people's liberation army navy

In recent years, more of the PLA three-letter designation system has become widely shown, especially in the regards of the missiles. So I thought it would be best to list them out. Format X/YZZ(or could be YYY)N(numbers). Forces modifier (typically omitted) K/ (Air Force) L/ (Army) H/ (Navy)...

In recent years, more of the PLA three-letter designation system has become widely shown, especially in the regards of the missiles. So I thought it would be best to list them out. Format X/YZZ(or could be YYY)N(numbers). Forces modifier (typically omitted) K/ (Air Force) L/ (Army) H/ (Navy)...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzbtit7dhH0 Guess who were the assailant! le :D

Let's suppose for whatever reason China doesn't manage to get Varyag. My preferred TL is for it to somehow get under russian control, eventually refurbished and serving alongside Kuznetsov. With that out of the way, wonder what will be the options/development path for the chinese carrier...

Agreed that the most likely next step after a blockade is an amphibious assault. Which is why 7th Fleet and SUBPAC are keeping a close eye on what's going on. Declaring a blockade would probably very quickly result in SUBPAC declaring unrestricted submarine warfare.

Parade training base outside of Beijing

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/1lkv0jd/chinese_pj26_76mm_spaag_vehicle_prototype_on_a/ https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/pj26.htm

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/chinese-warships-spotted-150-nautical-miles-from-sydney-20250219-p5ldkq.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/australia-says-chinese-navy-ships-220131368.html Pretty serious situation even though Govt says no issue. Regards,

https://www.twz.com/sea/giant-uncrewed-submarine-put-forward-by-chinese-shipbuilder-possibly-linked-to-existing-design

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/08/china-launches-its-most-sophisticated-submarine-to-date/

https://www.twz.com/news-features/odd-activity-at-chinese-submarine-shipyard-draws-interest

WTF? https://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_China_rules_allow_detention_of_foreigners_in_South_China_Sea_999.html

It seems that China has built a drone carrier ! https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/05/china-builds-worlds-first-dedicated-drone-carrier/

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1xC411J7m9 Model of concept

PGZ-09

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/chinas-secret-extra-large-submarine-drone-program-revealed/

Rather than aircraft carriers I think it is US nuclear submarines that pose the main threat to Chinese seapower, so I was interested in this article: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/china-improving-its-anti-submarine-warfare-capabilities-197071 The Western powers have been in the ASW...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-seeks-first-military-base-on-africas-atlantic-coast-u-s-intelligence-finds-11638726327 Nothing to see here I'm sure.

The whole story started with a picture posted in 2017 on social media that shows a new military drone that China has built. The unnamed device, which is said to be a torpedo bomber, is capable of skimming the surface of the sea and conducting "deadly attacks" against warships, says a post on...

No general chinese aviation thread for news like this so here we go?(unless mods or admin have a thread for where this news goes?) https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42937/tailless-fighter-like-airframe-spotted-at-chinese-fighter-jet-manufacturers-test-airfield