DefenceTalkChina has launched its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, state media said Wednesday, as the country seeks to transform its navy into a force capable of projecting power onto the high seas. Beijing has embarked on an extensive project to build a “blue water” navy and modernise its two million-strong military, the world’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-launches-first-domestically-built-aircraft-carrier-69820/

DefenceTalkThe fourth 052D guided-missile destroyer will soon be put into use, according to Cao Weidong, a Chinese military expert, in an interview with China Center Television. There was already speculation that the new destroyer was ready for delivery, since a number of photos circulated online showed a ship closely resembling the previous 052D guided-missile destroyers […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-navy-to-introduce-additional-new-052d-destroyers-67768/

DefenceTalkRecently the official website of America’s Popular Science magazine released a report on the latest news about China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier titled “China’s new carrier gets a ski ramp.” A photo was also released, saying that “the ship’s ski jump soon to be welded to the carrier’s front”. In a recent interview with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/second-china-made-aircraft-carrier-may-adopt-emals-67587/

DefenceTalkChina will take part in a regular US-led naval exercise starting next month, a top US commander said Friday, despite tensions over Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. The United States will host multinational naval drills called the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) — billed as the world’s largest — off Hawaii […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-join-us-led-naval-exercise-us-official-67419/

DefenceTalkChina’s fourth generation fighters like J-20 and J-31 are likely to be deployed on aircraft carriers, according to a military export. In an interview with China National Radio (CNR), a military expert Yin Zhuo said China’s aircraft carriers are capable to project firepower, troops and information. Yin said the ability of China aircraft carrier’s fleet […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-j-20-j-31-deployed-on-aircraft-carriers-66934/

DefenceTalkChina’s first overseas naval logistics support outpost－expected to be built in Djibouti－is needed to handle difficulties encountered by Chinese peacekeeping fleets, the Foreign Ministry told China Daily on Thursday. The ministry’s remarks came after senior Djibouti officials and Chinese experts said some media reports about the outpost had been unnecessarily hostile. Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-set-to-start-construction-of-djibouti-naval-logistics-support-base-66669/

DefenceTalkThe Marine Corps of the People’s Liberation Army Navy conducted its first live- fire drills in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region over the weekend, the Navy said in a statement. During the exercises that started on Friday at a training base in a desert, a Marine Corps battalion sent marines, artillery units and armored vehicles […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-marine-corps-conducts-first-live-fire-drills-in-desert-66574/

DefenceTalkChina’s second aircraft carrier, which is now under construction, will focus on military operations rather than training and technological experiments, according to a senior military researcher. “This carrier will have different missions than those for the Liaoning (the country’s first aircraft carrier),” Senior Captain Zhang Junshe with the People’s Liberation Army Naval Military Studies Research […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-second-aircraft-carrier-to-have-military-focus-66240/

DefenceTalkChina is to build its first naval base in Djibouti, the Djiboutian foreign minister said Friday, in the latest sign of China’s growing international security presence. Djibouti is seen as a key strategic location in the Horn of Africa, with United States, France and Japan already having facilities in the country. “The negotiations have come […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-build-navy-base-in-djibouti-65986/

DefenceTalkA US warship began a week-long port call in China Monday, a moment of cooperation as the two Asia-Pacific powerhouses jockey for position in the disputed South China Sea. The USS Stethem, a guided missile destroyer, arrived in Shanghai ahead of planned drills with the People’s Liberation Army Navy that include communications exercises and a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-chinese-navies-train-together-despite-tensions-65854/