Posted on 03/30/2008 7:05:30 AM PDT by Flavius
HONG KONG, China, China has shipped its latest-version FN-6 portable ground-to-air missiles to Sudan, video footage of that country's 2007 Independence Day military parade has revealed. These are the most advanced ground-to-air missiles China has introduced to the international market, and the footage is the first evidence that the missiles have actually been exported.
The FN-6, referred to internally by the People's Liberation Army as the HY-6, is equipped with an all-digital infrared seeker. It has a maximum range of 5 kilometers (just over 3 miles), maximum firing latitude of 4 kilometers (2.5 miles), and a response time of 10 seconds. The total weight of the system is 16 kilograms (35 pounds), its flight speed is 600 meters per second (1,342 miles per hour) and maximum maneuverability is 18G.
Recent high-resolution satellite photos also show that Sudan's Wadi Sayyidna Air Force Base is fielded with A-5S attackers and K-8 trainers made by China's Nanhang Aircraft Company. The new satellite images also show that there are two A-5S attackers, one F-7 fighter and one K-8 trainer fielded at the airport. Of course there would be other aircraft anchored inside the hangars, unrevealed by the photographs.
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What does Sudan have that China WANTS?...
Your “free trade” dollars hard at work...
what else oil
also china is slowly invading the African continent
because thats what all imperial colonial powers do
this is their century
China Invests Heavily In Sudan’s Oil Industry (washingtonpost.com)
Dec 23, 2004 ... Sudan is China’s largest overseas oil project. China is Sudan’s largest supplier of arms, according to a former Sudan government minister. ...
this is 4 yr old project and China works on long term
this is just small little token fore into the continent
Maybe the French will wise up someday. Maybe they will remember who their friends are, and why they are not speaking German as their first language.
guess
Ping. The ChiComs are busy.
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