Chinese Military Review

Dual Seat JF-17 Thunder (FC-1 Xiaolong) Fighter Jet @ Pairs Air Show

2013-06-17T20:46:00.001-07:00

Dual Seat JF-17 Thunder (FC-1 Xiaolong) Fighter Jet @ Pairs Air Show

Chinese Type 054A Jiangkai-II Frigate and Type 056 Jiangdao Class Corvette

2013-06-16T19:09:00.001-07:00

Type 054A Jiangkai-II Frigate and Type 056 Jiangdao Class Corvette of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) spotted togather.

Chinese Type 054A Jiangkai-II frigates are equipped with a 32-cell vertical launching system (VLS) to fir HQ-16 surface to air defense system while Type 056 class corvettes carry short range HQ-10 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) System.

Modified Y-8 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C)

2013-06-15T22:08:00.000-07:00

First high quality image of the the Modified Y-8 / ZDK03 AEW&C which now employes three sided active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar in a fixed radome above the fuselage instead of a conventional rotodome with one AESA radar used in ZDK-03 AEW&C Karakoram Eagle.

Chinese CV16 Liaoning Aircraft Carrier Set Sail

2013-06-11T21:20:00.000-07:00

Chinese CV16 Liaoning Aircraft Carrier is setting sail for new set of sea trails and traning exercise.

Chinese CV16 Liaoning can employ J-15 Flying Shark which uses folding wings and shortened tail to maximise the no of jets which can be carried by the Liaoning.

Type 056 Corvette 583 Shang Rao in Service With PLA Navy

2013-06-11T21:07:00.000-07:00

High Quality images of the Chinese Type 056 Corvette 583 Shang Rao in Service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy).

Type 056 Corvette 583 Shang Rao is equipped with 4x YJ-83 (C-803) medium range Anti-Ship Missiles and 1x8-Cell FL-3000N/HHQ-10 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) System.

Chinese Astronauts Aboard Shenzhou-10 Spacecraftch

2013-06-11T09:54:00.001-07:00

Three Chinese Astronauts Aboard Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft which took off at 0938 GMT from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.

Nie Haisheng will act as commander as this is his second spaceflight while Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping will assist him during this mission.

Chinese Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft Blasts off into Space With Three Astronauts

2013-06-11T09:46:00.001-07:00

Chinese Long March 2F rocket carrying Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft blasted off into space with three Chinese astronauts on a 15 day mission. It is the 5th Chinese manned mission since 2003.

Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft will dock with the Tiangong-1 space station

Venezuelan Y-8F200VV Tactical Military Transport Aircrafts

2013-06-04T00:29:00.000-07:00

Venezuelan Shaanxi Y-8F200VV four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. Venezuelan Air Force will employ its Shaanxi Y-8F200VV transport aircrafts along with the American C-130H Hercules.

Female Snipers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)

2013-06-03T22:53:00.001-07:00

Very interesting shots of the Female Snipers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has appeared on the Chinese language internet forums.

All images are courtesy of the NJ.81.CN

Chinese Red Arrow HJ-9 Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)

2013-05-31T20:22:00.002-07:00

The HJ-9 (Hong Jian) Red Arrow is a medium range Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) which can be launched from various ground vehicles and helicopters of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

Different Ships of Chinese Type 056 Jiangdao Class Corvette

2013-05-30T19:50:00.004-07:00

Different ships of the Type 056 class Corvette of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy). First image shows 596 and 597.

580 大同 /Datong, 581 582 蚌埠 / Bengbu, 583 Ganzhou, 584, 585, 586 吉安 / Ji'an 上饶 / Shangrao, 596 惠州 / Huizhou, 597 钦州 / Qinzhou.

HQ Image of Chinese Liaoning CV16 Aircraft Carrier at Sea

2013-05-25T21:21:00.002-07:00

HQ image of the Chinese Liaoning CV16 Aircraft Carrier at sea. Once fully operational, Liaoning will carry Russian made Ka-31 AEW & loclay developed Z-8 airborne early warning (AEW) helicopter and Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark Naval Fighter Jet.

HQ Image of Chinese low-observable tail-less flying wing Drone

2013-05-24T17:29:00.001-07:00

High Resolution image of the newly spotted Chinese low-observable tail-less flying wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) which may be equipped with the precision guided weapons. This new UCAV is powered by Klimov RD-93 afterburnering turbofan.

Seven Z-19 Light Tandem Seat Attack Helicopters At Chinese Airbase

2013-05-23T20:25:00.001-07:00

New captures from the CCTV 13 footage revealed seven Z-19 Light Tandem Seat Gunship Helicopter at an army airbase in China. China has developed Z-19 Light Attack Helicopter to complement the Z-10 attack helicopter.

Z-19 Light Tandem Seat Gunship Helicopter at Chinese airbase along with different weapons.

Chinese Y-8 GX6 Maritime Patrol & Anti-submarine Warfare Aircraft gets Airborne

2013-05-22T19:20:00.001-07:00

Chinese Y-8 GX6 Long Range Maritime Patrol and Anti-submarine Warfare Aircraft spotted while it was Airborne.

China is developing Y-8 GX6 aircraft to meet the requirements of the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) for high Endurance Maritime Patrol & Anti-submarine warfare aircraft .

J-10S Vigorous Dragon Fighter Jet on Armed Patrol

2013-05-20T20:00:00.000-07:00

The J-10S dual seater Vigorous Dragon fighter jet of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) armed with PL-8 Within Visual Range (WVR) and PL-12 Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM).

Chinese Type 79 7.62x25mm Light Submachine Gun With Picatinny Rail

2013-05-18T23:00:00.002-07:00

Chinese Type 79 7.62x25mm Light Submachine Gun with forward Picatinny rail for mounting all popular accessories, foregrip and light.

Chinese Z-19 Light Attack/Reconnaissance Helicopter

2013-05-18T22:04:00.001-07:00

New image of the Chinese Z-19 Light Attack/Reconnaissance Helicopter which will complement the Z-10 attack helicopter.

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning CV-16 Flight Operations

2013-05-13T20:00:00.000-07:00

Flight operations from the Chinese Liaoning CV-16 Aircraft Carrier. Liaoning has so far seen with the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark Fighter Jet.

Chinese Stealth Unmanned Combat / Reconnaissance Air Vehicle Spotted

2013-05-09T18:58:00.003-07:00

Chinese long-range stealth Unmanned Combat/Reconnaissance Air Vehicle (UCAV) very similar to American X-47/RQ-170 has been recently spotted. China had unveiled the scale model of a similar stealthy desing in September 2011.

SAC Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) model displayed at Zhuhai Airshow 2012

601 Aircraft Design Institute/Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's Chinese SkyBow Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV).