A power failure aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer operating in the South China Sea last month left the ship’s crew without potable water, hot food, working toilets or air conditioning for four days. The outage stemmed from an engineering failure aboard the USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Cmdr. Matthew Comer, a 7th Fleet…
In an unprecedented act of defiance, Beijing has ordered Chinese businesses to ignore the United States’ sanctions against Iran. Chairman Xi Jinping is due to meet President Donald Trump for personal talks in the coming days. And a lot has changed since their last Beijing soiree in 2017. Trade is a deeply entrenched battleground between…
Beijing, A latest video released by the Chinese navy highlighting China’s blue-water naval ambitions has sparked speculation that its fourth aircraft carrier currently being built will be a nuclear-powered one. China hints its fourth aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered The video film ‘Into The Deep’ was released on Wednesday to mark the 77th anniversary of…
While the scope and technology of naval power have evolved immensely in the 80 years since World War II ended, the aircraft carrier continues to be one of the most powerful and important weapons on the face of the earth. It’s not just that the aircraft carrier remains of vital importance to today’s navies for…
The skies of the 20th century were awash with the roars of fighter aircraft, and few, if any, nation produced as many impressive machines as the United States. From the 1940s onwards, the US created some of the greatest fighter aircraft in the world. We will largely focus on the primary fighter mission of shooting…
Runways are undesirable locations for military aircraft. Being tied to miles of concrete gives jet aircraft a built-in vulnerability as well as restricting their flexibility. At sea, it is extremely difficult (and dangerous) to operate aircraft from the pitching deck of an aircraft carrier with its limited amount of deck space. So, it is hardly…
A man from southern China who donated 140 yuan (US$20) as a child to help build an aircraft carrier has seen his dream of the country becoming a stronger nation come true. To top his wish, in November, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation invited him to visit the carrier fleet and gave him a commemorative…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement campaign in South America. The arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford, announced…
Aircraft carriers can serve as the “tip of the spear” for a military force, yet only a few nations have been able to muster the resources needed for them. China’s third carrier sets the bar for such vessels higher, underscoring a stunning pace of force modernisation meant to defend its interests rather than challenge or…
China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has officially entered service, a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the United States on naval supremacy. Chinese leader Xi Jinping attended the commissioning ceremony for the Fujian at a military port in Sanya on Hainan island earlier this week, China’s state…