Chinese Type 075 amphibious assault ship Hainan As the U.S. works to speed up delivery of previously-purchased weaponry to the government of Taiwan, China’s defense ministry has vowed to “crush” any form of independence for the island, which has governed its own affairs since the 1940s. The U.S. believes Beijing could order a forcible reunification […]
Royal Navy warships HMS Defender and HMS Kent are at the heart of a formidable NATO task force currently off the coast of Scotland. NATO Ship Formation for PHOTEX The aim of this robust assembly is to scrutinise the alliance’s impressive missile and air defence capabilities within the challenging expanse of the North Atlantic. This […]
HMS Prince of Wales is not being “mothballed”, the Defence Secretary has said, after reports of so-called “cannibalisation”. Last August, the £3bn warship broke down off the Isle of Wight as she was leaving Portsmouth for trials in the US and, since then, she has been undergoing repairs, meaning the huge carrier has now spent […]
US Navy to build Modified Virginia class Subsea and Seabed Warfare The Congressional Research Service has published a new report concerning the Virginia class attack submarine. This report mentions the future construction of a Modified Virginia class Subsea and Seabed Warfare (Mod VA SSW). Artist rendering of the future Block V Virginia class USS […]
Japan-circling PLA Navy flotilla completes ‘routine drills,’ shows capabilities of national defense Far sea exercises by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy are routine and display its capabilities, experts said on Thursday, after Japan hyped it spotted a PLA Navy flotilla led by a 10,000 ton-class large destroyer as the latter completed a full […]
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Chinese state media claims PLA forces near Taiwan ‘scared off’ USS Nimitz but mainland defence experts say US may be buying time. The Shandong and Nimitz aircraft carrier groups remained hundreds of nautical miles apart during the PLA’s six-day exercises. A Jet Fighter takes off from Shandong The US Navy’s decision to keep its […]
Virginia SSW The USS Jimmy Carter is widely regarded as the most secretive submarine in the U.S. Navy. It is especially equipped for Seabed Warfare, unreported missions deep below the waves. Now a new seabed warfare submarine, using a Virginia Class hull, is planned. The U.S. Navy plans a single Mod VA SSW submarine. Work […]
According to information published by the PACOM on April 7, 2023, the US plans to expand the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Arrangement (EDCA) to include four new sites: Naval Base Camilo Osias in Santa Ana, Cagayan; Camp Melchor Dela Cruz in Gamu, Isabela; Balabac Island in Palawan; and Lal-lo Airport in Cagayan. The naming of these […]
The Shandong aircraft carrier group of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Monday joined the third and final day of the PLA Eastern Theater Command’s combat alert patrols and “Joint Sword” exercises encircling the island of Taiwan, in which warships practiced assaults on fleeing hostile vessels and a maritime blockade, with other military […]
