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This week China launched—meaning deposited in the water for the first time—its latest aircraft carrier, the Type 003. Dubbed Fujian, China’s third flattop will...
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This week China launched—meaning deposited in the water for the first time—its latest aircraft carrier, the Type 003. Dubbed Fujian, China’s third flattop will...
The Chinese Navy is massive. And depending on how you count your warships, has the largest navy on Earth, even bigger than the mighty...
Can Taiwan’s Coast Guard Really Fight China? Defending the coast against a potential invasion from China is a top priority for Taiwan’s leaders. Every...
The rise of China‘s naval ambitions has been truly one of the biggest defense stories of this decade. And yet, China still does not...
China’s Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Was a Message to Washington – “Gunboat diplomacy” is alive and well in the 21st century, but it isn’t...
China has been working on developing its military might since the late 1990s. After spending hundreds of billions of dollars, Beijing now seems to...
China Conducted Aircraft Carrier Operations Near Okinawa – Japan’s Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo expressed concern on Tuesday over the activity of a Chinese aircraft...
China’s first aircraft carrier is doing more than sitting at home port, practicing aircraft maneuvers. The Liaoning is now leading a carrier strike group...
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) could be working on a new class of nuclear-powered hunter-killer attack submarines. Satellite photos taken by Planets Labs,...
For roughly a decade, naval analysts in the United States have worried about China‘s DF-21D and the threat it poses to aircraft carriers. How...