PLAN Naval Helicopter & ASW Capability II

To be honest with the combination of helos we have seen recently it's a good time for China to start a large LHD/LHA building would be a great addition to form a amphibious ready group as well as a carrier strike group

Liaoning has given the naval helo industry a good start

Maybe a few years down the line we see a carrier and a LHD under construction not to mention Type 055 CG

Big ticket items are coming guys!!

I do not understand why the cargo net is places on the deck. I just don't get it. It looks like a trip hazzard to me. I know this was previously discussed...and why does it take 10 shipmates to launch or recover a helo?

09.27.2013...East China Navy Fleet conducts a training exercise in the South China Sea, in order to greater the combat capability of the troops in complex environment. (Source: Xinhua)

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Thanks Bdpopeye for those pictures I sure miss your posts friend

Looks like Z-10 is doing maritime roles only logical for PLAN hoping for LHA/LHD operations

Jeff Head said:

Perhaps they have been having problems with their non-skid surface on that particular vessel.

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The photo shown is a Ka-28 landing with net on a type 45A frigate.

I noticed that they used nets often whenever PLAN Ka-28 is landing. Also during joint China-Russian navy exercise, nets were used when Russian Ka-28 landed on Chinese destroyers as well as on Russian ships.

However, no nets were used when Z-9 landed on the PLAN ships.

There is no doubt that the net was used to prevent the helicopters skidding, could be Ka-28 is more prompt to unwanted skidding in rough sea?

This is pretty interesting

looks like they are putting Ka-31 on the new destroyers. i thought it might happen a few years ago when this deal was announced, but they look to be going fully on this, since CV-16 looks like it's mainly using Z-18 variants at the moment. Ka-31 could provide AEW for 052C/D against fighter jets to target against or ships to launch missiles against. Especially for the one in low altitude that would otherwise be hard for 052C/D to detect.

Z9C conducting ASW excercise would like to see more of these and looks like China is getting serious about hunting subs

The navy's of both Pakistan and Turkey recently exercised together as Aman -15 is approaching

TCG Buyukada F-512 is in Karachi for a warm welcome

One picture i found interesting is that PN Z-9C was crossing decking and landed on the Turkish warship which is great to see



Here's another with the F22P in the background



I would have liked to have seen the Azmat FAC alongside the Turkish warship too

Anyone else know of the rumours on bbs stating that Z-15 is due to fly this year with a domestic engine?

It is to be used on larger PLAN warships like Type 055

Add to the advances with the Z-18 etc and other naval equipment I think naval version of the Z-15 would be a great addition to PLAN

Now if they have Z-9C, naval Z-10, Z-15 and Z-18 they could have a good helo fleet for a future flat top LHD/LHA

That's 4-5 different helos for naval use very good flexibility

Also Z-15 would make good for export too

Z-9C is good with more poweful engines so it could carry two light anti ship missiles

Two PN Z-9C helos flying during 23rd March ceremony