Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) News & Discussions

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Henri K.

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

 

[jamesseo89]

S-70C-2 Black Hawk

24 Sikorsky S-70C-2s equipped with a nose-mounted weather radar and upgraded engines (T700-GE-701A, 1,723shp) were bought in 1985 (S/N LH922xx, 942xx). Its cruise speed is 270km and range is 560km. The helicopter can be fitted with shoulder-mounted stub wings with pylons able to carry 4 external fuel tanks so that a longer range could be achieved but at the cost of increasing drag. Most Black Hawks are used for troop transportation and SAR in Tibet and in Xinjiang, due to their excellent performance at high altitude. As the result a least three were lost in the harsh environment. Some Black Hawks were equipped flare dispensers and 12.7mm machine guns when flying logistical missions along the Sino-Indian border. Due to the shortage of spare parts caused by the US embargo, many are thought to be grounded and their missions have been replaced by the newly imported Mi-17-V7/171Es. Recent images indicate some S-70C-2s have been upgraded with a Chinese IFF antenna on the nose as well as a pair of communication antennas on top of and beneath the boom. There were reports that China obtained the much needed spare parts from US for the purpose of "humanitarian missions" but this has not been confirmed. It now appears that Changhe is capable of overhauling the helicopter in addition to manufacturing most of the parts. Consequently it has been rumored that Changhe is trying to reverse-engineer the Black Hawk design as Z-20 (?).

- Last Updated 1/16/13

I would have suggested that they should bring one now.

 

[Broccoli]

 

[Windjammer]

 

[hk299792458]

The new AESA radars for the 2nd generation of AWACS, KJ-500 (??), are currently in flight test on a test bed of CFTE.

Henri K.

 

[cirr]

Radar dome for a new generation of AWACS：

 

[cirr]

Some old pics of Y-20：

 

[cirr]

Taihang powered J-11B：

 

[sweetgrape]

 

[hk299792458]

Firing training of young pilotes on JL-8.

Henri K.

 

[nomi007]

A recent image suggested that JC-8F can also carry various ELINT, SIGINT and SAR pods externally (e.g. KZ900)

 

[nalan]

 

[cirr]

H-6K deployed

Each carrying 6 CJ-20 cruise missiles。

 

[Nishan_101]

H-6K deployed

Each carrying 6 CJ-20 cruise missiles。

So it means like the Past China and Pakistan used to hide everything from Public. As few days ago we might have heard that it had some first flight.

So it means that JF-17 Block-IIs and dual seat....

And J-10B is also operational but not disclosed...