Naval News Top Stories of 2021
As 2021 comes to an end, here is an overview of the ten most read naval defense news stories we published this past year, based on the number of readers.
As 2021 comes to an end, here is an overview of the ten most read naval defense news stories we published this past year, based on the number of readers.
When a Chinese submarine entered the Malacca Strait on December 20, heading towards the Indian Ocean, there was speculation about where it was going. This

Earlier this month it was revealed that China has been building targets in the shape of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers in their remote deserts. Together
Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) took delivery of its third Anping-class patrol vessel and launched the 4th ship of the class on October 28 2021.
Several pictures by local plane spotters surfaced today showing two key aircraft of the future Chinese aircraft carrier airwing in flight…

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
The Russian-Chinese joint exercise Maritime Interaction 2021 took place October 14-17 in the Sea of Japan.
On August 31, 2021, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced its FY2022 budget request. Here are some of the key points of interest, related to the maritime domain.
South Korea’s new supersonic anti-ship missile “developed sometime last year” is capable of responding to enemy naval forces approaching South Korean waters, according to the Blue House.
The Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) is set to become operational in 2023, Naval News has learned from Marine Corps Systems Command, the acquisition command of the United States Marine Corps.