1/6🧵 CCTV published an urban warfare exercise clip.
The clip was extremely short (10-12sec) so very limited content to observe.
They were🇨🇳PLAGF units from the Central Theater Command.

There were some interesting trends:
-The exercise included some semi-demolished buildings...


2/6 ... for first time, although general rubble was still missing.
-It involved a number of armoured vehicles (probably a Company or two) of ZBD-04A IFV with anti-UAV cope cages with no UAVs involved.
-Dismounted infantry with plenty of support weapon systems (such as rocket...

THREAD 1/13 In mid-January 2024, I was invited by the @ukinspain & @DefenceHQ to a British training camp where the Ukrainian soldiers were trained. Here is the full article. For those without much time/subscription, here are some bullet points:
revistaejercitos.com/en/articulos/l… 2/13 Ukraine needs troops, but they cannot train at their ideal pace. Attrition is high and their training camps are already overstretched. The content is also critical. The UK is helping through Operation Interflex, which provides with trench & urban warfare training.

1/4 First operational shots of what seems to be the large high-subsonic JY260 target UAVs (ID #24-066 & 24-064) during an exercise launched from the🇨🇳PLAN Type 071 Changbai Shan (989) amphibious transport dock. Supposed to simulate 3rd&4th-gen fighter & cruise missiles...





2/4 ...the body looks very similar to the NRIST II-260 with a nose closer to the II-150Y UAV.
It has wing tips similar to the WJ-500 target UAV.

Features (via SinoDefenseForum):
"Length: 4m
Wingspan: 1.6m
Takeoff weight: 190+ kg
Max level speed: 270m/s
Ceiling: 12000m...

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LONG GRAPHIC THREAD

On 06/07/2023 CCTV, 砺剑dedicated a 26min episode to the 122mm PHL-11/SR-4 medium-range Multiple Launch Rocket System.

The episode was focused on a 🇨🇳PLAGF 71st Group Army Synthetic Brigade in the Eastern TC.





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The episode showed a Company-based salvo training live ammunition indirect shooting drill.

The Company unit was formed by 4 vehicles. Each vehicle was manned by 3 individuals. However, during the video, a full Battalion, formed by 11 vehicles (plus a C&C one), was seen.

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Ad hoc thread of the 🇨🇳PLAAF TENGDEN TB-001 UCAV.

Yesterday, CCTV "Intelligent Warfare" published a video where 3x TB-001 UCAVs where showed and tested





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Taking out the UAVs from the hangar to the runway

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CCTV7 showed a few 🇨🇳PLA 300mm (5 tubes, left) & 370mm (4 tubes, right) PCL-191/PHL-16 MLRSystems side by side.

They also showed the modular system loading process. The missile modular canisters can be easily replaced on site, and are interchangeable. 2/4
In the same video, some mobility training was taking place with a battery-size unit.

1/16 THREAD🧵

Yesterday, CCTV7 showed a short urban exercise of a 🇨🇳PLA unit.

The event took place in Dongshi Village Training Grounds, Jiangsu (34.4609, 118.4942).

It shows a 160th Heavy Combined Bde urban assault (71st Group Army, Eastern TC)

https://twitter.com/JosephWen___/status/1642202576161771520

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The assault consisted in a small section/platoon-size infantry unit supported by a ZBD-86 IFV and other assets such as sUAV and recon support.

As per usual in the PLA, mock obstacles are used in the main access routes, but are cleared out before reaching them.

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🇹🇼Taiwan's "Chinese Academy of Sciences" showed various oocally developed UAV types.
Some of them (3) were shown for first time:
👇 2/5
1) 🇹🇼Ruiyuan II/锐鸢二型 UAV has a guidance & control distance of more +300km.
The system is compatible with Ruiyuan I and combines AI (artificial intelligence) to improve reconnaissance efficiency.

I found this post in Weibo (user 洋务先驱张之洞) and thought if worth of sharing🧵
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"The Air Force Helicopter Brigade of the Hong Kong Garrison has refitted the Z-10KH in recent years. Compared with the standard version of the Z-10K installed by the Airborne Forces of the... 2/15
Mainland Airborne Forces, it has added an external armor plate for the cockpit and reserved a place for the engine armor to be installed. However, it lacks the latest Some small covers on the new Z-10K. Neither of the Air Force's newly improved engines has a

THREAD 1/17
@HarpiaP greatly published in October 2022 @RupprechtDeino ‘s “Red Dragon 'Flankers': China's Prolific 'Flanker' Family”, which is probably the most exhaustive and complete study up to date of the Flanker family in service in the 🇨🇳PLA 2/17
This book covers the complete Flankers family, not only bought directly to Russia, but also assembled in China and its derivatives. We are talking about the Su-27s, J-11s, Su-35, Su-30MKs, J-16s & J-15s. All chapters include acquisition, technical features & operational use

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CCTV7 published today a video of the 🇨🇳PLAN Wenzhou (526) Type 054 frigate during sea training.

Some very interesting details of the ship systems were seen in the video report 2/4
CCTV7 published today a video of the 🇨🇳PLAN Wenzhou (526) Type 054 frigate during Sea training.

Some very interesting details of the ship systems were seen in the report

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🇨🇳Tengden TB-001 "Twin-Tailed Scorpion" MALE UCAV high quality photo thread in Zhuhai Air Show 2022.

Laser guided FT-9 & FT-7A (250kg) bombs & JK-2K missile & BA-7B & CM-502KG bombs

Could also carry AR-4, AR-3, FT-8D & FT-10 missiles (not in photo)
(via wb/能量机动工作室) 2/4
Detailed shot of 🇨🇳TB-001 landing gear and CM-502KG bomb (img.1) , laser guided JK-2K missile (img.2) and Loitering munition (name was not specified, images 3 & 4)
(photos via wb/能量机动工作室)

1/6 mini-THREAD

For first time, the🇨🇳ZC300 VTOL UAV is seen operated in multiple numbers (≥3) by the PLAN with other 2 VTOL UAVs totalling 5.

Note the rear ship landing floor areas are different in both shots, which shows taking off and landing areas are 2 different ships 2/6
The images were published in the frame of the Sino-Russian "Maritime Joint-2022" joint military exercise.

The ship the VTOL UAVS took off or landed were not mentioned, but the ships participating were: Type 054A (570), Type 052DL (133), Type 815 (AGI-851) & 853.

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🇨🇳CCTV7 published images of a VN1 8x8 recovery vehicle and a converted Shaanxi SX2180 into crane recovery vehicle to dismantle and repaire vehicles (mainly for hoisting operations on armored vehicle engines and gearboxes replacement)

Below VN1 8x8 ID No.9323 & 4303 2/3
🇨🇳Below VN1 8x8 ID No.9323 & 4303 and Shaanxi SX2180 ID No.9316

1/10 Thread
CCTV showed this morning a very interesting video of a 🇨🇳PLA 71 Group Army Brigade training in urban environment with a variety of Unmanned platforms for multiple purposes. 2/10
The aim was to improve their technological capabilities, specifically within their new Light Synthetic Infantry unit framework.

The operations included defensive and offensive operation training

1/5 Mini-thread
59 teams of 203 players competed on the same stage, they include cadets from the school's first session of Land-based Unmanned Equipment Combat Operations & Unmanned Equipment operation backbones from the 🇨🇳PLA Army 2/5
The UGV competition included a mixture of obstacles race for different platforms

1/7 Mini-THREAD

The 🇨🇳PLAN amphibious assault Type 075 LHD (31) Hainan & (32) Guangxi ships completed the full training qualification assessment, equipment performance & commander command (to a "fully tested") level 2/7
The training & qualification process included multiple tasks, for example, defensive protection measures, such as, smoke screening against incoming anti-ship missiles

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🇹🇲Turkmenistan showed some of its 🇨🇳Chinese SAM equipment: KS-1A missiles (improves version of HQ-12), FD-2000 (export version HQ-9) & FM-90 (HQ-7).

KS-1A & FD-2000 below
(via wb/疯子白杨) 2/3
Detail shot of 🇹🇲/🇨🇳KS-1A (凯山一号)/HQ-12 SAM system with phased array radar

1/4 Mini-thread:
🇨🇳PLA Army’s 73rd Group 🏥Military Hospital organized a large medical field exercise for the first time in Southern Fujian to carry out day&night capability assessments of their medical support system (YES, it also included sUAVs night use) 2/4
The exercise was to test capability of 24-hour-maximum wounded throughout their field medical team in all stages: from recovery, wound assessment & labelling, guidance & treatment, etc, increasing their capability up to 200 "wounded" with different medical treatment modules

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🇨🇳Electronic (& other) Equipment seen in Zhuhai Airshow 2022:

-JN1101 Vehicular Comprehensive Anti-UAV System

-TS802 dual-mode Troposcatter Communication Vehicle

(All photos via wb/军武菌) 2/8
🇨🇳Electronic (& other) Equipment seen in Zhuhai Airshow 2022:
-Laser deception jamming equipment
-YLC-48 Portable Multifunctional Radar
-ADTS-12 & ASAD-10A Acoustic sensors
-Various infrared sights & visors

1/6 (video&photo) THREAD

🇨🇳14th Zhuhai Airshow UGV teaser video!
"Lynx" UGV family multi-purpose vehicles

(Source: China Ordnance Equipment Group & H/t @isekaimint ) 2/6
🇨🇳14th Zhuhai Airshow UGV teaser video!
"Lynx" UGV family multi-purpose vehicles
(Source: China Ordnance Equipment Group & wb/鼎盛沙龙)