Charles De Gaulle Joins First Philippine-French SCS Joint Patrol
The Charles De Gaulle Carrier Strike Group joined the maiden Philippine-French joint patrol in the South China Sea in one of the largest bilateral drills
The Charles De Gaulle Carrier Strike Group joined the maiden Philippine-French joint patrol in the South China Sea in one of the largest bilateral drills
Along with the rapid building of invasion barges at Guangzhou Shipyard in southern China, a submarine has entered the scene. The shipyard is not known
Taiwan’s first upgraded Kang Ding-class frigate will be delivered to the Republic of China (ROC) Navy in September 2025, as scheduled, according to local media reports.
The Myanmar Navy held two ceremonies for the christening and the launching of the new FF-135 frigate named ‘UMS King Thalun’, and also for the commissionning of two new ASW corvettes in presence of senior Navy officials on December 25th. 2024.
Update 30/12/24: Hudong has floated out PLANS 51 “Sichuan” yesterday, December 29. Tugs have moved the new carrier to the fitting out-basin also housing the
The Philippines is eyeing to acquire two additional anti-submarine vessels to bolster its defense capabilities amid China’s growing aggression in the South China Sea.
Dr. Scott Savitz, a senior engineer at the RAND Corporation, returns with this historical analysis of France’s invasion of Taiwan in 1884-85, where the defenders were Chinese.

Russia has spent the last 15 years steadily modernizing and rearming its navy. The work is intended to recover it from the post-Cold War low
Navies from the Philippines and its allies started their annual joint exercises on Monday off the Philippines’ waters amid rising tension in the disputed waters.
Japan’s ATLA and the French-German ISL earlier this year inked an agreement to cooperate on railgun technologies.