China Verifies Far Sea Capabilities of Type 055 Destroyers
A flotilla of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has wrapped up a month-long far sea exercise in the South China Sea and the West Pacific, a move experts…
Xi: Build Up Capabilities of PLA Submarine Fleet
Propaganda announcement President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to comprehensively enhance the capabilities of China’s submarine fleet in order to realize the goals set for the 100th anniversary of the…
Singapore and Chinese Navies Conduct Bilateral Maritime Exercise
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s Commander First Flotilla Colonel (COL) Ng Kok Yeng Daniel and People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA)’s Chief of Staff of Destroyer Flotilla Senior Captain Mei…
Shandong Holds Intensive Drills Comparable with Liaoning in West Pacific
The second aircraft carrier of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, the Shandong, is reportedly conducting intensive drills beyond the first island chain, reaching near Guam on the second…
Type 055 Wuxi Declared Operational
The Type 055 large destroyer Wuxi of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has achieved operational capability after completing a full-course acceptance test recently, becoming the fourth combat-ready 10,000-ton…
China Announces Undisclosed Type 075 Training Operations
The Marine Corps of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has conducted a multidimensional landing exercise, in which the capabilities of the Type 075 amphibious assault ship were on…
PLA Navy Sends Type 071 LPD to Cambodian Exercise
A Type 071 comprehensive landing ship is carrying Chinese troops on their way to participate in a large-scale joint exercise with Cambodia, marking yet another major event in a busy…
Communist Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fujian to Begin Trials Soon
China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has made smooth progress in mooring trials ahead of its expected maiden voyage later this year, analysts said on Monday, after the latest reports…
PLA Navy Auxiliary Ships Support South China Sea Operations
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy operates a large fleet of auxiliary ships that provide logistics and combat support in all areas including the frontiers of the South China…