KJ-2000 = Il-76 AEW
KJ-200= Y-8 Balance Beam
The one that crashed is the Balanced Beam, as the KJ-2000 radar is made by institute 14, and those who died came from Institute 38 who worked on the balance beam.

That’s an ECM pod. I’ve seen a poster of it with the FC-1 used for the background, suggesting it can be used on that plane. I think it can be used on the J-10 and J-11s too.

Also note the humvee clone in the background (not related to the pod). I think that’s made in Shenyang.

You sure crob? Couse the writing on the pod itself indicate it is a half scale model of a tactical recon pod.

Both PRC and ROC used the word “martyred”. You can find them in documents from way back describing people KIA as martyred, even before WWII.
In Chinese it is 牺牲 and literally means (ultimate) sacrifice.

All the photos takers i have talked to had at least a brush or two with guards and security personnel.
The most ever done to them was just to confiscate the film of cameras and clear the memory chips of digital cameras. Only 1 case i ever heard of a camera been confiscated and not returned.

But the security work done by them is pretty good and they seem to contact the more prominent photo takers to warn them what photos they must not take.
For example AA actually contacted the various BBS photos takers and asked them not to take any photos during launch of 526, and none can be found.

Just like how you can never find a pic of any of the new PLAN vessels that shows any detail of the underwater structures of those ships. Infact, you won’t be able to find any “during-launch” pic of 168, 169, 171, 525, 526, 886, 887 and all those landing crafts at all.

I agree… this is so… well… how can a bid requiring completely new facilities for contruction of surface ships by a corporation with zero surface ship construction experience win?

Could it have something to do with the defense minister, finance minister all from SA? j/k ^^

Meh… rumour has it something bad happened to 525 and it had been seen returned to Shanghai for majot repair/alteration. Another rumor had it that 526 had also returned to Guanzhou. It is something about the French powerpacks giving trouble.

Grey? I thought they were white…….

Oh! Please…. Not that again! 😀 😀

Err… PLA wants some thing for short range precision attacks, guess they are going to get this.