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  • China Lands First Fighter Jet on Its New Aircraft Carrier

    26 November 2012
    Industry, Training & Education

    China has landed the first fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier “The Liaoning”, reports the samaylive.com. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) said that it’s a move that would help to show its growing military might amid simmering maritime disputes with some of its key neighbours. “Capabilities of the carrier platform and the J-15 […]

  • Pakistan Navy commissions two new Type 054 A/P frigates

    12 May 2023
    Vessels

    The Pakistan Navy has held a commissioning ceremony for two new Type 054 A/P frigates.

  • Construction of First Chinese Aircraft Carrier Faces New Unanticipated Problems

    25 November 2011
    Industry

      Construction of the first Chinese aircraft carrier faced new unanticipated problems; it turned out that the former Soviet carrier Varyag was not equipped with arresters, and it is unclear where China could get them. In 2007 news agency Kanwa exclusively reported from St. Petersburg that China would buy 4 arresters designed by Marine Engineering […]

  • China to send five ships to US-hosted RIMPAC 2016

    3 June 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The Chinese Navy will take part in the U.S.-hosted multinational maritime exercise RIMPAC 2016, despite mounting tensions between the two countries amid the South China Sea dispute. One missile destroyer, a missile frigate, a supply ship, a hospital ship and a submarine rescue vessel augmented by two helicopters will take part in exercises which will include damage control and […]

  • China confirms construction of second aircraft carrier

    4 January 2016
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry

    Chinese military officials confirmed in the wake of the South China Sea dispute that the country is building its second aircraft carrier. According to media reports, the new carrier will be completely different from the first aircraft carrier Liaoning which entered service in 2012. It has also been said that the new carrier would be […]

  • Inaugural ASEAN-China maritime drill kicks off in Zhanjiang, China

    22 October 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The first joint exercise between China and ASEAN member countries kicked off in Zhanjiang, in China’s Guandong province, on Monday, October 22. The five-day exercise is co-organised by the Republic of Singapore Navy and the People’s Liberation Army Navy, and will be joined by participants from all nine other ASEAN countries and more than 1,000 personnel […]

  • U.S. Navy concludes South China Sea patrols

    8 March 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s carrier strike group has concluded South China Sea patrols and moved into the Philippine Sea through the Luzon Strait, the Navy said on March 7. The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) operated in the South China Sea, March 1 through March 6. It was the crew’s first time operating there since their […]

  • US Navy ships sail through Taiwan Strait

    25 January 2019
    Authorities

    The US Navy has sent a destroyer and a replenishment oiler through the Taiwan Strait on January 24, in the third such move in four months. US Navy ships previously made the transits in October and November 2018. The ships involved in the Thursday’s operation were destroyer USS McCampbell and replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. […]

  • Large-scale Exercise Kakadu kicks off

    31 August 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Exercise Kakadu, the largest maritime drill off its kind in the Australian Northern Territory, is beginning today.  Held biennially, Exercise Kakadu is a joint exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy and supported by the Royal Australian Air Force. More countries are attending this year than ever before, with 23 ships, 21 aircraft, a submarine […]

  • US Navy sails in South China Sea

    1 March 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The U.S. Navy said February 29 that its amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) conducted a routine patrol in international waters of the South China Sea on February 26 after participating in exercise Cobra Gold 16. Other U.S. Navy destroyers made headlines in recent months by sailing in areas Chinese government officials claim […]

  • USS Benfold first US warship to visit China since South China Sea ruling

    8 August 2016
    Authorities

    USS Benfold, a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, arrived in Qingdao, the home of the Chinese Navy’s North Sea Fleet, on August 8. By entering the Chinese Navy base, Benfold became the first U.S. warship to visit China since last month’s ruling in the South China Sea arbitration case brought before the Hague court by the […]

  • Pakistan orders two more Type 054 frigates from China

    5 June 2018
    Authorities, Vessels

    The Pakistan Navy has signed a contract with M/s China Shipbuilding Trading Company Ltd (CSTC) for the delivery of an additional two Type 054A frigates. The contract was signed at the Ministry of Defence Production in Rawalpindi with deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations), Rear Admiral Faisal Rasul Lodhi in attendance. With this follow-on contract, the Pakistan […]

  • International Warships Dock in China for Multinational Drill

    21 April 2014
    Training & Education

    China will host ships from seven countries these days ahead of the exercise “Sea Cooperation 2014”, according to the Times of India.   The Indian Navy’s warship INS Shivalik arrived in one of the 10 busiest ports in the world, the Chinese Port of Qingdao, on Sunday 20th April. This is the second time that […]

  • Russia, China Schedule Joint Drills

    24 February 2014
    Training & Education

    Russia and China will join their forces in “Naval Interaction-2014” exercises in the East China Sea at the end of May and the beginning of June, reports the Voice of Russia, citing Eastern Military District spokesperson Alexander Gordeyev.   Gordeyev said that delegations of the two countries agreed about the date of the exercise during […]

  • Pakistan Navy starts building new Hangor-class sub in collaboration with China

    10 December 2021
    Industry, Vessels

    The Pakistan Navy (PN) has held a steel cutting ceremony for its 5th Hangor-class submarine, the first to be built indigenously in Pakistan.

  • Report: Japan to send JS Kaga to South China Sea, Indian Ocean mission

    6 July 2018
    Authorities, Vessels

    Japan is likely to send its Izumo-class helicopter carrier to the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean this year as well.  The two-month deployment of the 27,000-ton JS Kaga comes as Japan aims to boost its presence in this strategically important region, Reuters reported citing two unnamed Japanese officials as saying. The 248-meter-long JS […]

  • U.S. Navy destroyers reunite in South China Sea

    28 June 2016
    Authorities

    Participating ships of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) reunited while on routine patrol increasing U.S. Navy presence in the South China Sea ahead of the international ruling on the South China Sea dispute. The ships met on June 27 after conducting nearly three months of theater security operations in the Indo-Asia Pacific. […]

  • China joins Indonesian-hosted naval drill despite recent run-in

    28 March 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Two Chinese warships have set sail for Indonesia and the second edition of the Indonesia-hosted multi-national exercise in waters off Padang, and Siberut and Sapura islands, Indonesia. Exercise Komodo, set to be held between April 12 – 16, 2016, will involve more than 30 countries from the Asia-Pacific region, and beyond. Type 054A Guided missile frigate Weifang and […]

  • China to Build 4 Submarines for Pakistan in Karachi

    8 October 2015
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry

    Four of Pakistan Navy’s future eight submarines will be constructed in Karachi, Pakistan, according to Pakistani Minister for Defense production, Rana Tanveer Hussain. As Dawn writes, the Minister confirmed the finalization of the acquisition deal and further stated that China will build four submarines in Karachi, while the other four will be constructed in China. The Minister added that […]

  • China: Navy Plays Important Role in Country’s Drive to Become World Military Power

    26 September 2011
    Authorities

    China’s navy is playing an important role in the country’s drive to become a world military power, with the recent trials of its first… Read More [mappress] Source: indiatimes, September 26, 2011

  • China-built Nigerian Navy ship NNS Unity arrives to Lagos

    7 November 2016
    Authorities, Industry

    Nigerian Navy’s newest offshore patrol vessel NNS Unity which was built by the China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Limited (CSOIL) arrived to Lagos, Nigeria, on November 4. The ship departed China on September 15 and made port calls in five countries in Asia and Africa while en route to Nigeria. The two offshore patrol vessels Nigeria ordered […]

  • Australia, China Cooperate on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief

    28 November 2011

    Minister for Defence Stephen Smith today announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has commenced Exercise COOPERATION SPIRIT 2011 with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Sichuan Province, China. The exercise began on 27 November and will continue until 1 December. “Exercise COOPERATION SPIRIT is a bilateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise, and […]

  • US Navy’s warships join growing military armada in South China Sea

    27 October 2021
    Industry, Vessels

    US Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) are conducting bilateral operations in the South China Sea.

  • Japan commissions second helicopter destroyer JS Kaga

    23 March 2017
    Authorities

    The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its second Izumo-class helicopter-destroyer, the JS Kaga, during a ceremony held on March 22 at the Japan Marine United shipyard. The 27,000 tonne ship is the second helicopter carrier in a class which Japan officially refers to as helicopter destroyers. Measuring 248 meters in length, Kaga and Izumo are […]

  • Japanese warships on first visit to Vietnam

    13 April 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Two ships of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, JS Ariake and JS Setogiri, made their first port call at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. The visit marked the first time since World War II that Japanese warships visited Vietnam. Cam Ranh Bay area is close to Xisha and Nansha Islands which are claimed by China and part […]

  • USS Higgins returns from action-packed deployment

    22 June 2018
    Authorities

    US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) wrapped up a seven-month deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation, returning to its homeport of San Diego on June 21. While deployed, Higgins conducted security, stability, and freedom of navigation operations, observed foreign military exercises, and participated in coalition operations. Higgins sailors were kept […]