Published on: Nov 07, 2025 11:02 am IST The Fujian was commissioned in Sanya on Hainan island on Wednesday in a ceremony attended by top leader Xi Jinping. China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state media reported Friday, adding a ship that experts say will help what is already the…
TOKYO (Reuters) -Security cooperation between Japan and Britain has reached an “unprecedented” level, Japan’s defence minister said on Thursday, as a Royal Navy aircraft carrier sailed into Tokyo on a goodwill visit. “Japan and the UK have been steadily enhancing cooperation as each other’s closest security partners in Asia and Europe,” Defence Minister Gen Nakatani…
ADAMS, Nebraska (AP) — A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy planes has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex in the Pacific theater, where he engaged Japanese forces during…
Significant developments in China’s naval aviation are continuing into 2025. Naval News takes a closer look at the latest milestones and examines the emerging trends that are still taking shape. The Chinese aircraft carrier program is now well into its third decade of development. The unfinished former Soviet carrier Varyag originally arrived in Dalian in…
Crew members from the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong have introduced the colourful roles of “deck rainbow-men” to more than 300 pupils at the PLA Stonecutters Island naval base in Hong Kong, prompting some to say a military career is inspiring. On the second day of the PLA Navy’s Shandong carrier group’s visit to Hong Kong,…
Photo: Zhang Huiquan/People’s Liberation Army Navy Two Chinese aircraft carrier groups conducted combat drills in the western Pacific Ocean, Beijing said Monday. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said its Liaoning and Shandong carrier formations “recently… completed combat training on the high seas and returned to their home ports safely”, News.Az reports, citing AFP. The mission…
Decks below F-35B Lightning II fighters and Wildcat attack helicopters, Chief Petty Officer Martin Miller keeps watch over the Royal Navy’s first-ever seafaring computer gaming room. It’s not his main job, of course. Miller is one of two logistics store chiefs on board the HMS Prince of Wales, the UK’s second aircraft carrier. Business Insider…
A naval fleet led by the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong will arrive in Hong Kong next week for a five-day visit, with open tours and cultural exchanges among events to be held to improve residents’ understanding of the development of national defence. The Ministry of National Defence announced on Saturday that the fleet, which includes…
A naval fleet led by the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong will arrive in Hong Kong next week for a five-day visit, with open tours and cultural exchanges among events to be held to improve residents’ understanding of the development of national defence. The Ministry of National Defence announced on Saturday that the fleet, which includes…