Hanwha Systems has launched a 30-ton unmanned surface vessel (USV) in Busan for sea trials to test autonomous navigation, rough sea operations, and long-range capabilities. The vessel will serve as a testbed until 2027 for AI-based navigation technologies compliant with U.S. Navy standards. A larger 140-ton USV is planned by year-end.
Taiwan reported 13 Chinese military aircraft sorties and 10 naval vessels operating around its waters on Wednesday. Nine aircraft crossed the median line into Taiwan's ADIZ. This follows Taiwan's recent combat readiness drills and China's assertion of sovereignty.
China has developed and is testing the world's first intelligent squid fishing robot. The smart machine mimics human movements to attract deep-water squid and can adapt its behavior based on how the creatures bite. It is currently undergoing sea trials aboard the Song Hang research vessel in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence reported detecting six Chinese naval vessels operating around the island on Wednesday morning. The ROC Armed Forces monitored the situation and responded accordingly, noting no Chinese military aircraft were detected during this period. This follows similar reports from Tuesday and highlights ongoing Chinese military operations near Taiwan.
North Korea's largest surface combatants, the Choe Hyon-class guided-missile destroyers, are undergoing sea trials. The lead ship, Choe Hyon, and the second, Kang Kon (which capsized and was relaunched), are set to join the navy despite skepticism over Kang Kon's condition after the incident.
A giant orange disc recently settled into the waters off eastern China’s Shandong province, marking the deployment of what Chinese researchers describe as a first-of-its-kind intelligent ocean-observation buoy. It abandons a mooring architecture that has dominated Western marine engineering since World War II. Measuring six metres (19.7 feet) across, the platform has completed sea trials and officially joined the Yellow Sea observation network, enabling continuous, real-time monitoring across...
A giant orange disc settled into the waters off Rongcheng in eastern China’s Shandong province, marking the deployment of what Chinese researchers describe as the world’s first-of-a-kind intelligent ocean-observation buoy. It abandons a mooring architecture that has dominated Western marine engineering since World War II. The six-metre-wide (19.7 feet) platform has completed sea trials and officially joined the Yellow Sea observation network, enabling continuous, real-time monitoring across the...
China's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan has set sail from Shanghai for sea trials in the South China Sea, the PLA Navy announced. The vessel, viewed as a key asset for potential Taiwan operations, will test multiple on-board systems. The trials occur in the same waters where the US, Philippines and Japan are conducting large-scale joint military exercises, and where the aircraft carrier Liaoning is also heading after transiting the Taiwan Strait.
China’s next-generation “drone-carrier” amphibious assault ship is en route to the South China Sea for critical sea trials, China’s military announced Tuesday, in the same waters where the US, the Philippines and Japan are conducting large-scale joint military exercises and the aircraft carrier Liaoning is apparently sailing to. “The Sichuan, our country’s first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, has set sail from Shanghai for relevant waters in the South China Sea to carry out scientific...
