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Under the Chinese tank designations thread, I've mentioned the VN50 project: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/chinese-tank-designations.34040/#post-399542 The thing is, I don't even known for sure that this was a real project. For the record, the VN50 was reputed to be a heavy IFV...

Chinese Armour Designation Styles Type-xx (rendered xx-Type in Mandarin) are kind of like US 'Mxx' designations. ZTZxx (and similar) are role-specific PLA designations. - ZTZ (Zhuangjia Tanke Zhongxíng) = Main Battle Tank ('Armoured Tank, Medium') WZxx are officially-applied industrial...

Hi! Here is an unbuilt early design of Type 054 frigate. Using 3K95 Klinok short range surface to air missile.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Tower

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51235105 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51259649 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51262450 https://www.bbc.com/news/51245373 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51239745...

https://interestingengineering.com/china-plans-to-develop-a-flying-train-that-could-reach-speeds-of-4000kmh

Hello,I found this strange photo I don't know what tanks is this. I asked Tanks Encyclopedia's experts.They told me that this is Type 63 APC.I don't think so

Dornier Seastar all-composite amphibian evolved from 1984, more then 3 decades. For certain years, Dornier teamed Chinese company, Wuxi for further developement. Official site. Seastar initially offered as aircraft, that could be used in many application - from passenger and VIP-transportation...

All Soviet, Russian and American space flights were filmed on television cameras, photo cameras and digital cameras in space. Starting from 1959 to the present day. Every day Soviet television officially showed crew flights to space stations from the 70s, especially outside and docking. Soviet...

Via Slashdot: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/2172141/chinas-brightest-children-are-being-recruited-develop-ai-killer

Via https://twitter.com/HenriKenhmann Length 10m, wingspan 22m, MTOW 13t, cruise at 13km / 0.6Ma, Vmax 0.75Ma. Positioning: Strategic recognition and strikes high value targets. First flight 2019, serial production 2022.

http://www.tboverse.us/HPCAFORUM/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=24028&sid=b7e24d3d66bb62445c21929f8886c97e https://www.janes.com/article/83201/aad-2018-csoc-reveals-details-of-armed-usv-concept

"Will China's Next-Generation Supply Ship be Nuclear-Powered?" "On September 6, 2018, China’s comprehensive supply ship Hongzehu (Hull 881) was honorably retired, marking that the Chinese Navy has entered a new era of modernization. With its retirement, perhaps the country’s next-generation...

Several images have surfaced (of which this is one) from Shanghai CSSC shipyard. Images show what appears to be a large module of a possible aircraft carrier. Said shipyard was rumored to have started building China's next carrier, first Catobar one, since a few years ago.

After the Sino-Soviet split the PLA really stagnated until they opened to the west in the late 70s, but even then the slow trickle of technology didn't help the PLA too much. It was the fall of the Soviet Union and the Russians providing them with lots of relatively advanced equipment and...

Of particular concern is information related to the Sea Dragon anti-ship missile program, a project of the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office that was being developed by submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat...

China preparing to launch Chang’e-4 relay satellite May 21 http://spacenews.com/china-preparing-to-launch-change-4-relay-satellite-may-21/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FHfsqUf_cM

A PLAN destroyer, 173 Changsha , of Type 052D , broke down in the Indian Ocean on the way to the Sino-Russian naval exercise "Joint Sea 2017". She is one of China's latest destroyers Another destroyer, the 174 Hefei, of the same class has replaced it. Destroyer 173 Changsha , frigate 571...

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