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China Prepares Three Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ships for Possible Taiwan Assault

May 15, 2022 @ 06:20 AM

Two Chinese Navy Type 075 amphibious assault ships recently sailed together for the first time, even as a third ship of the same type is undergoing sea trials for amphibious landings with the island of Taiwan being a key potential target.After announcing the commissioning of the second Type 075 amphibious...

Chinese Liaoning Aircraft Carrier Group Starts Routine, Realistic Combat Training in West...

May 4, 2022 @ 06:41 AM

The Chinese Liberation Army (PLA) Navy announced on Tuesday that the Liaoning aircraft carrier group recently started a routine, realistic combat training mission in the West Pacific. Japans defense ministry said in a statement that eight PLA warships were spotted sailing from the East China Sea through the waters between Okinawa...

Chinese Aircraft Carrier 'Shadong' Transits Through Taiwan Straits for the First Time

March 20, 2022 @ 07:40 AM

The Chinese Peoples Liberation Armys Shandong aircraft carrier reportedly transited the Taiwan Straits for the first time, after a U.S

China's first Amphibious Assault Ship to Play 'Vital Role' in Taiwan Ops

March 3, 2022 @ 11:20 AM

China's first amphibious assault ship, Type 075, christened the Hainan, has reached initial operating capability, and is expected to play a 'vital role' in operations on the Island of Taiwan, state media reported.After achieving full operating capability in about a year, the ship will embark on a world tour to...

U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford Prepares for 1st Deployment After Inaugural...

March 2, 2022 @ 05:12 AM

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that the companys Newport News Shipbuilding division completed the first planned incremental availability (PIA) for the U.S

India's Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to Undertake Complex Maneuvers in Next Sea Trials

January 10, 2022 @ 11:07 AM

Indias indigenously built aircraft carrier, IAC Vikrant has headed out for the next set of sea trials. The maiden sea trials in August of last year were to establish propulsion, navigational suite and basic operations, the second sea trial later in October-November witnessed the ship being put through its paces in terms of various machinery trials and flight trials

French Rafale-M Jets to Take Part in Indian Navy’s Ski-Jump Carrier Launch...

January 4, 2022 @ 12:48 PM

The Rafale-Maritime (Rafale-M) fighter jet, built by French company Dassault Aviation is headed to India to begin tests under the Navys project to buy deck-launched combat fighter for its new 40,000-ton carrier INS Vikrant (Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1). The Rafale-M is pitted against F/A-18e/F Super Hornet

U.S. Approves $1.3B Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System Sale for France’s Proposed Aircraft...

December 22, 2021 @ 02:06 AM

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to France of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.321 billion

Russia Planning All-new Aircraft Carrier

December 9, 2021 @ 06:23 AM

Russian experts are evaluating the need to build a new aircraft carrier while work is already underway to create its design. "The Russian Ministry of Defense, together with industrial enterprises is analyzing the demand for an aircraft carrier as well as studying the possibility of its technical implementation

S.Korean National Assembly Initiates Funding for Light Aircraft Carrier Project

December 3, 2021 @ 07:35 AM

South Koreas National Assembly approved a 7.2 billion won ($6

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