SomePLAOSINT
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Interested in understanding more about PLA as a fighting force.
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For those who are interested, my new video on PLA's long-range SAM systems is out. https://t.co/Fwff9Fs3t7
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So a DJI Mavic 3 drone has a service calling of more than 30,000 ft? /s That’s meets some of the requirements for MALE drones and exceeds some projects. /s
Drone footage from above Mount Everest, the highest peak of the world. 📽: DJI https://t.co/U7MxTc8D9j
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Nice work but probably undercounted J-16 by about 150 airframes and J-20 by 150-200 airframes.
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The significantly weaker one of the two Indian Naval Commands. Though the gap has significantly narrowed with the induction of 3 P17A FFGs this year. Before 2025, the entire Eastern Naval Command didn’t have a single long-range SAM.
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Since Dec. 2024, the PLAN launched 5 replenishment ships. Finally the auxiliary fleet starts to mirror the combat fleet in terms of construction.
中国海軍[PLAN]903A型総合補給艦 (追加建造/ 仮称第2batch) 903A型は昨年から今年かけてCSSC広船国際と蕪湖造船廠で追加建造がされ、最低でも5隻程度が進水済みと推定される。蕪湖で建造された903A型の一部は江蘇新熔重工(旧 江蘇熔盛重工)近くに移動され艤装作業を受けている。 GE撮影20250819
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In MB 2025, the PLAN has 10 J-15T and 60 J-15 Here is the confirmation of 70th J-15T and around 100 J-15/DH: https://t.co/ztRQWPoTtv
Note that the 2 J-15T launched from Fujian (also the J-35 and KJ-600) are prototypes. With construction batch 00 and are the 3rd and 5th airframe built overall. 3rd image, from Huitong’s CMA blog, we are seeing construction batch 04 built at SAC and could be the 70th J-15T built
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Additional J-20A, J-20S and J-35A in PLAAF service: https://t.co/1stbBvnqas
With the new J-20A and J-20S in service the J-20 fleet across variants should be way passing 300. Adding the J-35A, the PLAAF will operate north to 400 5th gen fighters very soon if not already achieved this milestone.
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300th J-20: https://t.co/UbWhiVnvfS
The 300th J-20 spotted according to the construction number. This was taken at the Changchun airport recently preparing for the upcoming air show / PLAAF open day. Note that this is the base J-20, NOT the newer J-20A or J-20S.
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The PLAAF and PLAN numbers have the most deviation with the established sources such as MB 2025. In MB 2025, the PLAAF has 230 J-20 and 300 J-16 Here are some of the base for my own estimation. 431st J-16 seen in service earlier this year: https://t.co/A3LHLiiM9F
@Hurin92 pointed out that now we have build number 1523 of J-16. 23rd airframe of the batch 15. The 431st J-16 by my estimation.
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Sources consulted: Military Balance 2025, https://t.co/TdL4Bgtsbq, Flight Global, Chinese Military Aviation Blog, my own estimation on PLAAF & PLAN fighter aircraft, UAC reports on fighter delivery in 2025.
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Number of 4th & 5th generation fighters among the top 4 operators. We can agree that fighter number is not the sole indicator of how "powerful" a given air force / naval aviation is. But man the numbers are so much different between the big 2, US and China, and the 3rd and 4th
An Air Force's power cannot be measured simply by counting how many aircraft it has. How well it is able to use them with logistical support to achieve effective offense and defense is more important. In this way, the IAF is ranked No. 3 in the world by WDMMA. Even with some
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GJ-11 stealth UCAV seen deployed in Aug and Sep this year in Shigatse airport in Tibet, close to the Sino-Indian border. Images published by TWZ taken by Planet Lab.
👀🔺 China’s Stealth Sharp Sword Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles Deployed To Operational Airbase The appearance of GJ-11 Sharp Sword drones at an airbase in Tibet points to the type getting closer to an operational state, if it isn't already. Story:
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It is likely that the PLAN is in quite advanced stage of developing its next generation multi-purpose destroyer. It will be a true Burke equivalent (in terms of size) as the successor of lighter Type 052D. Who will it replace first? The 051B, 051C, 052B, Sovremenny, the 2 early
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With similar size, the QMK-191 LPVO on the QBU-191 DMR has an adjustable 3-8.6x magnification.
13482 sights for Sig-716 from India Optel. yeah don't ask me why because the babu enforced L1 bidding gets you things like these
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More information about Indian Navy’s MiG-29K fleet. Truly abysmal reliability. In the quoted graph I originally gave a very optimistic availability rate of 70%. With a 60 hr MTBF achieved vs 150 hr in contract, the availability of the fleet can further go down. Let’s assume
Before discussing 5 or 6 carriers in the distant future, the 🇮🇳 Indian Navy has a fighter shortage for its 2 existing carriers NOW. ->When both ships are operational (now), they can only have 50% of their full complement of fighters ->This issue may persist for 10 years ahead
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1 | Similarities can be drawn between🇨🇳and🇮🇳 AEW&C programs. ->They both cancelled their initial attempts ->🇷🇺Beriev and 🇮🇱 IAI contributed significantly to both of their second attempts ->But China with its stronger economy, R&D capabilities created a expansive AEW&C family
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1 | 🇨🇳Flankers vs 🇮🇳Flankers Beyond geopolitical tensions, the rivalry can also be traced to the roots of their lineage. ->🇨🇳Flankers originated from KnAAPO on the Amur River. ->🇮🇳Flankers started from IRKUTSK by Lake Baikal.
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Modernization indeed
So the army really put 3 Hole Skeleton NVG Mount Shroud & skeleton ARC side Rails on old fiberglass helmets.
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‘China is going to give America a run for its money in several areas. This is instructive for a country like India,’ says S Jaishankar
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