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China developed new radars for type 055 destroyers
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Peoples Liberation Army Navy
East Asia and Pacific Region
JMSDF’s High-tech Warships Can Dismantle Low-tech Chinese Submarine
Japanese forces chased a Chinese Jin-class submarine out of Japanese waters in July 2020. Officials in Tokyo characterized the sub’s infiltration as part of China’s escalating land-grab across the western Pacific. A Japanese “destroyer”—actually, the […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan scrambles F-16 to intercept Chinese KQ-200 MPA
Taiwan has protested what it called a “reckless” and “provocative” flight by Chinese maritime aircraft across the so-called median line of the Taiwan Strait, the country said late Sunday. The PLA Navy Air Force KQ-200 […]
Naval Platforms
China building a third aircraft carrier with ambitions to challenge US Navy
TAIPEI (GDC) — Shipbuilders in Shanghai have laid out the hull of China’s first modern aircraft carrier, which could be launched into the water in the coming months as it enters the latter phases of […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Pentagon warns growing Chinese naval expansion
The Chinese Navy already has the largest number of ships in the world, with a fleet of more than 350 ships that includes a fast-growing armada of destroyers, carriers and submarines, a reality which continues to raise concerns […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
RAN’s high-tech stealth shortfin Barracuda can dismantle Chinese Jin-class submarine
China’s navy is on the rise, steadily adding new ships and submarines. The Royal Australian Navy with its 17,000 sailors and 50 or so large ships isn’t big—for comparison, the U.S. Navy’s payroll is more than […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China’s propaganda and disinformation campaigns about PLA
The role of deception in military operations has long been valued by Chinese military leaders and strategists. Despite this long tradition, few studies on Chinese military power touch on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s the […]
Naval Platforms
Lack of helicopters and vehicles, China’s type 075 LHD won’t be deployable until next decade
As the Chinese navy speeds ahead with completion of the final piece in its modernized warship portfolio, experts say it will be years before the Type 075 amphibious helicopter landing craft is operating at full capacity. The […]
Air Platform
China copies US Navy’s E-2 Hawkeye AEW&C
China’s latest carrier aircraft may not be a fighter, but it will be the most important plane in the fleet. The new XAC KJ-600 airborne early warning and control aircraft, which flew for this first time this […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China fires DF-21 and DF-26B ballistic missiles
Ballistic missiles launched in response to US aerial activities in a ‘no-fly zone’ during a Chinese naval drill.23 hours ago. China has fired DF-21 and DF-26B into the South China Sea, according to a news […]