googleWhat’s the University of Ter? Tehran?
googleWTH is this doing back here?
Look nuke1, I’m closing this because it has nothing to do with either of the 4 categories. If you’d like to start a new topic, but with more specificity, e.g. Chinese missiles aimed at TW, then go right ahead.
googleThe article is small and makes some dubious claims. It says that all 30 boats could be in commision by 2018, that they are based on sawari 2 and have a more advanced AAW capability than that ship, so I rather doubt the reliability of this article.
30 boats by 2018 is nothing with the way they’ve been pumping out ships. I find it dubious that they’d still keep making 054s past 2010.
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googlePlease don’t post elsewhere, thanks.
Date Posted: 12-Nov-2004
JANE’S MISSILES AND ROCKETS – DECEMBER 01, 2004
China tests extended-range cruise missile
David C Isby
China may have conducted successful tests of a new long-range strategic cruise missile in September 2004, writes David C Isby. According to Hong Kong news reports, a test was witnessed by the vice-chairman of the Central Military Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, General Cao Gangchuan.
Designated the Hongnaio 2000 or Conghai-10, the new cruise missile is believed to be suitable for aircraft or submarine launch. It is understood to be a development of the Hongnaio III, which is thought to have entered limited service in 1998. A maximum range of 4,000 km has been claimed for the new missile – a significant improvement over the 3,000 km reported for the Hongnaio III.
Mid-course guidance is believed to be the same combination of map correlation and Global Positioning System (GPS) as is used on the earlier missile, while the active-radar terminal homing seeker is similar to that used on the YJ-83 anti-ship cruise missile. The new missile is said to incorporate unspecified stealth technology. Like the Hongnaio III, it can cruise at an altitude of 10 m.
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Date Posted: 12-Nov-2004
JANE’S MISSILES AND ROCKETS – DECEMBER 01, 2004
Chinese missile threat to Taiwan increasing
David C Isby
The size of China’s growing theatre missile threat has become a political issue in Taiwan, writes David C Isby. Taiwan’s president, vice-president and defence minister have pointed out that there are 610 short- and medium-range missiles (largely M-9s and M-11s) targeting Taiwan and that the number could increase to 800 next year. Opposition political figures have claimed that this constituted a disclosure of military intelligence.
In addition, defence minister Lee Jye made reference to “200-odd cruise missiles” with ranges of up to 1,600 km as constituting part of the missile threat. A Taiwanese legislator from the Democratic Progressive Party, Lee Wen-Chung, told the press after a briefing by the defence minister that 200 Hongniao-series land-attack cruise missiles with a circular error probable (CEP) of 10 m are expected to be completed “within the next one to two years”. He added that the current Chinese cruise missile strength included 90 Israeli-designed Harpy types and that the theatre ballistic missile threat was some 600 missiles and increasing by 50-75 per year.
A recent report presented to the Taiwan legislature by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs identified the increasing Chinese missile threat as the main cause of regional instability. This report put the Chinese missile force at 500-550 missiles, increasing by 75 per year.
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googleAre you daft Blackcat?
“The Imperial Japanese never invaded Asia; it is a lie, by those infidel Asians. Let the Asian infidels bask in their illusion as we greet them with our bullets and shoes. We will liberate them from their infidel materialism and pull of the West.”
googleThe hump on that airliner looks like it might be the covered cockpit from a plane sitting behind it; hence the green tarp-ish color.
googleNot even with AIP. That also needs fuel. The AIP just allows you to stay submerged longer, not to have a range near the Nuclear sub’s range.
But it sounded like from Trident’s comments that he was suggesting that no SSK could stay submerged for so long. Not that range was a factor.
googleSadboy was describing the RADAR for the J-7
I was referring to this post;
Although the jet is not new, but avionics displayed at this Zhuhai Airshow is. For J-8IIM, it was originally equipped with Zhuk-27, and at this Airshow, China displayed the new domestic radar (the computer generated pic with radar shown subsystem modules), which is geared toward western standard.
The comparison, however, was made to the original Russki radar Zhuk-8II (pic the radar on the aircraft) on J-8II instead of the newer Russki Zhuk-27 on J-8IIM, but here is the improvement:1. All Zhuk radars are for Russki standard of handling target with 5 square meters radar cross section (RCS), the standard for west is 3 square meters. The domestic Chinese radar has a range of 75 km max for targets with 3 square meters, in comparison to Zhuk-8II’s 70 km max against target of 5 square meters.
2. Addition of ability to handle sea-borne target that Zhuk-8II does not have. For sea targets with 50 square meters RCS, the max range is
> 100/80 km for sea state 1/2.3. Simultaneously tracking 10 targets and display 8 most threatening ones out of the 10 on displays, engaging 2 out the 8.
4. Air-to-Air modes: VS (Velocity Search), RWS (Recon./Search while Scan), TWS (Track While Scan), STT (Single Target Tracking), Air Combat Mode (ACM). MTI, (aerial Moving Target Indication) mode which is used to discover hovering helicopters can be added upon customer request, though this does not come as standard feature. This extra function is what Zhuk-8II does not have.
5. Air-to-Ground modes: Mapping (Real Beam Mapping RBM), Mapping Expansion/Freezing (EXP/FRZ), Doppler Beam Sharpening (DBS), Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI), Sea Single Target Tracking (SSTT), Air-to-Ground Ranging (AGR). Only the last function is possessed by Zhuk-8II.
6. Beacon Navigation (BCN) and Weather (WX).
The J-8IIM is built on the standard of USA standards MIL-STD-1553B (for Flight-by-wire) and MIL-STD-1760 (Weaponry interface), so that western avionics and weaponry can be added directly without any rework. Compatibility of USA MIL-STD-1773 (for flight-by-light) and MIL-STD-1787 (for fixed wing aircraft display symbology are also ready, and can be included upon customer request.
However, dispite such improvements, the ancient design was rejected by Pakistan Air Force when Shengyan Aircraft Factory tried to sell it to Pakistan.
The display shown at Zhuhai was monochrome, but can be replaced by color LCD MFD upon customer request, and those displays were made by ISO-9000 series certified facotries in the city of Su1-Zhou1, Jiang1-Su1 Province. (A great achievement, not many purely domestic Chinese enterprises can pass the ISO-9000 series certification).
From the info provided, this domestic Chinese radar appear to be have the similar performance of AN/APG-65 onboard F-18A/B, though it is much heavier than the USA counterpart.
googleIt was an SSN, that’s for sure. No SSK could have kept up the chase for so long without surfacing. That rules out anyone but China and Russia, the US would probably have informed the Japanese of their mission.
Not even with AIP?
googleIs sadboy describing the Type 1471/KLJ-1 for the J-8II, or is he describing a new radar for foreign consumption?
googleHeh, I don’t think so, well, at least not according to the declassified docs. Perhaps they were close, but maybe that portion was markered out in the declassification process.
googleThe History of the Qassam rocket.
First Qassam-1; range of 1km. Later increased to 9km within months.
Now get this;
Although media reports tend to describe all home-made Palestinian rockets fired against Israel as Qassams, there is growing evidence that several Palestinian organisations have developed rockets, each of which has it own designation. Rockets developed and built by Hamas are named Qassam, while the equivalent weapon created by Islamic Jihad is the Al-Quds. The Tanzim faction of Fatah has developed a rocket called Seraya.
Qassam-2/3; 9-14km
Even newer Qassam-4; 17km.
What exactly are they using for the rocket propellant? Are these smuggled in, or made in the workshops in the Gaza Strip?
Also,
The Fatah organisation has announced the development of a new artillery rocket designated Kafah (‘struggle’). Similar in concept to the Qassam, the Kafah is reported to have been used in action for the first time on 3 October 2004, when it was fired against the Israeli town of Netzarim. This has not been independently confirmed.
googleIt would be quite an achievement considering their rudimentary manufacturing base.
Missile body is likely to be based on the Qassam-1, and guidance to be “manually steered command to line-of-sight (CLOS) weapon based on a radio command link. “
googleYou could get a Shuttle small form factor pc; they’re about as big as a toaster oven, and offer more power than a laptop, and comparable to most desktops.
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