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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
Taiwanese Air Force scrambles F-16 again to warn off Chinese J-11 jets
Taiwan’s air force has again scrambled F-16 to warn off approaching Chinese J-11 jets and KJ-500 AEW&C, in the latest rise in military tension between Beijing and the island it claims as its own. Taiwan […]
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 […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Should the Royal Australian Navy induct Lockheed Martin F-35B to enhance maritime strike capability?
Recent intrusion by Chinese Navy into Indonesian exclusion economic zones, Indonesia turns to France to enhance it’s military capability to deter China venturing into Indonesian littoral zone. China is flexing its muscles in the South […]
C4iSR
Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS): The “Fish Hook” That Catches Chinese Submarines
Today, China is building an underwater Great Wall that reaches out to the first island chain that stretches from Japan to Taiwan to the Philippines to Indonesia, composed of its own sound surveillance system (SOSUS) […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Indonesia deployed F-16 fighter jets and frigates on patrol duty in South China Sea
Indonesia has reacted with anger after Chinese fishing boats protected by coast guard warships forced their way into its territorial waters. Jakarta has mobilised its military and raised its combat alert status in the Natuna […]
Naval Weapons
In-depth analysis of current sonar technology
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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 and Australia to strengthened bilateral military co-operation
Japan and Australia have committed to deepening their special strategic partnership by enhancing their bilateral military co-operation as China increases its influence in the region. Read More Chinese Spy Risks His Life to Defect to […]