people's liberation army navy

Is China building an Ulyanovsk-class (Project 1153 OREL) aircraft carrier? Source: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=691

Not 100% sure but with a MAD-boom, a weapons-bay and a large serach radar ... I would say that's the long rumoured Y-8GX-6 ASW. Deino

War is Boring and offiziere.ch are jointly reporting on a story, coming out via the EX-SKF blog, that the PLAN has suffered a major nuclear accident onboard a sub at the port of Dalian. EX-SKF got the report in turn from a blog (Japanese language) run by a former JASDF pilot. The accident...

Just "found" at XAC ... not sure if a Y-7-derivate or a completely new type, but anyway most likely something new from China again. Deino China naval AEW (most likely) spotted

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5489543&c=SEA&s=ASI So, seem within a few months the Varyag will be sailing under its own power. How long til the J-15 reaches production?

The article: http://news.theage.com.au/amd-building-catamarans-for-chinas-navy/20080201-1pgi.html The Product page from AMD: http://www.amd.com.au/designs/amd350pb.php The general arrangement drawing, which differs significantly with photographs of the Type 022...