China's Liaoning carrier group is conducting routine far-sea drills including flight training and live-fire exercises. Japan reported Chinese J-15 jets locked fire-control radar on Japanese F-15s near Okinawa.
The YJ-20 is China’s first sea-based hypersonic anti-ship missile to have entered mass production, giving the People’s Liberation Army a decisive strike advantage over all rival surface combatants worldwide. The YJ-20, with its remarkable range, hypersonic speed and near-invulnerability to interception, has been tailor-made for the Chinese navy’s Type 055 destroyer’s 112-cell vertical launch system (VLS). Specifications Also known as the Eagle Strike-20, the YJ-20 adopted the boost-glide flight...
The Chinese navy has unveiled a new anti-drone air defence system, state media reported on Monday. In recent years, drones have fundamentally transformed naval warfare and emerged as a significant threat to modern warships in conflicts such as Russia’s war against Ukraine and the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. State broadcaster CCTV said a “finalisation test” – which certifies that a weapon system’s design meets all operational requirements – had been successfully carried out in the Bohai Sea. In...
A Chinese navy video titled 'Into The Deep' released to mark the 77th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army Navy has sparked speculation that China's fourth aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered. The video showed a compass being passed down through generations of naval officers named after China's three current carriers—Liao Ning, Shan Dong, and Fu Jian—plus a fourth character named He Jian, where 'He' sounds like the Chinese word for 'nuclear'. Satellite images suggest the ship is similar in size to America's nuclear-powered Gerald R. Ford-class carriers.
