Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: tjhkkr

Japanese Stealth Fighter.

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ORIGINAL: Wiz33

I'm sure Japan will want at least 50+ and The UK maybe interested. If we can get the foreign order above 100, it should help a lot in deferring the startup cost.

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ORIGINAL: Supreme 2.0

You know that under American law the F-22 is not allowed to be exported, right?

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ORIGINAL: Supreme 2.0

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ORIGINAL: Wiz33

I'm sure Japan will want at least 50+ and The UK maybe interested. If we can get the foreign order above 100, it should help a lot in deferring the startup cost.

You know that under American law the F-22 is not allowed to be exported, right?

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ORIGINAL: tjhkkr

Now this is interesting:

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ORIGINAL: Dysta

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Japanese Stealth Fighter.

I believe it's more likely a retaliative development for US denied to sell F-22 to Japan in 2008, addressing the increasing concern about Russian/Chinese threats with Flankers, while their F-15J fleet are harder to maintain since Japan is no longer produce them.

But as Japan signed the deal for F-35A, the X-2 development serve very little purpose besides to address their technological capability, with or without US's stealth fighter technologies. Now the US Congress is reconsidering the F-22 production line, Japan may seems they're going their path right.

The only question is, how powerful can it be if the terminal development does indeed only 14m long. Unless their AAM4 is small as Meteor, or as rumor said it will fight with drones, the weapon bay will be very small for US missiles.

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DSA 2016: China details CH-901 UAV and loitering munition



China's Poly Defense has provided details about its CH-901 man-portable tube launched unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and loitering munition, similar in concept to the US AeroVironment Switchblade.

The CH-901 designation likely means it is a product of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

A Poly official said it has been in development for "several years" and that both versions have been acquired by China's People's Liberation Army. This official added that while "several friendly countries" have shown interest, there have been no foreign sales so far.

One operating system weighs 45 kg and consists of three UAVs, one launch tube and a laptop computer control system. It is man-portable or can be carried by a small SUV.

The 1.2 m length aircraft weighs 9 kg, flies at a speed of 150 km/hr and has an operating radius of 15 km or a search endurance of 120 minutes.

Its small search and tracking camera is able to detect targets out to 2 km. The electric motor is credited with "low noise" that helps concealment. The aircraft has a life span of 20 sorties or 10 years.

Poly officials declined to provide details about the warhead of the loitering munition version.

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DSA 2016: China's surprise UV technology



Two unmanned systems were shown by Poly Technologies from China at its booth at Defence Services Asia 2016, one a surface vessel (USV) and the other an aerial vehicle (UAV).

The former is titled the High-Speed Intercept Boat. It is being shown for the first time outside China, even though it is still in development.

A Poly Technologies representative said the 13m-long craft will be ready for sale next year once development concludes. It is being created in conjunction with Harbin Engineering University, with the target client being naval and maritime security agencies at home and abroad.

It is understood that the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been trialling the High-Speed Intercept Boat to secure a naval base.

In tests the trimaran-hulled vessel has achieved a top speed of 75kt, although the target is 80kt. It is propelled by twin 850hp engines and has a 600mm draft. Its range is listed as 200nm.

Company literature states the High-Speed Intercept Boat can accommodate a crew of six, confirming it can perform either manned or unmanned ‘patrolling, intercepting and military missions’.

Optional armament on the sleek High-Speed Intercept Boat, which use planing technology to achieve its high speeds, includes a 12.7mm machine gun or two 7.62mm machine guns.

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@Dysta

You might want to see the WS-43 MRLS launched loitering attack munition that has been presented in the last Zhuhai Airshow. Same concept, but with longer range (60km). Strangely, it has a shorter loitering time (30 min).

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Quick question...is there any skepticism of the models and videos that keep coming out about Chinese or Russian weapon systems. The US defense industry pumps out videos and models left and right and I see skepticism left and right...look at the F-35 as an extreme example. Yet it seems every announcement about a Chinese cruise missile is met with an attitude that whatever is being announced is a done deal. Is this just rampant nationalism, fear-mongering, political posturing...or what?

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In general I hate this string because for every great post (and there are!) there are at least two that seems to be written by somebody who thinks this its a dinky measuring contest or is mad their cable sucks etc. Its annoying. Good news is most can pick out who the boneheads are.

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Quick question...is there any skepticism of the models and videos that keep coming out about Chinese or Russian weapon systems. The US defense industry pumps out videos and models left and right and I see skepticism left and right...look at the F-35 as an extreme example. Yet it seems every announcement about a Chinese cruise missile is met with an attitude that whatever is being announced is a done deal. Is this just rampant nationalism, fear-mongering, political posturing...or what?

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ORIGINAL: Broncepulido

Chinese Wikipedia (with on-line translator) is a good general source for old (and no old, and all with external sources) Chinese warships, but the articles in Chinese Wikipedia about Chinese missiles and planes are, ejem, "short", and are more extensive in English Wikipedia.

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Chinese Wikipedia (with on-line translator) is a good general source for old (and no old, and all with external sources) Chinese warships, but the articles in Chinese Wikipedia about Chinese missiles and planes are, ejem, "short", and are more extensive in English Wikipedia.

I hardly try to refer them from Baidu Baike (Baidu-pedia) or other websites that imitated Chinese encyclopedia. Indeed there are some decent articles of Chinese arsenals that comes with history, development, and even the involved people with names on it. But they are still the same as fan-sites, and some overly optimistic, or real but pictureless weapons will only make more doubts than believing it.

Mostly when foreign media/analysis start to 'see things' (from satellite images to US radar detecting anomalies at China), they will usually try to 'phish out' Chinese weapon developments by giving name on them (like WU-14 the Chinese Hypersonic Vehicle, the name was given by US, and then changed to DF-ZF when they say they're possibly in service). We all know that China never officially announce this kind of weapon, and there are numerous rumors saying China is definitely capable to it. Yet, China denied to follow the western of military transparency, by admitting that development.

But I think I must stop here. As developers said they MUST see pictures and speculations before adding units, there's NOTHING we could do.

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ORIGINAL: Broncepulido

Chinese Wikipedia (with on-line translator) is a good general source for old (and no old, and all with external sources) Chinese warships, but the articles in Chinese Wikipedia about Chinese missiles and planes are, ejem, "short", and are more extensive in English Wikipedia.

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Australia's Prime Minister today announced that the next generation of submarines for Australia will be constructed at the Adelaide shipyard, securing thousands of jobs and ensuring the project will play a key part in the transition of our economy. DCNS of France has been selected as the preferred international partner for the design of the 12 Future Submarines, subject to further discussions on commercial matters.

The Future Submarine project is the largest and most complex defence acquisition Australia has ever undertaken. It will be a vital part of our Defence capability well into the middle of this century.

This $50 billion investment will directly sustain around 1,100 Australian jobs and a further 1,700 Australian jobs through the supply chain.

Today’s announcement follows the comprehensive Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP) involving DCNS, TKMS of Germany and the Government of Japan. Each bidder submitted very high quality proposals and the Australian Government takes this opportunity to thank both TKMS and the Government of Japan for their ongoing commitment to Australia and their participation in the process.

The process was overseen by an independent Expert Advisory Panel, chaired by former Secretary of the United States Navy, Professor Donald Winter. It was peer reviewed by Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan USN (retired) and Rear Admiral Thomas Eccles USN (retired).

This decision was driven by DCNS’s ability to best meet all of Australia's unique capability requirements. These included superior sensor performance and stealth characteristics, as well as range and endurance similar to the Collins Class submarine. The Government’s considerations also included cost, schedule, program execution, through-life support and Australian industry involvement.

Subject to discussions on commercial matters, the design of the Future Submarine with DCNS will begin this year.