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China Defense Blog
2w ago
It also happened to be the 1st of two words for PLAN CV18 Fujian. Nice word play there PLAN PR Department ..read more
China Defense Blog
2w ago
PLAN's 46th anti-piracy escort expedition to the Gulf of Aden has returned home triumphantly after 339 days and nights at sea covering more than 160,000 nautical miles. It sea voyager was extended to goodwill visits covering three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe, after the escort mission.Despite not seeing their families nearly a year, those PLA sailors have demonstrated their blue ..read more
China Defense Blog
3w ago
PLA Navy commissions first Type 054B frigateBy Global Times Published: Jan 22, 2025 10:12 AMhttps://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202501/1327355.shtmlThe Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, is commissioned on Wednesday, given the hull number 545, the Xinhua News Agency reported.With the hull number 545 and a displacement of about 5,000 tons, the Luohe is a ..read more
China Defense Blog
3w ago
Given China's manufacturing advances and enormous stocks of FAB bombs, it would be a great surprise if they didn't have their own version of UMPK.I'm sure there are kits for other types of unguided bombs as well.  ..read more
China Defense Blog
3w ago
With cage armor and winter camo.Saturday, April 18, 2020 PLA Orbat Update: 204th Heavy Armored Combined-Arms Brigade (LB 16) 78th Group Army Withtop of the line equipment, it is easy to see why it is now designated as a "Heavy" brigade. ZBD-04A of the 1st Combined Arms Battalion ZTZ-99A of the 1st Combined Arms Battalion PGZ09 35mm SPAAA of ..read more
China Defense Blog
3w ago
Most modern warships operate for more than 20 years, with some lasting up to 30 years or more. However, given how quickly the PLAN is "making dumplings," rehiring older, less powerful ones to reduce operating costs and personnel makes sense. Link to the news of the decommissioning in Chinese (here) Monday, September 02, 2024 Family Photo: Type 053H3 ..read more
China Defense Blog
3w ago
Photo credit goes to B747SPNKGWednesday, November 13, 2024 Move Over PLA Army Flyboys, Now It Is PLA Marine's Turn To Show Off Their Shipborne Assault Z20J The examples on display at the current Zhuhai Airshow belong to the PLAN Marine Aviation Brigade, and provide substantially better features and capacities over the preceding Z-8 and Z-9s. (link)Similar ..read more