Britain’s plan to build a new military base in Southeast Asia is likely to further complicate the strategic landscape in a region already fraught with maritime disputes and geopolitical rivalry between Beijing and Washington, Chinese analysts warn. THE UK’s plan to build an Asian naval base is “clearly a muscle-flexing …
Read More »China plans to sell Pakistan an upgrade Liaoning Aircraft carrier
According to an official media report, “China has planned to carry out a “large-scale upgrade” of China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, and “sell it to Pakistan to compete with India”! It described Pakistan “as the best destination for it” and said that by then the Liaoning, which was commissioned into …
Read More »Wreck of the World War II Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet sunk 77 years ago is discovered
The wreck of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet has been discovered in the South Pacific, 77 years after Japanese forces sunk the ship in a fierce battle.The research vessel Petrel, owned by the estate of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, discovered the Hornet three miles under the …
Read More »CHINA & US Warship have a close encounter in the South China Sea
WW3 News: CHINA & US Warship USS McCampbell DDG 85 have a close encounter in the South China Sea – Guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell patrolled near the Parcel Islands challenging China’s claim to the region. The Parcel Islands have been controlled by China since its forces seized them from Vietnam …
Read More »Cities at Sea: It Is Time to Finally Learn How Aircraft Carriers Actually Work
An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a naval force to project air power worldwide without depending on …
Read More »Iran Sends Navy Warships to the Atlantic Ocean in response to US carrier in Gulf
Iran to send warships to Atlantic in response to US carrier in Gulf. The flotilla will comprise of the new guided missile frigate destroyer escort The presence of US aircraft carriers in the Gulf is a security concern for Iran and its navy has sought to counter that by showing …
Read More »Iranian Ships Fire Rockets as US Aircraft Carrier enters in Persian Gulf
A US aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis sailed into the Persian Gulf on Friday amid Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz. Some 30 Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels fired rockets in the waters patrolled by a US aircraft carrier strike group led by USS John C. Stennis on …
Read More »A Vietnamese Fisherman Reeled In a Chinese 22 feet long Yu-6 torpedo
A Vietnamese Fisherman Reeled In a Chinese 22 feet long Yu-6 torpedo In The South China Sea Vietnamese fisherman Tran Minh Thanh landed an unusual catch the other day, finding what appears to be a Chinese torpedo off the country’s coast. Under the watchful eye of local border guards, Tran dragged …
Read More »Chinese hackers are reportedly stealing loads of US Navy secrets
US Naval aircraft and aircraft from the Chilean Air Force participate in a fly-by adjacent to aircraft carrier USS George Washington. Lt. j.g. David Babka/USN US Navy defense contractors and subcontractors have reportedly suffered “more than a handful” of disconcerting security breaches at the hands of Chinese hackers over the …
Read More »Ukraine and Russia on the brink of war? Ukrainian declares martial law
Ukraine and Russia on the brink of war? Ukrainian declares martial law On Sunday, November 25, the Russian coast guard attacked three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Sea of Azov, despite the fact that a 2003 agreement between the two nations gives Ukraine the indisputable right to use those waters. …
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