4th Helicopter Regiment at Tongzhou, a satellite town of Beijing.

Foreign countries including the U.S. have urged China to be more open about its defense capabilities. Although Chinese officers say that they are trying to increase transparency, activities such as allowing foreign journalists poke their heads into combat helicopters do not come naturally to the People’s Liberation Army.

The Z-9WZ is “the first kind of armed reconnaissance helicopter” to be fielded by the Chinese army, the regiment says. The statement seems to overlook an earlier armed version of the Z-9 series; about 80 units designated Z-9W reportedly were built beginning in 1987.

The Z-9, based on the Eurocopter Dauphin, has been built since 1981 at the Harbin plant that is now part of Avicopter. It appears that the Z-9WZ version is the most recent Chinese development of the type and was previously reported as the Z-9G. “WZ” presumably stands for wuzhuang, meaning “armed.”

Reflecting their attack role and the weight of sensors and weapons, the passenger cabins of the helicopters displayed at Tongzhou were largely bare, with only two seats, facing forward, and a hefty rack of electronic black boxes. Weapons pylons on the Z-9WZ displaced the third door seen on each side of early Z-9s.

Weapons on display at Tongzhou included a type of guided missile, a cannon, unguided rockets and their launcher pod.
The 4th Helicopter Regiment has 12 Z-9WZs among a total of 30 aircraft, an officer says. The others are Mil Mi-17 and Mi-171 transport helicopters imported from Russia and Y-7 and Y-8 transport airplanes — locally built Antonov An-24s and An-12s, respectively. Among 1,000 people in the regiment, half are qualified as pilots.

Journalists have not previously been allowed on the base, officers say.

Asked about the unit’s recent progress in training, regiment commander Col. Zhang Zhilin tells Aviation Week: “Our simulator training has advanced greatly. We previously used actual [flight] training but now we train mainly with simulators. Doing so cuts costs, and the scenarios are realistic.”

There is no aspect of the regiment’s performance with which he is dissatisfied. “This unit is excellent in all respects,” Zhang says. “Of course that sounds like self-praise, but it is true.” He adds, “We’re very good at flying in bad weather.”

As to the arrival of the Z-10 at the regiment, Zhang says new equipment is a matter for his superiors to discuss.

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.asp ... 43.xml&p=1

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[Youma]

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy sailors march during an open day at the Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base on Hong Kong's Stonecutters Island July 28, 2012. The naval base was open to the public on Saturday, four days ahead of the PLA Army Day on August 1.

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers jump through rings of fire in a war game as part of the show for the public during an open day at the Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base on Hong Kong's Stonecutters Island July 28, 2012. The naval base was open to the public on Saturday, four days ahead of the PLA Army Day on August 1.

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Full loaded

[geronimo]

Première visite de la marine de guerre chinoise en Mer Noire, à l'invitation de l'Ukraine.

La frégate Yan Tai (type 054A, code NATO Jiangkai II), fera une escale à Constanţa, un port roumain et le plus grand de la Mer Noire, entre le 31/07 et le 4/08 et quittera la Mer Noire le 9/08.

Le destroyer Qingdao sera en visite à Sebastopol

http://www.ziuaveche.ro/top-secret/arma ... 10937.html

[dil@w]

Shaanxi Y-8 variant with side looking radar?

During my morning stroll through China's defence web sites I came across what could be yet another version of the Shaanxi Y-8, the four-engined turboprop that China seems to adapt to every role imaginable.

The bulges on the right side of the fuselage suggest side-looking synthetic aperture radar, but not sure about the winglets on the tips of the horizontal stabilizers, or the large wing-tip fairings.

Coincidentally this image has emerged just a few days after photos of what could be a tested for a new carrier-borne AEW&C aircraft.

Never a dull moment following China.

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/asian ... nt-wi.html

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[dil@w]

High resolution photo of new JL-9 with DSI intakes, no tail hook

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Des Xian JH-7 nouvellement construits avec l'utilisation de plus matériaux composites


il se dit que ces JH-7 seraient dotés de nouveaux missiles anti-navires.