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BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2020ShareIndonesian Fisherman Caught What Appears To Be A Chinese Underwater DroneThe craft matches an underwater glider that China builds, which is capable of traveling for weeks and over huge distances. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareTaiwan Is Finally Set To Build The New Diesel-Electric Submarines It Desperately NeedsEight new domestically-built submarines will revamp the country’s antique underwater fleet as the Chinese threat grows. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020ShareNew Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter EmergeFeaturing beefed-up landing gear and indigenous engines, the J-15T should lead to a production fighter for China’s future supercarrier. BYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2020ShareChina Freaks Out Over Supposed U-2 Spy Plane Flight Over Its Naval ExerciseChina says the U-2 dangerously interfered with its naval drills. Meanwhile, it seems Beijing may execute a major anti-ship ballistic missile test. BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 10, 2020ShareWatch Chinese Frogmen Fire Their Special Underwater GunsNot many countries field specialist underwater firearms. Now we have a chance to see these exotic weapons in the hands of China’s naval commandos. BYThomas NewdickAug 10, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 5, 2020ShareChina’s Big New Amphibious Assault Ship Just Went To Sea For The First TimeChina built its first big-deck amphibious assault ship in a remarkable amount of time. With another now in the water, the first has begun sea trials. BYThomas NewdickAug 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareChina’s Base in the Horn of African Has a Huge Underground BunkerNew satellite images show subterranean construction that could provide added protection and more storage space. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareChina’s Type 055 Super Destroyer Is A Reality Check For The US And Its AlliesThis is one impressive ship that underlines China’s changing weapons development capabilities and its emerging greater naval strategy in the region and beyond. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareTaiwan Wants Land-Based Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Counter Growing Chinese Naval PowerThe announcement comes as both of China’s aircraft carriers may be preparing to work together in a first-of-its-kind exercise. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2020ShareFire Breaks Out On China’s Massive New Type 075 Amphibious Assault ShipThe blaze struck while the ship was tied up to the pier at Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai. BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 28, 2020ShareNavy Instagram Tells China “You Don’t Want To Play Laser Tag With Us” After Pacific IncidentThe Navy posted a photo depicting a laser show on one of China’s South China Sea bases, a reference to how common these incidents are there. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareNew Pentagon Map Shows Huge Scale Of Worrisome Russian and Chinese Naval OperationsThis is our first good look at the kind of activity, especially off the East Coast of the United States, that the US military has been warning about. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2019ShareChina’s New Surveillance Blimp In The South China Sea Is Likely Just The BeginningTethered sensor-laden aerostats are a low-cost way for China to expand its situational awareness in the region and to help defend its island outposts. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareHere Is Our First Clear Look At China’s Z-20F Seahawk Helicopter Clone (Updated)China’s navalized version of its Black Hawk clone breaks cover. Its capability is badly needed within the growing People’s Liberation Army Navy fleet. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 6, 2019ShareChina Just Launched Its Huge And Incredibly Quickly Built Amphibious Assault ShipChina’s first flattop amphibious assault ship will give the PLAN powerful new capabilities and a second example is already under construction. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 6, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 25, 2019ShareChina’s Reported Plan To Deploy Weaponless Stealth Drones On Its Carriers Make Perfect SenseIt’s not about the weapons such a drone can carry, it’s about the targeting data it can reliably supply to far more powerful and longer-range weapons. BYTyler RogowaySep 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareChina Curiously Says It May Join U.S. Persian Gulf Maritime Coalition Despite Trade WarThe U.S. wants to “internationalize” its new regional mission, but escalating tensions with Beijing could dampen prospects for China’s involvement. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 1, 2019ShareWhat We Know About A Mysterious Collision Between A Chinese Warship And A Taiwanese Cargo ShipThe incident could have been an accident, but it does come amid inflamed tensions between Taiwan and China. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIs This Chinese Navy Ship Equipped With An Experimental Electromagnetic Railgun?A functioning railgun fitted to a ship would signify a massive accomplishment for China and it would be a source of major concern at the Pentagon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2019ShareTaiwan’s Next Batch Of Stealthy Catamarans Will Have Serious Mine-Laying CapabilitiesThe Taiwanese Navy is pushing hard to get new minelaying ships to help it challenge China’s growing naval capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019ShareChina Wants U.S. To Know Its Ships In S. China Sea Can Be Targeted By Long Range Ballistic MissilesThis is the most recent in a series of increasingly provocative responses from China to American naval patrols in the disputed region. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 31, 2018ShareChina’s NYC-Sized ‘Earthquake Warning System’ Array Sounds More Like A Way To Talk To SubmarinesWith the largest submarine force on Earth, the Chinese increasingly need long-range communications options that don’t require the boats to surface. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 31, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 19, 2018ShareA Vietnamese Fisherman Reeled In A Chinese Torpedo In The South China SeaIt’s now in the hands of the Vietnamese military and they will likely pick it apart for any intelligence value. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018ShareU.S. Navy Releases Images Of Chinese Warship’s Dangerous Maneuvers Near Its DestroyerThe series of pictures gives a good sense of just how close the two ships came to hitting each other. 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BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareTaiwan Wants To Speed Up Construction Of Its New Missile-Toting Stealthy CatamaransThe Taiwanese Navy is in desperate need of the additional ships to at all keep pace with China, but they’re still years away from entering service. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 1, 2018ShareThis Is Our Best View Yet Of China’s Ship-Mounted Railgun PrototypeThe experimental gun system is impressive looking to say the least. BYTyler RogowayFeb 1, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 19, 2017ShareChinese Naval Group To Sail The Baltic Sea At Same Time As Russian ArmadaThere’s a massive amount of firepower being amassed in the Baltic Sea, including China’s most advanced operational destroyer and Russia’s largest submarine and cruiser. BYTyler RogowayJul 19, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2017ShareChina’s Carrier Ties Up At Specially-Built Giant Dock In S. China SeaThe Liaoning has been on a high-profile training cruise which has included a series of firsts such as live fire drills and sailing into the Pacific. BYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2016ShareChina Will Send Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines Into The Pacific: ReportWe expected a big strategic escalation; this surely fits the bill. BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2016Share12
BYThomas NewdickApr 8, 2021ShareNow China Has Cruise Missile Carrying Catamarans Chasing Away Ships In The South China SeaThe appearance of the Chinese catamaran fast-attack missile craft adds a significant new player to these disputed waters. BYThomas NewdickApr 8, 2021Share
BYAdam KehoeApr 4, 2021ShareChina’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako StraitChina’s ability to integrate its carriers with an increasingly advanced strike group continues to evolve, as does its blue water operations ambitions. BYAdam KehoeApr 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2021ShareThis Is Our Best Look Yet At China’s Z-20F Seahawk Clone Toting Air-To-Surface MissilesThe Z-20F’s configuration is different from one recently seen on a standard Z-20 helicopter and mirrors the setup on U.S. Navy Seahawks. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2020ShareIndonesian Fisherman Caught What Appears To Be A Chinese Underwater DroneThe craft matches an underwater glider that China builds, which is capable of traveling for weeks and over huge distances. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareTaiwan Is Finally Set To Build The New Diesel-Electric Submarines It Desperately NeedsEight new domestically-built submarines will revamp the country’s antique underwater fleet as the Chinese threat grows. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020ShareNew Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter EmergeFeaturing beefed-up landing gear and indigenous engines, the J-15T should lead to a production fighter for China’s future supercarrier. BYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2020ShareChina Freaks Out Over Supposed U-2 Spy Plane Flight Over Its Naval ExerciseChina says the U-2 dangerously interfered with its naval drills. Meanwhile, it seems Beijing may execute a major anti-ship ballistic missile test. BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 10, 2020ShareWatch Chinese Frogmen Fire Their Special Underwater GunsNot many countries field specialist underwater firearms. Now we have a chance to see these exotic weapons in the hands of China’s naval commandos. BYThomas NewdickAug 10, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 5, 2020ShareChina’s Big New Amphibious Assault Ship Just Went To Sea For The First TimeChina built its first big-deck amphibious assault ship in a remarkable amount of time. With another now in the water, the first has begun sea trials. BYThomas NewdickAug 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareChina’s Base in the Horn of African Has a Huge Underground BunkerNew satellite images show subterranean construction that could provide added protection and more storage space. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareChina’s Type 055 Super Destroyer Is A Reality Check For The US And Its AlliesThis is one impressive ship that underlines China’s changing weapons development capabilities and its emerging greater naval strategy in the region and beyond. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareTaiwan Wants Land-Based Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Counter Growing Chinese Naval PowerThe announcement comes as both of China’s aircraft carriers may be preparing to work together in a first-of-its-kind exercise. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2020ShareFire Breaks Out On China’s Massive New Type 075 Amphibious Assault ShipThe blaze struck while the ship was tied up to the pier at Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai. BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 28, 2020ShareNavy Instagram Tells China “You Don’t Want To Play Laser Tag With Us” After Pacific IncidentThe Navy posted a photo depicting a laser show on one of China’s South China Sea bases, a reference to how common these incidents are there. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareNew Pentagon Map Shows Huge Scale Of Worrisome Russian and Chinese Naval OperationsThis is our first good look at the kind of activity, especially off the East Coast of the United States, that the US military has been warning about. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2019ShareChina’s New Surveillance Blimp In The South China Sea Is Likely Just The BeginningTethered sensor-laden aerostats are a low-cost way for China to expand its situational awareness in the region and to help defend its island outposts. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareHere Is Our First Clear Look At China’s Z-20F Seahawk Helicopter Clone (Updated)China’s navalized version of its Black Hawk clone breaks cover. Its capability is badly needed within the growing People’s Liberation Army Navy fleet. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 6, 2019ShareChina Just Launched Its Huge And Incredibly Quickly Built Amphibious Assault ShipChina’s first flattop amphibious assault ship will give the PLAN powerful new capabilities and a second example is already under construction. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 6, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 25, 2019ShareChina’s Reported Plan To Deploy Weaponless Stealth Drones On Its Carriers Make Perfect SenseIt’s not about the weapons such a drone can carry, it’s about the targeting data it can reliably supply to far more powerful and longer-range weapons. BYTyler RogowaySep 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareChina Curiously Says It May Join U.S. Persian Gulf Maritime Coalition Despite Trade WarThe U.S. wants to “internationalize” its new regional mission, but escalating tensions with Beijing could dampen prospects for China’s involvement. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 1, 2019ShareWhat We Know About A Mysterious Collision Between A Chinese Warship And A Taiwanese Cargo ShipThe incident could have been an accident, but it does come amid inflamed tensions between Taiwan and China. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIs This Chinese Navy Ship Equipped With An Experimental Electromagnetic Railgun?A functioning railgun fitted to a ship would signify a massive accomplishment for China and it would be a source of major concern at the Pentagon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2019ShareTaiwan’s Next Batch Of Stealthy Catamarans Will Have Serious Mine-Laying CapabilitiesThe Taiwanese Navy is pushing hard to get new minelaying ships to help it challenge China’s growing naval capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019ShareChina Wants U.S. To Know Its Ships In S. China Sea Can Be Targeted By Long Range Ballistic MissilesThis is the most recent in a series of increasingly provocative responses from China to American naval patrols in the disputed region. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 31, 2018ShareChina’s NYC-Sized ‘Earthquake Warning System’ Array Sounds More Like A Way To Talk To SubmarinesWith the largest submarine force on Earth, the Chinese increasingly need long-range communications options that don’t require the boats to surface. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 31, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 19, 2018ShareA Vietnamese Fisherman Reeled In A Chinese Torpedo In The South China SeaIt’s now in the hands of the Vietnamese military and they will likely pick it apart for any intelligence value. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018ShareU.S. Navy Releases Images Of Chinese Warship’s Dangerous Maneuvers Near Its DestroyerThe series of pictures gives a good sense of just how close the two ships came to hitting each other. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2018ShareChina Looks To Replace Its J-15 Carrier Fighter Jets Amid Reports Of CrashesThe People’s Liberation Army Navy will need significantly more jets anyway if it wants to make good use of their new carriers. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018ShareU.S. Intel Says China To Have Railgun-Armed Ships By 2025A U.S. intelligence review offers new details about a Chinese prototype electromagnetic weapon that first appeared in public earlier in 2018. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2018ShareIf You Still Don’t Think China’s Navy Is A Serious Threat, Watch This VideoThe People’s Liberation Army Navy is expanding at what seems like an exponential pace, putting America’s supremacy on the high seas in question. BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareTaiwan Wants To Speed Up Construction Of Its New Missile-Toting Stealthy CatamaransThe Taiwanese Navy is in desperate need of the additional ships to at all keep pace with China, but they’re still years away from entering service. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 1, 2018ShareThis Is Our Best View Yet Of China’s Ship-Mounted Railgun PrototypeThe experimental gun system is impressive looking to say the least. BYTyler RogowayFeb 1, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 19, 2017ShareChinese Naval Group To Sail The Baltic Sea At Same Time As Russian ArmadaThere’s a massive amount of firepower being amassed in the Baltic Sea, including China’s most advanced operational destroyer and Russia’s largest submarine and cruiser. BYTyler RogowayJul 19, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2017ShareChina’s Carrier Ties Up At Specially-Built Giant Dock In S. China SeaThe Liaoning has been on a high-profile training cruise which has included a series of firsts such as live fire drills and sailing into the Pacific. BYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2016ShareChina Will Send Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines Into The Pacific: ReportWe expected a big strategic escalation; this surely fits the bill. BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2016Share