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Meet China’s first home-grown carrier, the Shandong – a bridge to a blue-water future
The PLA Navy’s second carrier has become an instrument of Beijing’s long-range power projection past the first island chain.
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FY 2026 Budget: Future of F/A-XX, Frigate Unclear; $47.2B Shipbuilding Budget Split Between Base Request, Reconciliation
The fates of the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter and new frigate program are on hold as part of the Trump administration’s ...
'Acting as opposing forces' first mentioned in China's dual carrier drills, shows expansion of China’s maritime defense capabilities: experts
The carrier-based aircraft line up on the deck of the Shandong aircraft carrier during a far seas combat training by t ...
China’s aircraft carrier development aligns with global peace aspiration
Tuesday marked the third anniversary of the launch of China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian. A CCTV report, citing analysts, revealed on Tuesday that the carrier is expected to be commissioned ...
Trump administration is said to shelve Navy's F/A-XX, favoring Air Force's F-47
The Trump administration is delaying the U.S. Navy's next-generation F/A-XX fighter jet project to focus resources on the Air ...
China challenges US naval supremacy with most advanced aircraft carrier Fujian, details here
China plans to operationalise its third aircraft carrier 'Fujian' this year as it has completed nearly three years of sea ...
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Indonesia Eyes Giuseppe Garibaldi Aircraft Carrier Procurement
At the Indodefence exhibition in Jakarta, Indonesian company REPUBLIKORP showcased an aircraft carrier model labeled ...
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Spain plans its first aircraft carrier capable of operating US-style CATOBAR fighters
STVOL Harrier II Plus fighters aboard the aircraft carrier "Juan Carlos I" L-61 of the Spanish Navy (Photo: Elentir). The ...
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British aircraft carriers to be given powerful new strike abilities in major upgrade
The SDR outlines the Royal Navy's move toward hybrid carrier air wings that are a mix of crewed combat aircraft to autonomous strike weapons ... This builds on the UK's ongoing Future Maritime ...