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China's Massive Next-Generation Amphibious Assault Ship Takes Shape August 01, 2024 | Center for Strategic and International Studies China's defense industry is rapidly producing increasingly advanced warships, with recent satellite imagery revealing the construction of the first Yulan-class landing helicopter assault ship, the Type 076. This vessel, poised to be the world's largest amphibious assault ship, features a flight deck over 13,500 square meters.
Chinese Z-10 Operates With New Electronic Warfare Pod August 07, 2024 | Janes China has reportedly developed a new variant of its KG300G airborne electronic warfare (EW) pod for rotary-wing platforms, specifically showcased on a Changhe Z-10 attack helicopter. The updated pod is shorter, rectangular, and box-like, differing from the original cylindrical design meant for fighter aircraft. This new design includes features like heat sinks and air intakes for cooling, indicating its tailored use for combat helicopters.
China Unveils Powerful New Torpedo Capable of Sinking Aircraft Carriers: Footage Released August 08, 2024 | Army Recognition According to this report, China has publicly released footage of a new torpedo exercise, showing a powerful explosion that lifted the stern of a target ship out of the water, creating a 100-meter-high water column. TThe exercise, conducted by a Type 039B submarine, featured the Yu-10 torpedo can destroy enemy aircraft carriers. Analysts believe the Yu-10 has been in service since 2015, but its development has been largely secretive until now.
China's HQ-9B Can Now Provide Multi-Layered Long Range Air Defence: New Missiles and Launchers Unveiled August 26, 2024 | Military Watch The People's Liberation Army Central Theatre Command has confirmed the deployment of a new variant of the HQ-9B long-range air defense system, featuring a configuration that allows each launcher to carry up to eight smaller, lighter surface-to-air missiles. The new missiles are designed for shorter-range targets, enhancing the system's multi-layered defense capabilities.
China Copied Its Way to Building a World-Class Air-to-Air Missile August 20, 2024 | Popular Mechanics This article discusses China's development of the PL-15 air-to-air missile, which allegedly rivals Western counterparts like the AIM-120D AMRAAM. The PL-15 features advanced technology, including an active radar seeker and dual-pulse rocket motor, enabling long-range engagements. The report adds that the PL-15 is integrated with modern Chinese fighter jets, such as the J-20, bolstering their combat capabilities.
China Ramps up Fielding of Carrier-borne Air Early Warning Aircraft August 21, 2024 | X A satellite photo has circulated on social media platform X showing a batch of four KJ-600 carrier-borne Air Early Warning aircraft in factory-fresh green paint parked in a PLAAF airbase, indicating rapid fielding of the model.
PLA Navy's 4th Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Went on Sea Trial August 27, 2024 | X Satellite images of the 4th Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD) of the PLA Navy circulating on social media platform X show that the ship is undergoing sea trial.
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