So, a team of Georgetown University undergrads has just published research claiming to show that China’s nuclear arsenal may be far bigger than we think it is! The best part? The arsenal is hidden inside thousands of miles of tunnels all over the massive country. After three years of work analyzing open-source documents (press reports, […]
From the monthly archives:
November 2011
Speaking of Asia’s new crop of stealth fighters, here’s the latest video of China’s J-20. The film apparently shows the jet making test flights on Nov. 12 after a month long break from flying. Click through the jump for the video. Enjoy!
Here are some great new images of Japan’s entry in the Great Asian Stealth Fighter Race; the ATD-X air superiority fighter. These shots show a mock-up of Mitsubishi’s design for the jet which it hopes to have flying by 2014–15. Japan wants to field its own stealth fighter in light of China’s rapid military modernization which seems to […]
So uh, how often do you see a brand new luxury SUV facing off against the latest in Russian tank tech? This video after the jump shows some Russian dude racing a Land Rover Discovery 4 against what looks like the new T-90M tank (though the video says its a T-90S). Both are very slick-looking […]
She’s out to sea again. Yup, China’s first aircraft carrier, the ex-Soviet Varyag, left the port of Dalian at 11:30 local time today. Her maiden cruise — if you can even call it that — happened in August when photos surfaced showing her on open water accompanied by numerous tugs. Click through the jump to […]
