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Is it time for a new poll? Will the IRGC/army sell out and disable air defence? a) Yes, trump will kidnap the Ayatollah b) No, Iranian...

That will complicate NATO‘s doctrine of using non western, non white cannon fodder (Turks arenr considered white and greeks were only...

A nice satellite image, dated Dec 8 Also I just realized, I should have specified the "next year" in my last post is 2026..

Okay, let me put it more starkly -- the point is to actively avoid trying to come up with "optimistic" projections of forthcoming PRC...

https://www.ln.gov.cn/web/ywdt/qsgd/ass_2_1/2025122609225927312/index.shtml Main structure of SAC’s new plant core assembly building...

From the exercise around Taiwan. https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5249204853145932

You were correct: I asked him again and this is his reply: By the way: This is it indeed…...

IMO, it would simply be easier to replace all of the J-11s, there are only 400 of them built and probably ~300 or so left in service...

I agree it is strange, but I heard this via a usually very credible friend. Here is his post:

Very doubtful that the J-36 would have its unique designation publicized this early on in its development. In the meantime, the 文鳐...

I heard it refers to the J-36

Chengdu AC has also published their end-of-year progress report article. There are mentions of 猛龙 (Vigorous Dragon, i.e. J-10) and...

IMO, it would simply be easier to replace all of the J-11s, there are only 400 of them built and probably ~300 or so left in service...

JSDF released information today on a formation of PLAAF aircraft transiting the Miyako Strait in the early hours of December 29th, 2025...

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Unlikely ... IMO impossible! But here is more: as a title I only found "透過南非試飛學院TFASA進行訓練" roughtly translated as "Training through...

Here more … but do we have any info when these images were taken? IMO it looks quite recent. Even more do they show foreign pilots being...

not really, looks like the upper is a JL-9, the lower is a su-27 family fighter

PLAAF trainees with foreign trainers

High resolution picture of 2001 prototype and very interesting AVIC uniforms that looks like NASCAR drivers