The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Floréal-class surveillance frigate Vendémiaire (F734) crossed the Taiwan Strait earlier this month, Reuters revealed yesterday.
32 Chinese vessels and 39 military planes are set to participate in the naval parade tomorrow, April 23, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy). Close to twenty foreign vessels will also take part in the fleet review.
China’s first carrier-based AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) should leave the assembly line and conduct its first flight soon.
The first Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM or RMN) was named and launched during a ceremony held April 15 at Shuangliu Manufacturer Base, Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group, Wuhan, China.
On April 8, 2019, Chinese engineering company Qingdao Wuchuan Heavy Industry (part of the state-owned shipbuilding corporation China Shipbuilding Industry Corp-CSIC) announced the sea (and land) trials of the “Marine lizard”, the world’s first amphibious unmanned surface vessels (USV).
Following over a year of work and dock trials at the Wuchang Shipyard, the old landing ship 936 Haiyangshan, transformed into a floating test rig for the Chinese Navy’s new Railgun, descended from the Blue River for to reach the open sea by the end of 2018.
At LIMA 2019, the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition, China’s CETC is showcasing its marine communication platforms.
Engineers are finding more and more inspiration in the animal kingdom to design next-generation drones. At LIMA 2019, held in Lankgawi from 26-30 March, the China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) is presenting a new concept of fish-inspired underwater autonomous system dubbed FishBot-A100
Recent aerial pictures of Jiangnan shipyard are doing the rounds on social media: They show no less than 15 destroyers and 1 aircraft carrier at various stage of construction.
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) recently deployed a new VTOL UAV from the Lanzhou Type 052C destroyer, Chinese media Global Times reported.
