China’s New Aircraft Carrier Heads to Sea for First Trials  After six years of construction, the carrier is on its first sea trials  PUBLISHED MAY 1, 2024 China’s massive new aircraft carrier named Fujian set sail this morning, May 1, on its first sea trials after more than six years of construction. China’s PLA Navy […]

Asia s next war could be triggered by a rusting warship on a disputed reef MANILA — In the most hotly contested waterway in the world, the risk of Asia’s next war hinges increasingly on a ramshackle ship past her time, pockmarked with holes, streaked with rust and beached on a reef. To buttress its […]

Houthis Escalate Threats against Shipping Launching “Fourth Stage”   French destroyer on escort duty in the Bab al-Mandeb. Photo: EUNAVFOR Aspides The leader of the Houthi movement called for a further escalation of the attacks on shipping citing the potential attack on the city of Rafah and as Western pressure grows on Hamas to accept […]