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CHINA'S NAVY IS A WEAKNESS! China’s huge navy becomes a massive headache for it (Credits- News Alert)

China's New Type 003 Supercarrier Near Completion (Credits- Military Insight)

Chinese submarines #exposed by #HMSQueenElizabeth #CarrierStrikeGroup ! (Credits- Defense Updates)

MORE, MORE, MORE: THE CHINESE NAVY KEEPS BUILDING AIRCRAFT CARRIERS || 2021 (CREDITS- WARTHOG DEFENSE)

China Commissions Fourth New Destroyer! Type 052D destroyer Kaifeng Isn’t the Only Chinese Destroyer (Credits- Next Generation Future)

China's New Naval Shipyard to Build 6 Most Advanced Warships a Year(Credits- MH Defense)

China's Next Aircraft Carrier: Everything We Know (So Far) ( Credits- The National Interest)

Chinese carrier Liaoning ( Credits- Internet image) China's ambitious ship building ship building plans are steadily progressing. China has a vast ship building capability. With the Varyag design that has become their first carrier Liaoning , China is now building their newest carrier, Type-002 which will be their third carrier. This carrier will have CATOBAR configuration employing steam catapult that will enable them to deploy heavier combat planes. China intends to deploy these carriers on long range petrol that shall enable them to project power as far away as Pacific and the Indian Oceans. National Interest looks as to how the carrier will develop ( Read the entire article here ...............)

Let's Talk About the Chinese Navy's Type 055 Destroyer ( Source- The Diplomat / Author- Robert Farley)

PLAN Type-55 Destroyer ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / æžœå£³å†›äº‹) Source- The Diplomat Author- Robert Farley What does China have planned for the Type 055 cruiser (or cruiser-size destroyer)? Over the past month, numerous reports have emerged about the progress of the class of large ships. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has reportedly ordered four ships, in two groups. The first ship, building at Dalian, will likely hit the water next year, and potentially commission in 2018 or 2019. Guesses regarding size have ranged from 12,000 to 20,000 tons, with most estimates concentrating on the lower end. Expectations about employment of the ships vary quite a bit, but there is general agreement that the PLAN has determined that it needs a large ship able to operate at great distance from home bases, and that will presumably include anti-air, anti-submarine, and anti-surface capabilities. Like many modern surface combatants, the Type 055 will apparently have feat

Beijing's Dream: Becoming a Maritime Superpower ( Source- Wikimedia Commpons / Author- Michael McDevitt)

Image credits- VOA Source- The National Interest Author-  Michael McDevitt In November 2012, then president Hu Jintao’s work report to the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th Party Congress was a defining moment in China’s maritime history. Hu declared that China’s objective is to be a haiyang qiangguo—that is, a strong or great maritime power. China “should enhance our capacity for exploiting marine resources, develop the marine economy, protect the marine ecological environment, resolutely safeguard China’s maritime rights and interests, and build China into a strong maritime power” (emphasis added). Hu’s report also called for building a military (the PLA) that would be “commensurate with China’s international standing.” These two objectives were repeated in the 2012 PRC defense white paper, which was not released until April 2013, after Xi Jinping had assumed Party and national leadership. According to the white paper:   China is a major maritime as well as la

The 5 Most Powerful Navies of 2030 ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Kyle Mazokami)

Image credits- Indian navy Source- The National Interest Author- Kyle Mizokami The most powerful navies in 2030 will be a reflection of the broader state of the world. Some countries are invested in preserving the current international order, and see naval power as a means to maintain it. Other emerging countries are building navies commensurate with their newfound sense of status, often with an eye towards challenging that order. The eastward shift in naval power will continue in 2030, a product of both declining defense budgets in Europe and growing economies in Asia. While the most powerful navies of the Cold War were concentrated largely in Europe, by 2030 both China and India will be on the list, with Japan and South Korea as runners-up also fielding large, modern naval forces. Ship-wise, there are two classes that will define the most powerful navies: aircraft carriers and ballistic missile submarines. Aircraft carriers reflect the need to maintain a global

Going Blue: The Transformation of China’s Navy (Source- The Diplomat / Author- Andrew Poulin)

PLAN Sailors ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / United States Navy) Source- The Diplomat Author- Andrew Poulin China’s Navy is undergoing a transformation that will have ramifications for years to come. Significant military investments and critical changes in maritime strategy have enabled a dramatic shift from a traditionally brown-water force to a blue-water navy. As a result, China’s naval ships are increasingly serving outside of their regional waters, taking part in more humanitarian and international security operations, and seeking and gaining additional access to ports throughout the world. China’s Navy is going blue. This transformation did not happen overnight. Although the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was founded in 1927, it was not until September 1950 that the PLA Navy (PLAN) was formally established. From the PLAN’s founding through the end of the 1970s, their primary mission was inshore defense. At the time, this helped China focus internally on lay

Get Ready, India: China's Navy Is Pushing West ( Source- The National Interest / Author- James Holmes)

CNS Kunming ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / æµ·é˜²å…ˆé”‹) Source- The National Interest Author- James Holmes There are worse things than fleeing the bleak New England midwinter for warmer climes—such as Jaipur, India’s famed “Pink City.” So cold was it when I departed Providence last month that the nozzle on my plane’s fuel hose froze shut, grounding the plane until the crew could unfreeze it. Frolicking around in shirtsleeves at a Mughal dynasty fort in Rajasthan was a welcome relief from frostbite. The occasion for the trip, though, was three days of “quad-plus dialogue” about sundry topics important to Indian Ocean powers. The “quad,” or standing membership for these unofficial “track II” gatherings, refers to India, Australia, Japan and the United States. Sri Lanka is the “plus,” or rotating participant, for this year. Maritime governance in the Pacific and Indian oceans was the subject of my panel. China came up repeatedly during the gathering, which should sho