A promo video of China's new Wing Loong 3 UAV was shown at AirShow China 2022. The video shows the alleged future combat work of the Wing Loong 3 UAV. According to Chinese media, the Wing Loong 3 drone can carry 16 missiles and bombs, and it will also be equipped with a new PL-10E air-to-air missile. The UAV is made according to the scheme similar to the UAV General Atomics MQ-9A/B USA. Wing Loong-3 is equipped with a turboprop engine and has a flight range of up to 10 thousand km. The maximum takeoff weight of the UAV is 6200 kg with a payload of up to 2300 kg. The flight duration reaches up to 40 hours.
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Forward Chinese destroyer type 055. The Chinese Navy has published a promo video about the destroyers of project 055. The first destroyer of the 4th generation, project 055, was first launched in 2014. Type 055 destroyers are so large that they are classed as cruisers in the US. Ships of this series are being built very quickly, short construction times have been achieved due to the modular-sectional approach. The ship is equipped with a Type 346B radar capable of detecting large targets at ranges up to 600 km. The destroyer has modular vertical launchers for missiles, the total ammunition load is 112 missiles. To destroy surface and coastal targets, the destroyer can use YJ-18 and CJ-10 cruise missiles. Air defense at medium and long ranges is carried out using HHQ-9 and HHQ-16 missiles. There are also CY-5 anti-submarine missiles. The ship is equipped with a 130-mm artillery system, 30-mm machine guns, an HJ-10 anti-aircraft system with 24 missiles and electronic warfare systems. To combat underwater targets, there are two 324 mm torpedo tubes. The displacement of the ship is 13,000 tons. At the moment, the destroyers of this project are considered among the most powerful in the world.
Chinese military exercises "Single Sword" started near the island of Taiwan. Chinese exercises around Taiwan are aimed at testing the readiness of the Air Force to gain air superiority over the Taiwan Strait and control over the island. Also, task forces of the Chinese Navy organized combat patrols around Taiwan, simulating a circular blockade of the island. As part of the Joint Sword exercise, a computer-animated video simulating a Chinese missile attack was shown. All types of Chinese troops are used in the exercises. On April 9, 31 aircraft and 9 ships of the Chinese army crossed the "middle line" of the Taiwan Strait, or have already entered the southwestern part of the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone, the Taiwan Ministry of Defense said. China's "Joint Sword" exercise around Taiwan, organized by the Eastern Command of the People's Liberation Army of China, will last until April 10. J-10, J-11, J-16 and Su-30 fighters, H-6K strategic bombers, Y-8, Y-9 and Y-20AR transport aircraft, KJ-500 early warning and control aircraft are used in the exercises. As well as marine and land equipment.
The construction of a modular military field camp of the Chinese army. Footage of the construction of an advanced field camp of the Chinese army has been published. The Joint Logistics Center in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province has supplied one of the brigades with a new, rapidly erected military modular campus. The military field camp is quite modern and equipped with automated auxiliary equipment, including climate-controlled accommodation for personnel, a kitchen, a bathroom, a mini-laundry, a waste disposal unit and other equipment. The military camp is equipped with a face recognition system, it is difficult for an outsider to enter it.
Interception by the destroyer "Suzhou" type 052DL of China of the destroyer Chung-Hoon of the United States. Clear footage released of Chinese warship Suzhou intercepting the US Navy destroyer Chung-Hoon in the Taiwan Strait. Reportedly, the Chinese destroyer of project 052DL made a sharp maneuver and crossed the course of the American destroyer "Chung-Hoon" type "Arleigh Burke" at a distance of 137 meters. As a result of the incident, the US destroyer Chung-Hoon was forced to abruptly slow down and adjust the route. After that, the Chinese destroyer "Suzhou" for the second time crossed the course of the US destroyer from starboard to port at a distance of 1828 meters. After the incident, the American command called the work of the Chinese team "unprofessional."
Overview of the main tank Toure 96A of China. The Chinese army has published a promo video of its main battle tank ZTZ-96A, also called the Third Generation Toure 96A. The Type 96 tank, like many other examples of Chinese military equipment, traces its lineage to Soviet prototypes. The Type 96 tank was created in 1997 on the basis of the Soviet T-72, in 2005 the tank was upgraded to the Type 96A version. The tank has a combined multi-layer armor in the frontal projection and dense dynamic protection. The tank is equipped with all modern systems and equipment: a thermal imager, a modern laser rangefinder, a high-speed fire-fighting system, and a system of protection against weapons of mass destruction. The main gun of the Type 96A tank is a 125 mm smoothbore gun, a copy of the Russian 2A46M, the tank has an automatic loader similar to that of the T-72 tank. The tank can fire not only conventional projectiles, but also anti-tank systems from the gun barrel. Auxiliary armament of the tank is a 12.7-mm W-85 anti-aircraft machine gun and a 7.62-mm machine gun coaxial with a cannon. In general, the tank has good indicators of firepower, mobility and security. The tank is equipped with a 1000 hp engine. capable of speeds up to 65 km / h on the highway, and up to 40 km / h on rough terrain. The weight of the tank is 42 tons, the crew is 3 people.
China's Twin Tailed Scorpion UAV attack, review. The Chinese army has published footage of exercises with the use of airborne weapons by the Twin Tailed Scorpion A strike UAV. The Tengden TW 328-A drone is an enlarged version of the TB001 UAV, the drone has added a third engine and has a maximum takeoff weight of 3250 kg. The UAV has seven hardpoints, three of which are triple or double. The UAV uses an extensive arsenal of missiles and bombs, including the TL-2 air-to-ground missile, FT-9 and LS-6-50 precision bombs, Blue Arrow 7 and Blue Arrow 11A anti-tank missiles, GB laser-guided bomb -25 and the YZ-102A bomb. The maximum flight range of Twin Tailed Scorpion A is 6000 km, autonomy is 35 hours, service ceiling is 8000 meters. Communication range - up to 3000 km when using satellite data transmission channels.
At the Changchun Airshow-2023 in China, a visualization of the Chinese strategic bomber Xian H-20, developed since 2000, was shown. The bomber is made using stealth technology. Itsappearance is in many ways similar to the American B-2 bomber, many of the characteristics of the aircraft are still kept secret. It is assumed that with a mass of 200 tons, the aircraft will be able to carry up to 20 tons of combat load at a distance of up to 8 thousand km. Presumably, inside the fuselage there will be a launching "drum" for several missiles - analogues of the Russian Kh-101 or Kh-55. The aircraft must fly at subsonic speeds, less than 1,000 km/h.
The navies of China and Thailand have begun military exercises Blue Assault-2023 in the waters of the Gulf of Thailand and in the area of the Sattahip naval base. The Blue Assault-2023 exercises will last until September 9, the parties will work out tasks during joint search and rescue operations at sea, landing personnel when helicopters land on the decks of ships. Three ships of the Eastern Fleet of China will take part in the exercises: the Simingshan Type 071 landing ship, the Anyang Type 054A URO frigate and the Chaohu Type 903A ship replenishment transport.
Chinese army exercises to restore an airfield after a bombing. The Chinese Army conducted exercises to restore a destroyed runway in the city of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, the location of the 95th Fighter Brigade of the Chinese Air Force. The purpose of the exercise is to quickly restore an airfield damaged as a result of an enemy air raid. According to the exercise scenario, the runway was destroyed. Emergency services with special equipment and sappers were involved to carry out restoration work. The runway was reportedly restored within three hours.
A Chinese J-16 fighter intercepts a US RC-135. Footage of Chinese fighter jets JH-7, J-11 and J-16 intercepting American reconnaissance aircraft in the East China and South China Seas has been published. There is nothing particularly interesting, except for the case when a Chinese fighter crosses the path of an American reconnaissance aircraft. Notice how the American RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft bounces when it hits the exhaust gases from the engine of a Chinese J-16 fighter.
Chinese ships use water cannons against Philippine ships. The Chinese Coast Guard used water cannons against Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessels that were en route to Scarborough Reef in the South China Sea. The Chinese side first demanded to leave it, saying that Scarborough Reef was Chinese territory. The Filipinos ignored the warnings, insisting they were in their exclusive economic zone. In the disputed waters of the South China Sea, incidents periodically occur between the Philippines and China.
The Chinese Army has released footage of training exercises by a group of snipers from the 92nd Brigade of the 73rd Army of the Chinese Eastern Command. During the exercises, snipers used QBU-10 rifles. The Chinese QBU-10 sniper rifle, 12.7 mm caliber, was put into service in 2011. The rifle can be easily disassembled into its main components and can be carried in a backpack. According to Chinese sources, the firing accuracy of the QBU-10 rifle is about 2-3 arc minutes; the declared effective firing range against manpower is up to 1000 meters. Rifle length 1380 mm, rifle barrel 780 mm, weight without cartridges 13.3 kg. The rifle magazine capacity is 5 rounds.
The new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian type 003 went to sea and began its first sea trials. Fujian Type 003 is China's third aircraft carrier and the first designed and built by China. Construction of the 4th aircraft carrier has already begun. Unlike previous aircraft carriers, the ship is equipped with three electromagnetic catapults to launch aircraft. The Fujian aircraft carrier has a length of 316 meters and a displacement of about 80,000 tons, the power plant with a capacity of 220,000 hp is equipped with steam turbines and has 8 boilers. The ship will presumably carry 50 J-15 aircraft, possibly fifth-generation J-31 fighters as well as UAVs. Upon completion of the test, the formation of the third Chinese aircraft carrier group, consisting of Type 55 destroyers and Type 54 frigates, will begin.
The People's Republic of China has launched a two-day military exercise, Joint-Sword 2024A, around Taiwan. China's exercises began after the inauguration of Taiwan's new president, Lai Qingde, on May 20. The representative of the Chinese command, Li Xi, informed that the ground forces, naval forces, air force and missile forces are involved in the exercises. He also noted that the purpose of the exercise is to test the “real combat capabilities” of the forces of the Eastern Combat Command Zone. In response to China's exercises, Taiwan brought to the coast launchers of Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile systems with a range of hitting targets up to 400 kilometers. 10 F-16V fighters were also lifted into the air from Hualien Air Base. The Taiwan General Staff reported that 33 aircraft and 31 Chinese ships were recorded approaching the island.