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Saturday, May 7, 2022
Javelin Anti-Ship Missile
Navy

Could New Quicksink Weapon Stop 5,500 Armed Merchant Ships?

By John Konrad (gCaptain) Last week, gCaptain reported the U.S. Air Force demonstrated a lethal new weapon that could provide a low-cost and more

May 7, 2022
Total Views: 99664

Friday, April 8, 2022
evergreen shipping container
Navy

Is Taiwan’s Evergreen Helping To Finance China’s Naval Expansion?

A new report says that commercial shipbuilding efforts by prominent companies – including Carnival Cruise Lines, CMA CGM, and Taiwan’s Evergreen

April 8, 2022
Total Views: 3759

Friday, March 18, 2022
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Defense

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Taiwan Strait Hours Before Biden-Xi Call

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 18 (Reuters) – A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taiwan’s

March 18, 2022
Total Views: 4593

Saturday, March 5, 2022
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Navy

China Warns Shipping Of South China Sea Naval Drills

by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) China is carrying out more than a week of military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan

March 5, 2022
Total Views: 2586

Monday, February 21, 2022
Australia Calls for ‘Full Investigation’ of Laser Incident By Chinese Navy
Defense

Australia Calls for ‘Full Investigation’ of Laser Incident By Chinese Navy

SYDNEY, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Australia’s prime minister said on Monday a Chinese naval vessel that pointed a laser at an Australian

February 21, 2022
Total Views: 1924

Sunday, February 20, 2022
Australian Prime Minister Calls China Navy Incident an ‘Act of Intimidation’
Navy

Australian Prime Minister Calls China Navy Incident an ‘Act of Intimidation’

By Michael Heath (Bloomberg) –Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison branded a Chinese navy vessel pointing a laser at one of his nation’s

February 20, 2022
Total Views: 4430

Saturday, February 19, 2022
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Navy

Does The Chinese Navy Use Lasers To Blind Pilots?

by Kirsty Needham (Reuters) A Chinese navy vessel directed a laser at an Australian military aircraft in flight over Australia’s northern approaches,

February 19, 2022
Total Views: 4939

Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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Navy

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Nears Completion

(Bloomberg) China is three to six months from launching its third and most modern aircraft carrier, new analysis shows, in what would be a milestone for

November 10, 2021
Total Views: 5991

Sunday, October 24, 2021
Russian, Chinese Warships Hold First Joint Patrols In The Pacific
Defense

Russian, Chinese Warships Hold First Joint Patrols In The Pacific

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the Western part of the Pacific ocean on October 17-23, Russia’s

October 24, 2021
Total Views: 1827

Sunday, October 17, 2021
U.S. And Canadian Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait To The Anger Of Beijing
Navy

U.S. And Canadian Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait To The Anger Of Beijing

TAIPEI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait late last week, the American military said on Sunday, at a time

October 17, 2021
Total Views: 3578

Sunday, July 18, 2021
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Navy

China Sends Two Spy Ships To US-Australia Naval Exercise

By Sybilla Gross (Bloomberg) A second Chinese spy vessel is on track to enter waters off Australia’s northeast coast, adding to Beijing’s surveillance

July 18, 2021
Total Views: 5821

Thursday, May 6, 2021
Indonesian Navy ships are seen at the Tanjung Wangi port as the search continues for the sunken KRI Nanggala-402 submarine
Navy

Chinese Navy Sends Salvage Ships To Join Indonesian Submarine Retrieval Efforts

gCaptain Editorial Note Embarrassing but true: The father of submarine salvage, RDML Ellsberg, is rolling in his grave with the knowledge that the US Navy has

May 6, 2021
Total Views: 12228

Monday, May 3, 2021
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Navy

Aircraft Carrier Shandong Deploys To South China Sea

(Bloomberg) –China has sent its Shandong aircraft carrier for military training in the South China Sea and plans to continue similar exercises, the

May 3, 2021
Total Views: 5925

Monday, April 26, 2021
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Defense

China Commissions New Navy Warships

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China deployed its first advanced amphibious assault ship and two other new vessels in a commissioning ceremony attended

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 3748

Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Photo of China's PLAN Liaoning aircraft carrier with escort ships underway
Defense

China Targets Taiwan With Carrier Battlegroup Drills

SHANGHAI, April 6 (Reuters) – A Chinese carrier group is exercising near Taiwan and such drills will become regular, China’s navy said

April 6, 2021
Total Views: 3480

Monday, January 25, 2021
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Defense

China Admonishes US Navy For South China Sea Carrier Patrol

By Cate Cadell (Reuters) – The United States often sends ships and aircraft into the South China Sea to “flex its muscles” and this is not

January 25, 2021
Total Views: 7526

Sunday, December 20, 2020
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier is seen during its launching ceremony in Dalian.REUTERS/Stringer
Defense

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Group Sails Through Taiwan Strait

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s navy and air force were deployed on Sunday as a Chinese aircraft carrier group led

December 20, 2020
Total Views: 5105

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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Defense

What Is The Malabar Ocean Exercise?

By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) – Australia will join three-way naval exercises involving the United States, Japan and India, in a move that could provoke

October 20, 2020
Total Views: 109

Thursday, August 1, 2019
People's Liberation Arm frigate
Defense

Chinese Warship Collided With Taiwan Freighter, Coast Guard Says

By Adela Lin (Bloomberg) –A Chinese warship collided with a Taiwanese freighter Wednesday evening, damaging the bulk carrier, Taiwan’s Coast Guard

August 1, 2019
Total Views: 82

Friday, July 5, 2019
china new destroyer Nanchang photo credit REUTERS/Jason Lee
Defense

China Denies South China Sea Missile Tests

by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) China’s Defense Ministry on Friday denied U.S. accusations that the Chinese military had recently carried out missile tests

July 5, 2019
Total Views: 45
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