This week, a United States aircraft carrier arrived in waters near the Korean Peninsula for a trilateral exercise as North Korea strengthens its military cooperation with Russia. While tensions between China and the Philippines remain high over the South China Sea, a regional-based Chinese “flattop” has yet to return to its base as of Monday,…
Two new Chinese fighter jets, capable of operating from aircraft carriers, were officially unveiled this week. This is another sign that China is trying to rival American sea power. The J-15T and the J-15D, both variants of the J-15 family of carried-based fighter aircraft, made their debuts at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition,…
By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s much-anticipated J-35A stealth aircraft, centrepiece of this week’s Zhuhai air show, has been more than a decade in the making, but experts say little is known about its capabilities. The first public appearance of the land-based J-35A will take place on Tuesday, a day after the 75th anniversary…
China has sent another aircraft carrier into the wider western Pacific Ocean following its first operation featuring two “flattop” warships last month, according to a report on Monday. The Joint Staff Office under the Defense Ministry of Japan reported the movement of Chan’s second operational aircraft carrier, CNS Shandong, and two warship escorts in waters…
This week, China confirmed that it has carried out its first dual aircraft carrier operation, while an American aircraft carrier was conducting exercises in the Western Pacific Ocean. The unprecedented Chinese military operation was conducted in the contested waters of the South China Sea and involved two carrier strike groups, led by the country’s first…
The Chinese navy, which is the largest in the world, has conducted its first dual aircraft carrier operation, the country’s naval force announced on Thursday. The exercise was conducted in the highly contested waters of the South China Sea in late October and involved two carrier strike groups, led by CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong,…
Aircraft carriers from both China and the U.S. were operating in the Pacific Ocean this week. One of the six West Coast-based American aircraft carriers visited Guam as it was on the way home following a deployment in the Western Pacific Ocean and the Middle East. Meanwhile, a Chinese aircraft carrier continued its deployment in…
The Chinese navy’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian, was put to sea for the fourth time on Tuesday to conduct a new round of sea trials after it was launched two years ago. Named for the province of Fujian in southeast China, the carrier sailed from Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard, where it was…