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The PLAN Type 052D Guided Missile Destroyer
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After some embarrassing display of submarine incidents, China copy Virginia-class SSN for next-generation submarine
Two Chinese research papers that emerged in early April through social media provide further evidence of significant technological developments that may be incorporated in the design of the next generation of nuclear submarines for China’s […]
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Type 054A Multi-mission Frigate
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East Asia and Pacific Region
The PLAN Declares Type 052D Destroyer and Type 054A Frigate Operational
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has declared that the Type 052D Luyang III-class destroyer Guiyang (pennant number 119) and the Type 054A Jiangkai II-class frigate Zaozhuang (pennant number 542) were officially declared ready for combat earlier this year by […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China Abandoned Plans to Build Fifth and Sixth Aircraft Carrier
China is a great power with a vast economy. A recent Australian government report estimates that by 2030, the Chinese economy will be worth $42 trillion versus $24 trillion for the United States — in […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
US Navy says Chinese warship fired weapons grade laser at US aircraft
The US Navy said on Thursday that a Chinese military warship fired a military grade laser at US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft last week while it was flying over the Pacific Ocean, an […]
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Flopping Fish: The Shenyang J-15, A Perfect Example of ‘Garbage In and Garbage Out’
There is a terminology used in the field of computing “garbage in, garbage out” meaning “incorrect or poor-quality input will produce the faulty output”. That’s what happened when China reverse-engineered Su-33 prototype T-10K-3 and produced […]
Americas
The Silent Predators: US Navy Orders $22.2 Billion Worth of Advanced Virginia-class Submarines
WASHINGTON – The US Navy on Monday awarded its most expensive shipbuilding contract ever, more than $22.2 billion worth of the world’s most advanced Virginia-Class Block V submarines. Read More Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine: Stealthy Menacing Nightmare For […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine: Stealthy Menacing Nightmare For Adversary
If you’re reading this article on your mobile phone, then you know that your mobile phone is running on lithium-ion battery. The Soryu class uses the same battery cell to propel itself in the depth of the ocean quietly, not letting the adversary know the location of the Soryu class. The quieter a submarine is, the harder is to detect the acoustic sounds! […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
The Path to Insanity: South China Sea Explosion Explained!
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was supposed to lead to disarmament. Instead, it’s led to nuclear apartheid — and sooner or later, someone’s going set one off. A website run by far-right U.S. talk show radio […]