Tag: PLA(N)

  • PLAN carrier in Hong Kong

    Sabre rattling, ahoy. China’s first operational aircraft carrier Liaoning arrives in Hong Kong China’s first operational aircraft carrier Liaoning has arrived in Hong Kong. Its first trip outside mainland China […]

  • China launches new destroyer

    The Navy’s new destroyer, a 10,000-tonne domestically designed and produced vessel, was launched Wednesday at Jiangnan Shipyard (Group), Shanghai. The destroyer is the first of China’s new generation of destroyers. […]

  • India’s Bay of Bengal fears

    India looks to potential new hot spot. ‘Conflict with China will be in Bay of Bengal’ Jayanta Gupta Kolkata: The next conflict with China will not be along India’s northern […]

  • Captured pirates handed over

    Pirate leader, Aw Koombe, two others handed over in Puntland. Chinese navy hands over three pirates to Somali authorities By Abdiqani Hassan A Chinese navy ship handed over three suspected […]

  • New PLAN carrier

    PLAN show of strength continues. China launches aircraft carrier, boosting military presence China has launched a new aircraft carrier in the latest sign of its growing military strength. It is […]

  • Japan, US plan joint drills

    Message for China and North Korea. Japan, US plan joint drills in East China Sea Walter Sim Japanese and American navies are planning joint drills when United States warships arrive […]

  • Pirates board bulker

    India, China navies stop suspected Somali pirate attack on merchant vessel By Aditya Kalra A Chinese navy ship supported by an Indian navy helicopter thwarted an attack by suspected Somali […]

  • Malaysia eyes navy

    Following a database fault, many of this week’s articles were deleted, so we are reposting them again. Emerging threats cause rethink. Malaysia mulls naval upgrades amid IS threat, South China […]

  • China to boost PLAN

    US administration prompts defence spending. China Is Likely to Ramp Up its Naval Abilities In Response to Trump’s Unpredictability Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina / Reuters (BEIJING) – The PLA […]

  • China and UNCLOS

    Is Beijing readying for more pronounced conflict in the South China Sea? Proposed Changes to China’s Maritime Safety Law and Compliance with UNCLOS By Chris Mirasola Last week, Reuters reported […]