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Talk about old, new, and everything in between. JL-9 looks like bastard child of MiG-21 and BAE Hawk.

 

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Talk about old, new, and everything in between. JL-9 looks like bastard child of MiG-21 and BAE Hawk.

And the USN Goshawk...


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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 4, 2018) A T-45C Goshawk from Commander, Naval Air Training Detachment taxies on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dan Snow/Released)

Chinese JL-9. The first one was built in 2003. The last one was built in May 2017.


PLAAF JL-9 (JianLian-9 ) Trainer / Light Attack Aircraft

 

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And the USN Goshawk...


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Chinese JL-9. The first one was built in 2003. The last one was built in May 2017.


PLAAF JL-9 (JianLian-9 ) Trainer / Light Attack Aircraft

L-15. There were rumors that Ukraine was interested in procuring this aircraft. never believed them for a second.

 

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Chinese sailors aboard a ship of the 30th Chinese naval escort taskforce man the rails when the taskforce departs from a naval port in Qingdao of East China's Shandong province on August 6, 2018. [Photo/81.cn]


The guided-missile frigate Handan (Hull 579) of the 30th Chinese naval escort taskforce departs from a naval port in Qingdao of East China's Shandong province on August 6, 2018. [Photo/81.cn]


The comprehensive supply ship Dongpinghu (Hull 960) of the 30th Chinese naval escort taskforce sails out of a naval port in Qingdao of East China's Shandong province on August 6, 2018. [Photo/81.cn]


Helicopter crewmen stand aboard the flight deck of a ship of the 30th Chinese naval escort taskforce on August 6, 2018. [Photo/81.cn]


A military band performs at a naval port in Qingdao of East China's Shandong province to see off the 30th escort taskforce on August 6, 2018. [Photo/81.cn]

 

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The "Seaborne Assault” contest at the International Army Games 2018 in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, Aug. 9, 2018. Chinese soldiers placed first in the team championship. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)

 

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A vehicle operated by a Chinese crew cleans up the fire barrier during a match of the International Army Games 2018 in Korla, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2018.



A vehicle operated by a Chinese crew drives through a shoal during a match of the International Army Games 2018 in Korla, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2018. Three contests of the International Army Games 2018 in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region ended here Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yongjin)

A Chinese crew are seen during a match of the International Army Games 2018 in Korla, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2018. Xinhua/Zhang Yongjin)





Armored vehicles operated by a Chinese crews roll during a match of the International Army Games 2018 in Korla, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 4, 2018 (Xinhua/Zhang Yongjin)

 

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Pilots assigned to the Chinese PLA Air Force adjust their flight gear in front of a JH-7A bomber prior to a flight training exercise for the “Aviadarts” event on August 1, 2018. The "Aviadarts" event of the “International Army Games (IAG) 2018” kicked off in central Russia’s Ryazan Region on July 29. Pilots from four countries including China, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan participate in this event. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Yang Pan)



A ordnanceman assigned to the Chinese PLA Air Force adjust fuses on bombs onto an H-6K bomber prior to a flight training exercise for the “Aviadarts” event on August 1, 2018.



An H-6K bomber attached to the Chinese PLA Air Force receives power-on inspections prior to a flight training exercise for the “Aviadarts” event on August 1, 2018.



An H-6K bomber attached to the Chinese PLA Air Force takes off for a flight training exercise for the “Aviadarts” event on August 1, 2018.



A JH-7A bomber attached to the Chinese PLA Air Force soars into the sky during a flight training exercise for the “Aviadarts” event on August 1, 2018



A pilot assigned to the Chinese PLA Air Force pilots his JH-7A bomber during a flight training exercise for the “Aviadarts” event on August 1, 2018.

For more photos and HI-RES go here >>>PLA Air Force conducts "Aviadarts"

 

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Pilots sitting in the cockpits of J-10A fighter jets go through pre-flight procedures during a flight training exercise for the “Aviadarts” event on August 1, 2018. The "Aviadarts" event of the “International Army Games (IAG) 2018” kicked off in central Russia’s Ryazan Region on July 29. Pilots from four countries including China, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan participate in this event. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Yang Pan)



A J-10A fighter jet attached to the Chinese PLA Air Force taxis before takeoff for a flight training exercise for the “Aviadarts” event on August 1, 2018.



A J-10A fighter jet attached to the Chinese PLA Air Force takes off with a half roll during a flight training exercise for the “Aviadarts” event on August 1, 2018.



A Y-9 transport aircraft attached to the Chinese PLA Air Force taxis on the runway before takeoff for a flight training exercise for the “Aviadarts” event on August 1, 2018.

For more photos and HI-RES go here >>>PLA Air Force conducts "Aviadarts"

 

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Now that is one helluva a military hype video. Well done.

 

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Artillerymen assigned to a brigade with the PLA 72nd Group Army operate PCL-09 122mm truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer systems to fire at mock targets during a live-fire field training exercise on August 10, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhao Shumin)







HI-RES is here >>> http://eng.mod.gov.cn/news/2018-08/14/content_4822526.htm

 

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Newly-enrolled students practice under the instruction of a training officer at the Zunhua No.1 Middle School in Zunhua, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 16, 2018. Military training is mandatory in China for students from the 3rd grade to college.

Photos taken on Aug. 16, 2018 shows newly-enrolled high school students taking part in a military training at the Zunhua NO.1 Middle School in Zunhua, north China's Hebei Province. A total of 1,450 new high school students of this school took part in a military training Thursday. (Xinhua/Liu Mancang)

 

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According to some Chinese military forums PLAN ship CV-17, their newest carrier, has lit off her powerplant and will soon be heading back to sea for more sea trials..

Note the stack exhaust seen about two days ago. Observe;

 

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An artilleryman assigned to a brigade under the PLA 76th Group Army fires an HJ-73 anti-tank missile system during a live-fire test in the hinterland of the Kunlun Mountains on August 18, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Guangyao)

Photos below....Artillerymen assigned to a brigade under the PLA 76th Group Army fire their PCP-001 82mm vehicle-mounted self-propelled mortar system at mock targets during a live-fire test in the hinterland of the Kunlun Mountains on August 18, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Guangyao









HI-RES PIX are here >>>PLA live fire test

 

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Two aircrew survival equipmentmen assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command prepare drogue parachutes prior to a flight training exercise on the morning of August 17, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Tang Jun)(This is the very same name, aircrew survival equipmentmen, the USN uses for this occupation )



Aircrew survival equipmentmen assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command prepare drogue parachutes prior to a flight training exercise on the morning of August 17, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Tang Jun)



A J-11 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command deploys its drogue parachute to slow itself after landing at a military airfield during a flight training exercise on August 17, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Tang Jun)



Two aircrew survival equipmentmen assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command pull a drogue parachute to clear the runway as a J-11 fighter jet taxies during a flight training exercise on August 17, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Tang Jun)



Two aircrew survival equipmentmen assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command pack a drogue parachute after a flight training exercise on August 17, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Tang Jun)

For HI-RES go here >>>Aircrew survival equipmentmen of China's Air Force

 

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08.26.2018....China's first domestically built as of yet unnamed aircraft carrier gets underway from Dalian China for her second round of sea trials.

 

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A military hype video about China's operational aircraft carrier Liaoning (CV 16). Well done.

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Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team performs during an activity of opening day at the Aviation University of Air Forces in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Yang Pan)

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A pilot of Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team performs during an activity of opening day at the Aviation University of Air Forces in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Yang Pan)

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A helicopter performs during an activity of opening day at the Aviation University of Air Forces in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Yang Pan)

 

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China's military conducted an air defense drill on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. The drill was the first public appearance of some of these anti-aircraft weapons. (Photo/81.cn)

 

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China's military conducted an air defense drill on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. The drill was the first public appearance of some of these anti-aircraft weapons. (Photo/81.cn)

Look Russian to me.

 

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Look Russian to me.

You have that correct. The Chinese have multitudes of Russian licensed gear they manufacture. They have S-300 pictured below that was purchased from Russia... And they have purchased S-400 from Russia.

Artillerymen assigned to a surface-to-air missile brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command conduct operations with an S-300 air-defense missile system during a training exercise on August 22, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Fu Kaichun, Wang Haijun and Chenlei)









For HI-RES go here >>> PLA fires the S-300