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  • US Navy destroyer visits Zhanjiang, China

    12 June 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) arrived in Zhanjiang, China, for a scheduled port visit on June 12. Sterett’s visit is the first U.S. Navy visit to Zhanjiang since 2015 and the first U.S. Navy visit to mainland China in 2017. “This visit is an exciting opportunity to promote maritime cooperation […]

  • PF Mariners to Conduct Large-Scale Joint Exercise in China

    16 March 2012
    Training & Education

    Pacific Fleet (PF) mariners will depart for China in order to conduct a large-scale joint exercise. In accordance with the bilateral agreement tied in the last year, PF will dispatch about 10 ships to Qingdao (China), reports Russian defense ministry. Late Apr 2012, naval forces of the two countries will hold a large-scale exercise in […]

  • USS Shiloh Arrives in Zhanjiang, China

    30 May 2013
    Training & Education

    USS Shiloh (CG 67) arrived at the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) South Sea Fleet headquarters in Zhanjiang, China, for a port visit, May 30. The port visit to China is part of a series of military-to-military exchanges that are scheduled to take place this year between the two countries. On the schedule of […]

  • USS Blue Ridge Strengthens Bonds with PLAN

    20 April 2015
    Authorities

    U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Zhanjiang April 20 for a port visit building relationships and reinforcing positive navy-to-navy exchanges with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) South Sea Fleet. As Blue Ridge moored pierside, members of PLA(N) greeted the ship. The Port of Zhanjiang is one of the largest […]

  • US Navy aircraft carrier denied entry into Hong Kong port

    2 May 2016
    Authorities

    U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis was recently barred from entering the Hong Kong port for a regular port call. Associated Press reported Gabrielle Price, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman, saying that the Department was recently informed about Chinese officials denying a request for the visit of USS John C. Stennis and the ship’s carrier strike group […]

  • 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.

  • Malaysia’s second Keris-class littoral mission ship Sundang launched in China

    12 July 2019
    Authorities, Vessels

    The Royal Malaysian Navy’s second Keris-class littoral mission ship (LMS) was launched in Wuhan, China, by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) on July 12. Named Sundang (with pennant number 112), the LMS is the second of four ships in the class ordered under a RM1.17 billion (approx. US$265 million) contract from March 2017. The initial […]

  • Japan, UK, US Navy chiefs sign maritime cooperation treaty

    21 October 2016
    Authorities

    UK’s Royal Navy is likely to join Japan and U.S. in their South China Sea patrols following a trilateral agreement which the three sides signed in the Pentagon on October 20. The three chiefs of navy agreed to deeper cooperation in exercises and an increase in combined patrols. Specific activities would be worked out in follow-on […]

  • HMS Daring Docks in Shanghai, China

    12 December 2013
    Training & Education

    After supporting ongoing British relief efforts in the Philippines, HMS Daring has arrived in Shanghai. The goodwill visit to China comes at an important time in bilateral relations, just after the UK-China summit when Prime Minister David Cameron led a strong delegation of ministers and businessmen to Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu. In front of a […]

  • South Korea opens fire at illegal Chinese fishing vessels

    2 November 2016
    Authorities

    A South Korean Cast Guard crew fired the ship’s M60 machine gun at a Chinese fishing vessel which was attempting to flee as it was caught fishing illegally in the South Korean exclusive economic zone. As reported by the South Korean news agency Yonhap, two Chinese fishing vessels were caught in illegal activities off the western […]

  • Asia Pacific deployment: Royal Navy frigate honors sunken HMAS Sydney

    15 February 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education

    HMS Sutherland, a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate on a deployment to Asia Pacific, stopped in the Eastern Indian Ocean to honor the sunken Royal Australian Navy cruiser HMAS Sydney. The wreck of the wartime cruiser HMAS Sydney lies off the west coast of Australia and 500 miles northwest of Perth. Sydney was lost with […]

  • Chinese Submarine Chaser Decommissioned

    17 July 2014
    Authorities

    The naval port in Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang province, held a decommissioning ceremony for the Chinese submarine chaser “Hai’an” 650.   According to China Military Online, the vessel, which was deliver to the People’s Liberation Army Navy in December 1981 and served the Navy for 33 years, was officially retired from service yesterday morning. Manufactured by the […]

  • U.S. Navy destroyer sails near Chinese-claimed island

    10 May 2016
    Authorities

    The U.S. Navy has once again challenged China in the South China Sea by sailing a destroyer near a Chinese disputed reef. The latest sail by is the third time a U.S. warship has exercised the ‘freedom of navigation’, a maritime principle the U.S. Navy calls upon when it sails in the disputed areas. USS William […]

  • Russia, China Complete Joint-Sea 2014 Drills

    27 May 2014
    Training & Education

    China and Russia have completed their joint naval drill named “Joint-Sea 2014”, which began in South China Sea on May 20th, according to the Voice of Russia.   Russian and Chinese ships returned to the Shanghai port on Sunday, May 25th to attend the farewell ceremony for the Russian Navy staff participating in the exercise. […]

  • Japan: New Carrier Killer Missile Won’t Stop US Navy

    15 February 2011

    A new “carrier killer” missile that has become a symbol of China’s rising military might will not force the U.S. Navy to change the way it… By Eric Talmadge (yahoo) [mappress] Source: yahoo, February 15, 2011; Image:forum.globaltimes

  • Republic of China Navy Conducts Exercise in Waters off Taiwan

    15 January 2014
    Training & Education

    The Republic of China Navy held an anti-submarine exercise in waters off Taiwan on January 14th, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, Watch China Times news portal writes. Chengkung-class frigates and US-made coastal minehunters participated in the exercise. The Navy dispatched the frigates from Tsoying Naval Base. The goal of the exercise was to […]

  • China Welcomes HMAS Ballarat

    22 May 2012
    Authorities, Industry

    ‘Welcome to China’, that was the signalled greeting afforded to HMAS Ballarat (Commander Jonathan Earley) by warships of the PLA-N, as Ballarat carefully weaved her way through the busy nine hour pilotage that encompassed transits of the Yangtz and Huangpu Rivers into Shanghai on 17 May 12. Escorted by the PLA-N frigate Anqing, Ballarat berthed […]

  • US Navy Vessels Work Together in South China Sea

    14 July 2015
    Authorities, Research & Development, Training & Education

    The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) partnered with the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) to complete their first combined South China Sea presence operations July 9. During combined presence operations in the South China Sea, Fort Worth and Lassen conducted joint maneuvering exercises at sea, working together to seamlessly share information […]

  • Malaysian Navy’s first Littoral Mission Ship launched in China

    17 April 2019
    Authorities, Vessels

    China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), has launched the first of a new class of four Royal Malaysian Navy littoral mission ships (LMS). The vessel was launched on April 15 and was named Keris, with pennant number 111. Keris is the first LMS to be built under a RM1.17 billion (approx. US$265 million) contract from March […]

  • Video: RIMPAC participants sink decommissioned landing ship USS Racine

    15 July 2018
    Authorities, Training & Education, Vessels

    Australian, Japanese and US units joined forces on July 12 to sink the decommissioned ex-USS Racine (LST-1191) during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of RIMPAC 2018. Live fire from aircraft, a submarine, and land assets sank the former landing ship in waters 15,000 feet deep 55 nautical miles north of Kauai, Hawaii. The SINKEX featured live […]

  • US Pacific Command visits China for maritime plenary

    16 November 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Senior representatives from U.S. Pacific Command traveled to China to participate in the annual military maritime consultative agreement working group and plenary which took place between November 7-10. According to the Pacific Command, the meeting served as a mechanism for open and transparent communication to address concerns and develop common understanding between the U.S. and the […]

  • CNO Concludes Visit to China

    21 July 2014
    Authorities, Research & Development, Training & Education

    Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert departed the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Friday after a successful four-day counterpart visit with military leaders, fleet units and leaders of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).   Adm. Wu Shengli, commander in chief of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), hosted Greenert’s visit, which marked the […]

  • Beijing Plans to Use EMP Against US Aircraft Carriers

    22 July 2011
    Authorities

    China’s military is developing electromagnetic pulse weapons that Beijing plans to use against U.S. aircraft carriers in any future conflict… Read More [mappress] Source: washingtontimes, July 22, 2011;  

  • US-China Build Up Military Ties, Eye Further Improvement

    11 September 2013
    Authorities

      Defense officials from the United States and China met in Beijing on September 9 and discussed how to continue the progress that has taken place in the military relationship between their countries, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said yesterday. In a statement summarizing the 14th annual defense consultative talks, Little said James N. Miller, […]

  • Unidentified Missile Nearly Hits Italian Frigate Patrolling Libyan Coast

    5 August 2011

    An unidentified missile fell Wednesday into the seawater not far from an Italian frigate patrolling the Libyan coast, according to local med… (China Economic Net) [mappress] Source: China Economic Net, August 5, 2011

  • Taiwan Tests Locally Developed Submarine-Launched Missile

    8 July 2011
    Training & Education

      Taiwan has test-fired for the first time a locally developed submarine-launched missile designed to counter the threat of China’s fast-expan… (thestandard) [mappress] Source: thestandard, July 8, 2011;