A J-15 naval fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in southern China, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Saturday. Chinese CGTN commentators called J-15 a ‘flopping fish’. The jet from the Southern Theatre […]
Airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand when the Chinese navy warned they were flying over a secret live-fire exercise, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Friday. Regulator Airservices […]
The Australian Defence Force keeps three Chinese warships spotted 150 nautical miles from Sydney under close surveillance. The vessels were first detected in international waters off north-east Queensland last week and have been sailing steadily […]
As part of its efforts to modernize the naval fleet, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned its first Type 054B frigate. As disclosed, the commissioning ceremony took place at a military port in […]
China’s ambitions for naval dominance took a hit with the recent sinking of its most advanced nuclear submarine at a Wuhan shipyard, exposing critical vulnerabilities in its defense capabilities amid an intense military buildup and […]
According to an influential mainland magazine, multiple sightings of Type 094 submarines surfacing in the Taiwan Strait may indicate that the PLA’s nuclear submarines are having technical trouble. Attack submarines are designed to seek and […]
China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities. China already has the largest […]
Open-source ship-tracking data showed that China has recently sent three research vessels to the Indian Ocean to survey the strategic waters that border its competitor, India. The movements of the Chinese ships—the Xiang Yang Hong […]
Chinese naval builder Dalian Shipbuilding has launched a new Type 055 “large destroyer”, the tenth overall, and commenced construction on a further hull. According to new commercial satellite imagery the builder has also laid down […]
China is in the process of developing its fourth aircraft carrier to rival the US fleet in the western Pacific, a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy admiral has announced. Speaking during an annual legislative meeting […]
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