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…
Taiwan Kicks Off Domestic Attack Sub Program
After waiting on the U.S. to make good on plans to develop a diesel electric attack submarine (SSK) for almost…
Top Stories 2014: Foreign Developments
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts, and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
U.S. and China Conduct Anti-Piracy Exercise
In a rare bilateral exercise, the U.S. and China conducted anti-piracy training off the pirate-prone Gulf of Aden, the Navy…
Document: 2014 U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Report
The following is the recently released 2014 report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission to Congress.…
Russia and China to Hold 2015 Naval Exercises in Mediterranean, Pacific
Russia and China have committed to a pair of 2015 naval exercises as a sign of growing military cooperation between…
China Commissions New Sub Hunting Corvette
China has commissioned a corvette variant focused on anti submarine warfare (ASW), expanding the capability of the People’s Liberation Army…
Chinese Carrier Fighter Now In Serial Production
China has put the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark carrier-borne multirole fighter into serial production, with at least eight production examples…
China and Iran Deepening Naval Ties, Iran Calls for Bilateral Blue Water Exercise
Last week’s meeting between the heads of the Iranian Navy and the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in Beijing are…
Panel: China Expanding Submarine Capabilities
China is constantly improving underwater operations and investments in platforms, sensors, and even oceanographic research, said Thomas Mahnken of Johns…