Tag: PLA Navy

  • RN and South China Sea

    Freedom of navigation patrolsare not about power projection, presence, or deterrence. Joint Freedom of Navigation Patrols in the South China Sea BY THE LOWY INTERPRETER [By Shashank Joshi and Euan Graham] […]

  • India’s China concerns

    India concerned with Chinese push into IOR. India holds major exercise in Arabian Sea, keeps tabs on China’s naval forays Rajat Pandit| TNN  NEW DELHI: India continues to keep an eagle […]

  • The Indian Ocean Base Race

    Geopolitics moves fast. The Indian Ocean Base Race By David Brewster] It seems that we are in the middle of a base race across the Indian Ocean. The latest move, reported […]

  • China surprises analysts

    Modernisation continues at a pace. The ‘globalisation’ of China’s military power Jonathan Marcus, Diplomatic correspondent China’s modernisation of its armed forces is proceeding faster than many analysts expected. Now, according to […]

  • RN for S. China Sea

    Defence secretary Gavin Williamson said HMS Sutherland, an anti-submarine frigate, would next month assert freedom of navigation rights. Britain to sail warship through disputed South China Sea A British warship […]

  • UUVs for MSDF

    Reduced manpower sees tech solutions. JMSDF seeks improved unmanned maritime capabilities Kelvin Wong The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is developing a range of unmanned surface and underwater vehicles (USVs […]

  • SE Asia: no naval arms race

    Modernisation of fleets underway. ADECS 2018: ‘No naval arms race’ in Southeast Asia by Gordon Arthur It is ‘very hard to fit’ the Southeast Asian region into the definition of an […]

  • China’s barrack ships

    R&R, Chinese style. China Militarizes Cruise Ship Design In 2012 the Chinese naval ships operating off Somalia were seen accompanied by what appeared to be a cruise ship. It was […]

  • PLA promotions

    Anti-piracy work leads to promotions. Top PLA Navy promotions suggest intent to build up combat capability A group of senior naval commanders of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), all of […]

  • US, Indo work on marsec

    Push back against China and Daesh-aligned terror groups. US to work with Indonesia on maritime security, counter-terrorism Francis Chan JAKARTA – The United States wants to work with Indonesia, as […]