China’s Type 055 Destroyers Are Aimed At Japan And India

China’s Type 055 Destroyers Are Aimed At Japan And India

January 23, 2022 GDC 0

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China Commissioned Fourth Type 055 Destroyer ‘Anshan’ With PLA Navy

December 6, 2021 GDC 0

China’ fourth Type 055 Destroyer (NATO reporting name: Renhai-class cruiser) was commissioned on 11 November 2021 with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy)’s North Sea Fleet. The vessel is named after Anshan, […]

CNS Kaifeng Enters Service With PLA Navy

August 9, 2021 GDC 0

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has commissioned the fourth new Type 052D destroyer this year, the Kaifeng, it was revealed for the first time last month in an official statement introducing a recent drill […]

China Launches Nuclear Sub, Destroyer, Landing Ship On Same Day

May 26, 2021 GDC 0

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy commissioned three new warships – a Type 09IV nuclear-powered strategic ballistic missile submarine, a 10,000-ton Type 055 large destroyer, and its first Type 075 amphibious assault ship – […]

Swarming Navies In South China Sea, Accidental War Is Plausible

April 13, 2021 GDC 0

China’s muscling in with missile boats. The Philippines is sending over aircraft. But another player is deploying its military to stake a claim on the South China Sea – Vietnam. As Beijing’s fishing “militia” moved […]

China’s Second Type 055 Destroyer Enters Service With PLA Navy

March 10, 2021 GDC 0

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently commissioned its second 10,000 ton-class Type 055 large destroyer after the first ship in its class entered service in early 2020, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) […]

China’s CNS Shandong Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Taiwan Straits

December 25, 2020 GDC 0

An aircraft carrier group led by China’s newest carrier, the Shandong, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to routine drills in the South China Sea, China’s navy said on Monday, after Taiwan mobilised […]

China to launch eighth Type 055 Destroyer next year

November 24, 2020 GDC 0

China is expected to launch an eighth guided-missile destroyer designed for the navy’s aircraft carrier strike groups later this year, according to reports on Chinese state run CCTV. The vessel will complete the first group of Type […]

China Decommissioned All Type 051 Destroyers

November 20, 2020 GDC 0

China reportedly launched its eighth Type 055 and 25th Type 052D destroyers on Sunday, only two days after the decommissioning of two Type 051 destroyers attached to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, which […]

China developed new radars for type 055 destroyers

October 16, 2020 GDC 0

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Japan Approves Highest Ever Defense Budget

January 6, 2022 0

Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the outline of the FY2022 defense budget on December 24, 2021. According to the MoD, the budget for FY2022 will be designed as a [...]
USAF pilot call sign ‘Banzai’ becomes first woman to fly F-35A stealth fighter into combat

June 14, 2020 0

America has now deployed its first female stealth fighter pilot into combat, the Air Force announced. Capt. Emily Thompson, call sign “Banzai,” made headlines after she became the first female to fly the F-35A Lightning II into combat. [...]
Indian Army sets to procure Stryker IFV and Humvee armored Vehicles

August 8, 2020 0

The Indian Army is reportedly planning to acquire new armoured infantry combat vehicles for its troops reported Indian NDTV. It aims to enhance the safety and protection of its soldiers when performing missions in high-altitude [...]
Indian Navy’s P-8I Neptune MPA Commence Operations from INS Hansa

January 7, 2022 0

The Indian Navy’s Boeing P-8I Neptune Maritime Patrol Aircraft commenced operations from INS Hansa, Goa with two aircraft arriving on 30 December 2021. Indian Navy Receives Two More P-8I Neptune MPAJanuary 11, 2022U.S. State Department [...]
HII Started Building Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)

January 13, 2021 0

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has begun fabrication of the US Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129). The fabrication work was officially started on 7 January and represents [...]
Doctors Evacute Putin From Meeting, Putin May Have Diagnosed With Abdominal Cancer

October 4, 2022 0

Vladimir Putin’s health has again come into focus, with a new report claiming the Russian President is in severe “aching pain” and it’s weighing on the decisions he makes. Kremlin’s Iner Circle, Oligarchs and FSB [...]

Boeing awarded contract to produce 150 km range GLSDB for Ukraine

February 7, 2023 0

The United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine that is expected to include longer-range rockets for the first time and other munitions and weapons, two U.S. officials briefed […]

Lithuania To Purchase 18 Nexter CEASAR Self-propelled Howitzers From France

February 7, 2023 0

Lithuania has become the third country to order the new generation of CAESAR (Mk II) self-propelled artillery systems developed by the French company Nexter. According to La Tribune, the contract between Lithuania and France has […]

Nexter Delivers 105mm Howitzers To Thailand

February 4, 2023 0

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France Donates 12 CEASAR Howitzers To Ukraine

February 3, 2023 0

According to French newspaper Le Monde, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu made this announcement at a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov. Lecornu said that the transfer of 12 CAESAR self-propelled howitzers would be […]

Occupied Crimea is within the reach of U.S.-supplied ground launched small diameter bomb

February 3, 2023 0

The United States has answered President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s plea for rockets that can strike deep behind the front lines of the nearly year-long conflict with Russia. Now Russian forces will need to adapt or face potentially […]

Australia, France To Jointly Produce Ammunitions For Ukraine

January 31, 2023 0

The AUKUS submarine spat that triggered a diplomatic crisis between Australia and France appears to be pardoned but not forgotten. The two nations jointly announced more aid overnight to Ukraine and France threw its support behind Australia’s bid to co-host an […]