Technology
NEW Russia Stealth ship
Skyblu, Russia -
The ship is being introduced during IMDS(International Maritime Defense Show) -2011 by the Russia. Russia named it as Project 20380 class Steregushchy corvette. The show itself took place at St. Peterseburg, Russia. Russia claimed that the corvette designed to destroy surface ships, submarines and aircraft. It also able to provide artillery deployed in supporting onshore landing. It also equipped with stealth technology with stealth designation and skin. The Russian claimed the ship may reduce enemy acoustic, infrared, magnetic and visual.
Russia said will produce at least 30 units of this ship in the future in order to protect their coastal sea as well as oil and gas transportation routes. The ship is planned to patrol at Black and Baltic sea. Russia has not said about their intention to exporting the ship.
China 1st Aircraft Carrier Launched
Finally, China military navy introduced their first aircraft carrier ships to the sea trials at earlier this July. China named the ship as "Shi Lang", ex-Russia aircraft carrier "Varyag". China naval arm forces purchased the ship for US$ 20 million during auction at year 2000. The ship was half finished when it was towed from the Russia dockyard to Chinese dockyard at Dalian for completing reconstruction. The ship size is more than 900 feet big waiting for sail. It equipped with conventional for aircraft take-off gear. Its mean that Chinese Navy, PLAN(People Liberation Army Navy) will used it to launch the future plane J-15, Su-33 Strike Fighter(Naval Version) and perhaps Su-34 bomber. The J-15 is modernised from the J-11B which is produced base on Su-27 fighter jet.
Some sources said that Chinese Navy is in building the J-18 "red eagle" with vertical/short takeoff and landing fighter jet. The fighter characteristic is said to be air superiority fighter. Some opinion said that Russia perhaps will throw over their naval building competence and give it to China to continue. Let say, China will put itself to be the next soviet union power in the future. But China's ability to build the strong ground, air and naval forces at the same time will be difficult even their economic growth incredible. It's doubt Chinese arm forces have equal power to USA. How's that possible? China has been 70 years left behind than US in the military progression.
Here are few thought:
- provide 360 degree air and ground missile defense system.
- ASW warfare
- and more....
