China Conducts J-15 Flight Landing On Liaoning Aircraft Carrier

J-15 Flight On Liaoning Aircraft Carrier

 China has successfully conducted flight landing on its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, naval sources said.A new J-15 fighter jet was used as part of the landing exercise.

After its delivery to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Sept. 25, the aircraft carrier has undergone a series of sailing and technological tests, including the flight of the carrier-borne J-15.

Capabilities of the carrier platform and the J-15 have been tested, meeting all requirements and achieving good compatibility, the PLA Navy said.

J-15 Flight On Liaoning Aircraft Carrier

Since the carrier entered service, the crew have completed more than 100 training and test programs.

The successful flight landing also marked the debut of the J-15 as China's first generation multi-purpose carrier-borne fighter jet, the PLA Navy said.

Designed by and made in China, the J-15 is able to carry multi-type anti-ship, air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, as well as precision-guided bombs.

Russia To Sell Su-35 Advanced Fighter Planes To China

Su-35 Russian Fighter Jet

 Russia has agreed to sell 24 Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft to China for a projected US$1.5 billion. Russia’s Rosoboronexport and the Chinese Ministry of National Defense are said to have reached a initial agreement, with details discussed during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday between Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu and Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Hu was accompanied by General Xu Qiliang who was appointed one of the two vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission during the 17th session of the seventh plenary conference earlier this month.

The 24 aircraft come equipped with the 117S engine designed by Russian firm NPO Saturn, the Russian business daily reported.

Su-35 Russian Fighter Jet

The contract is expected to be signed next year or in 2014, with delivery of the fighter jets starting in 2015.Beijing has yet to confirm the deal.

Russian media reported earlier this year that Moscow had decided against selling China the 48 so-called “fourth-plus-plus generation” Su-35s, valued at more than US$4 billion, after Beijing requested them last year. Analysts concluded at the time that Russia’s principal reason for not selling the advanced multirole aircraft was the risk of Chinese reverse engineering. Beijing had initially only requested four.

China Develops CM-400AKG Pakistan's Hypersonic Carrier Killer Missile For JF-17

JF-17's CM-400AKG Hypersonic Aircraft Carrier Killer Missile 

China has developed a hypersonic Aircraft carrier killer missile and has been deployed by the PAF.

The missile has been described as the PAF's Hypersonic 'Carrier Killer Missile'

Pakistan has deployed a new hypersonic long-range air-launched missile that officials in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) have described as "a hypersonic aircraft carrier killer missile".

The CM-400AKG is a Mach 4 plus-capable air-to-surface weapon developed in China and now in service with JF-17 fighter aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force. The weapon, designated CM-400AKG, was designed and developed in China by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) and was revealed at Airshow China 2012, held in Zhuhai in November.

The CM-400AKG is now part of the operational weapon set of the PAF's JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter. "This is a mature weapon that has been fully tested. It is not conceptual. It is in service," Air Commodore Mahmood Khalid, PAF JF-17 Deputy Project Director stated. "The CM-400AKG is a very high-speed missile that is very tough to intercept. It hits the target at Mach 4 or above and its kinetic impact alone is enough to destroy any high-value target, like an aircraft carrier."

AVIC Unveils New Minshan Aircraft Engine At Airshow China 2012

AVIC Unveils New Minshan Aircraft Engine At Airshow China 2012

AVIC Unveils  Minshan Aircraft Engine At Airshow China 2012

AVIC Unveils New Minshan Aircraft Engine At Airshow China 2012

SAC F-60/J-31 Stealth Fighter in Zhuhai Airshow 2012

SAC F-60/J-31 Stealth Fighter in Zhuhai Airshow 2012

SAC F-60/J-31 Stealth Fighter in Zhuhai Airshow 2012

China's New LD-10 Anti-Radiation Missile

China's New LD-10 Anti-Radiation Missile

China's New LD-10 Anti-Radiation Missile

Chinese Wing Loong UCAV system From Zhuhai Airshow 2012

Chinese Wing Loong UCAV system From Zhuhai Airshow 2012

Chinese Wing Loong UCAV system From Zhuhai Airshow 2012

JF-17 Thunder in Zhuhai Airshow 2012

JF-17 Thunder in Zhuhai Airshow 2012

JF-17 Thunder in Zhuhai Airshow 2012

China's PLAAF August 1st Aerobatic Team in Zhuhai Air Show 2012

China's PLAAF August 1st  Aerobatic Team  Zhuhai Air Show 2012

China's PLAAF August 1st  Aerobatic Team  Zhuhai Air Show 2012

Chinese Aviation Defense Industry Expands

Jf-17 Fighter Jet

A half-dozen years ago, China's aircraft industry had not delivered a single competitive, operational fighter of its own design. Today, two are in service—the low-cost JF-17 and the J-10, the latter apparently comparable to most current in-production fighters—and China is still delivering bargain-basement fighters evolved from the classic Mikoyan MiG-21. The country's industry has developed an indigenous version of the Su-27 (the Russians might call it something less creditable) and is in the process of doing the same with the carrier-based member of the family, the Su-33.

Moreover, the Chengdu and Shenyang design teams have produced prototypes of two next-generation combat aircraft incorporating stealth technology, in the form of the canard-delta J-20 and the Lockheed Martin-influenced design identified as the J-31. An expanding range of air-launched missiles has been developed for the new fighters, together with new-generation sensors including active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radars and infrared search-and-track (IRST) systems.

J-10B Fighter Jet China

China's flagship international fighter program is the JF-17 Thunder, developed and produced by Chengdu in cooperation with Pakistan, which has used it as a vehicle to create and grow its government-operated industry. It evolved from a series of Chinese studies of radically modified MiG-21s but was an entirely new aircraft by the time the design was unveiled at the Paris air show in 1999. In the same year, Pakistan signed the initial co-development agreement with China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corp.(Catic).

“At the start of the project, Pakistan had no industrial or technological base,” Pakistan air force then-chief of staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman said at a conference last year. However, he noted that Pakistan has participated in all stages of the design and helped develop the requirement for the fighter. The design was defined in 2001 and first flight took place in 2003, six prototypes were followed by a batch of eight Chinese-built aircraft for evaluation. Production in Pakistan started in 2005 and the first locally built aircraft rolled out in November 2009. According to Suleman, the type's performance “exceeded expectations,” leading to a decision to perform tests and introduce it into service in parallel.

Pakistan's goal is to replace its “vintage” fleet, comprising more than 250 Mirages and older Chinese F-7 and A-5III fighters, with JF-17s. The first batch of 42 aircraft, the last of them delivered earlier this year, replaced the A-5IIIs (a 1970s-era Chinese development of the MiG-19), equipping three squadrons. Overall, Suleman says, the JF-17 should allow the air force to replace its older fleet (not necessarily one-for-one, given the much greater capability of the new aircraft) at “one-third to one-fourth” the acquisition cost of any other modern fighter, with a similar savings in operating cost.

Chinese Navalized J-31 Stealth Fighter Jet

Chinese Navalized J-31 Stealth Fighter Jet

PLAAF J-10 Aerobatic Team Arrives For Zhuhai Airshow

PLAAF J-10-Aerobatic Team in Zhuhai Airshow

PLAAF J-10-Aerobatic Team in Zhuhai Airshow

Japan to develop missile detection UAV system

Japan Helicopter UAV

Japan is trying to develop a UAV system that could help detect a North Korean nuclear missile attack and also to monitor Chinese military buildup, according to a Japanese newspaper report.

The Japanese defense ministry has demanded 372 million dollar over the next five years to develop the drone, which would come into operation in 2018.

The drone will be equipped with infrared sensors to detect out low-altitude missiles. The UAV program started after Japan failed to detect North Korea’s failed rocket launch in April.

The North Korea’s rocket launch is an attempt to put a satellite into orbit but describe by world leaders as a hidden ballistic missile test. The rocket disintegrates over the Yellow Sea just two minutes after being launched.

Chinese Stealth Fighters J-20 And J-31

Chinese Stealth Fighters J-20 And J-31

Chinese KJ-2000 AWACS Aircraft From Inside

Chinese KJ-2000 AWACS Aircraft From Inside 

Chinese KJ-2000 AWACS Aircraft From Inside 

Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Fitted With Chinese AESA Radar

Chinese J-20 Fitted With Chinese AESA Radar  

Chinese J-20 Fitted With Chinese AESA Radar  

China's Second Stealth Fighter J-31 Makes Its Maiden Flight

SAC J-31 china's second stealth fighter 

China’s second 5th generation stealth fighter has successfully makes its maiden flight from AVIC test flight base and completed its maiden flight along with one J-11 fighter Jet. The test pilot is Li Guoen reported by Chinese media who is also the test pilot of SAC J-15 and J-16 fighters.

SAC J-31 china's second stealth fighter 

The flight duration time is about 10 to 11 minutes according to different media reports. Chinese media also report some senior AVIC officials and People's Liberation Army Air Force officials attended the test demonstration.