The growth of the Chinese Navy has been incredible. The PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy) is barely recognizable from itself twenty years ago. Among the
China’s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) has commissioned its largest patrol vessel yet as it strengthens its “law enforcement” capabilities in the disputed South China Sea, official state media Xinhua says.
The Russian-Chinese joint exercise Maritime Interaction 2021 took place October 14-17 in the Sea of Japan.
Aircraft carriers are a strategic priority for the world’s leading navies. Experienced players such as the Royal Navy, French Navy (Marine Nationale) and Indian Navy
The ability to keep your submarine designs secret may confer a tactical or strategic advantage in the future. Yet they are also massive projects which
The first Type 054 A/P frigate for the Pakistan Navy started sea trials in late May. Local ship spotters images show the frigate leaving the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard (near Shanghai) under her own power…
The Indian Navy’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, is expected to start sea trials soon. She will be India’s second aircraft carrier joining the
In a what is likely a first ever, China’s today commissioned three major vessels into the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) fleet: A Type 055 Destroyer (NATO designation: Renhai-class cruiser), a Type 075 LHD (NATO designation: Yushen-class) and a Type 094 SSBN (NATO Designation: Jin-class).
After entering the South China Sea, the ships of the JEANNE D’ARC mission (namely the Mistral-class LHD Tonnerre and the La Fayette-class Frigate Surcouf), conducted
The “Marianne” mission took the two vessels to the Philippine Sea via the South China Sea, the Sunda Strait, the Mariana Trench, Australia and the
