I’m looking forward for the FC-1 PT04 to takeoff.

A guy named “x” posted this at CMF

Nice new J-10 pic, Huitong says the serial number is 10642 (#62).

I wish there was a J-10 pic in PLAN colours.

Y-9 shown in Dubai

I’m curious myself, why the Indians are taking a long time to decide what fighter they want? I mean its been going for years now and so far no progress ie. short-list etc.

But I have a feeling its either going to be a US or Russian plane. ie. either a F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, F-16 or MiG-35.

I supposed the report in the Kilo class page of sinodefence means 7 as well.

Oh well doesn’t matter what the figure is, all we know is that we’ll have all 8 Type 636Ms by the end of next year as a conservative estimate.

PLAN vessel numbers in end of 2005

Destroyers (DDG)
2 x Type 052C Luyang II class
2 x Type 052B Luyang class
2 x Type 956 Sovremenny class
1 x Type 956EM Sovremenny class
1 x Type 051B Luhai class
2 x Type 052 Luhu class
16 x Type 051/G Luda class

TOTAL DDG = 24

Frigates (FFG)
2 x Type 054 Jiangkai class
14 x Type 053H3 Jiangwei I/II/III class
32 x Type 053 Jianghu I/III/V class

TOTAL FFG = 48

Conventional Submarines (SSK)
2 to 3 x Type 041 Yuan class
2 x Type 877EKM Kilo class
2 x Type 636 Kilo class
2 x Type 636M Kilo class
Between 10 to 14 x Type 039/G Song class
17 x Type 035E/F Ming class

TOTAL SSK = Up to 40

Nuclear Submarines (SSN)
1 or 2 Type 093 class
5 Type 091 Han class

Nuclear Submarines (SSBN)
1 Type 094 class
1 Type 092 class

TOTAL SSN & SSBN = Up to 9

Under Development (Acknowledged)
1 x Aircraft Carrier (Vargay)?
2 x Type 051C class DDG
1 x Type 956EM Sovremenny class DDG
1 x Type 054A class FFG (or more?)
6 x Type 636M Kilo class SSK
More Yuan and Song class SSKs?

PLAN Airpower in end of 2005
24 x Su-30MKK2 fighter-bombers
10 x JH-7A fighter-bombers
19 x JH-7 Block 02 fighter-bombers
18 x JH-7 Block 01 fighter-bombers
100 x J-8B/D fighters
120 x J-7EH fighters (Navy’s J-7E)
?? x H-6D/M

CHINESE INTEREST IN Su-33

Chinese interest in aircraft carriers has entered an active phase, and a Chinese delegation visited MAKS’2005 to carefully study all the necessary technologies. A presentation of the Su-33 and Su- 27KUB (Su-33UB) shipborne fighters was specially arranged for the Chinese party, including a late-evening Su-27KUB demonstration flight during the show. The Su27KUB, which was not included in the official list of aircraft on display, was only present at MAKS for half a day. It was brought from Saki, Ukraine, where it is being tested, specifically for the purpose of being presented to the Chinese delegation.

At the beginning of August, before the MAKS exhibition, a Chinese delegation visited St Petersburg, where it listened to presentations by representatives of the Nevskoye PKB ship design bureau, the designer of Russian aircraft carriers, as well as to other companies cooperating with Nevskoye PKB. The Chinese also examined aircraft carrier equipment, including automatic landing systems and arresting devices. The Chinese probably visited also the Ukrainian shipyard in Mykolayiv, which has built all Soviet aircraft carries, including the Admiral Kuznetsov and Varyag.

The Russians have submitted a three-stage proposal with various dates of delivery for selling Su-33 shipborne fighters:

– present version of Su-33 as used by the Russian Navy, armed only with air-to-air missiles and intended for fleet air defence;

– modernised Su-33M version with avionics and weapons similar to that of Su-30MK2 shore-based fighters operated by the Chinese Navy, including Kh-31A antiship missiles;

– future advanced version of multirole shipborne fighter similar to the shore-based Su-35 fighter presently under development.

For the time being, the two-seat shipborne Su-27KUB is considered by the Chinese as a training aircraft only.

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This case it is highly likely that China will try and obtain the Su-33M (based on the Su-30MKK2) for its carrier fighter jets.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/294831/russian_industry_shows_its_stuff/

Does anyone have a URL link to video of the F-35 flights? (in WMV format)

I saw the F/A-22 one, it was so cool. Better than the Su-37 flight performance.