Last one--Airshow 2012 thread --------------------------------- the official website... �й���չ::�й����ʺ��պ��첩����::�й��㶫�麣::AirshowChina::China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition::�麣��չ English Version: AirshowChina the displayed airplane list: Airshow China 2014 Aircraft List Two new stars are about to be revealed to the public for the first time...
two interesting Sponsors in above Sponsors list should be highlighted here...last time , these two China Ground Defence Manufacture Giants were " Co-Sponsor" only... with the deeper participation, these two firms would bring more ground weapon system this time ,which make this Airshow look more like a "Defence Expo" these Ground system exhibits have arrived ...let's start with these...source : DSWC ,FY, MP.net...etc.. --------------- 1. Artillery system PLZ-52 155mm SPH--the new Gen and successor of successful Export Project--PLZ-45 SPH SR-5 122mm/220mm MRLS AH-4 155mm Light Weight Howitzer ST-1 100mm Assault Gun--100mm smoothbore with the Gun shot Missile ability 105mm Assault Gun (Enhanced Armor version ) 105mm Rifle
Still using il76 engine. Wat happened to new engine they were testing?? Is that they did not copy it wellðŸ˜
Can I attend this show? (Not this year) Do I require a special permit as a foreigner or do I need to buy tickets beforehand? Is the airshow in a place that is easily accessible to tourists with hotels nearby? Would other be people and signs in English - i.e is it foreign tourist friendly?
Light Front Recon Vehicle (Artillery reconnaissance and fire-directing vehicles) --with photoelectric reconnaissance device and light fire-directing radar... it's based on the PLA Army standard 3rd Gen Light High Mobility Platform... Observation Devices on the retractable mast there is something different in detail from the varient in PLA Army Recon Units.. ---------------------- 3. other Armored Vehicles 6-wheeled Light APC...with a Remote Control Combat Station.
Unidentified Vehicle-- 6×6 ATGM(HJ-8) Lauch Vehicle? 8×8 Wheeled APC? Light High-Mobility Armored Vehicle --- similar to the “ M1114 serial Up-Armored HMMWV â€... this varient was the Armored carrier version of the standard 3rd Gen High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Platform --Mengshi （猛士） and has entered into PLA service... another Light Armored High-Mobility Vehicle version ----Based on VN-4 Export High Mobility Vehicle ... Joint Tactical Light Vehicle from the China No.1 Tank manufacture Giant...a 172-piece contract was signed with a Gulf nation...
-------------------- 4.Air-Defence System LD2000 7×30mm Terminal Defense System-- old face on many Defence Expo... the PLA varient both in AirForce and Navy(land based AD Brigade to protect ports) -- the Export varient seems to be the downgrade version. CS-SA1 Twin 35mm Mounted AA Gun system(right) and the 6×30 mm anti-aircraft Gun Missile System (left) ...both were displayed on the last Airshow China 2012 the Battalion Level Searching Radar for ADS
Early this year,NORICO displayed a poster to reveal another Pantsir-S1 alike system on a South Ameriacn Defence EXpo... TianLong-12(Sky Dragon-12) SR Missile System now ,the real vehicle will be displayed here...the tracking radar was called IBIS-80... in 2012 CASIC revealed their Pantsir-S1 alike system -FK-1000 Gun-Missile System ,which contains 12 cells of more like a clone of 9M311 missile... ---------------------------------------------- some simple comparation: Sky Dragon 12: Operating Range: 2-12 km ,Flight Alititude: 15-5000m FK-1000: Range: 20m- 22 km, Altitude: 20-10000m
More Ground system exhibits have been placed to the position... PLZ-52 155mm SPH with the smart ammunitions (GP-1 and GT-1 Laser / GPS/ INS Guide shells) another view angle ...the vehicle behind is the AR-3 370mm MRLS VT-4 Main Battle Tank (MBT3000) has also arrived VN-1 Wheeled IFV and VN-12 Tracked IFV displayed in this September...will they be displayed here as well?...we might have seen the APC varient of VN-1 IFV...
few days ago...the AFC(Advanced Fighter Concept)/ so called J-31- (HuYing) prototype arrived in Zhuhai ...some shots of this bird over the airport... and landed airplane after then...
never mind the tanks as i believe india is getting ok on that, ....we better make more serious attempts to catch up with the china J20 which is a formidable bomber aircraft, likely to be deployed in the SCSea region, if not in Tibet as well .....even if its stealth attributes are not too impressive .......
some update today.... finally ,it seems to be a Launch Vehicle of some kind of NLOS Multi-Purpose Missile System...12 cells.. --------------------------- the chassis is the Poly. Group's CS/VN-4 6×6 Wheeled APC...in 2012 , at AAD2012, a ATM Launcher varient was displayed in South Africa...it's a cooperation project with Denel firm... Poly Technologies China presents CS/VN4 armoured personnel carrier with Ingwe missile turret 2609125�-�Army Recognition ========================== HJ-12 ATGM few months ago...http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/china/62027-hj-12-top-attack-atgm.html the real stuff would be unveiled soon
another preview of 155mm Ultra Light Howitzer---AH-4(?)--I'm not sure about the Project code now... the 155mm Terminal Sensitive Projectile for the PLZ-52 SPH finally it seems the mentioned Heavy Armored VN-12 IFV would be displayed as well. the Right is the ST-1 100mm Assault Gun Unknown UAV ========================== another big star on this Airshow is on his way heading to Zhuhai , it is scheduled to arrive in tomorrow... Su35 from Russian AirForce Combat unit, Eggplant Painting, Tactical number--Red 8...
another front view of two versions of Light Armored Recon Vehicle mentioned in the Post #3 ==================== some detail of the VT-4 (MBT3000) which is still on the trailer waiting for the unload..
