Why the Chinese Navy is in the Mediterranean
On Thursday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) frigates Linyi and Weifang left the Black Sea along with a…
A Look at China’s Growing International Arms Trade
This week’s visit by People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to the Russian port of Novorossiysk comes amid reports Russia is…
Two Chinese Warships Enter Black Sea, Reports Link Visit to Possible Chinese Frigate Sale to Russia
Two People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) guided missile frigates entered the Black Sea on Monday in a first for the…
Chinese and Russian Navies to Conduct First Ever Mediterranean Surface Exercises in May
Six Russian and three Chinese naval ships will meet in the Mediterranean next month to conduct a series of surface…
Global Guided Missile Expansion Forcing U.S. Navy to Rethink Surface Fleet Size
Rapid growth in the capability and quality of guided missiles — mostly Chinese in origin — is causing the U.S.…
Document: Office of Naval Intelligence 2015 Assessment of Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy
The following is 2015 report, The PLA Navy New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century from the Office of…
Essay: U.S. Should Consider Establishing a South China Sea International Operations Center in Indonesia
The incoming U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) commander, Adm. Harry B. Harris, testified before Congress late last year that “China’s rise…
Indian Navy Set to Accelerate Second Indigenous Carrier as U.K. Built Carrier is Set to Decommission Next Year
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this post, the planned name of India’s indigenous aircraft carrier-II (IAC-II) program was incorrect.…
Pentagon: U.S. Won’t Send Carrier to Mainland China This Year
The Pentagon has no plans to send a nuclear powered aircraft carrier (CVN) to mainland China this year, a Defense…
Document: Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization
The following is the Dec. 23, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and…