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12/29/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia
Chinese military made several advances during 2016: Report
(NationalSecurity.news) While much of the country remains rural and mired in corruption, China poured more resources into its military during the past year, making several advances. As noted by the Asia Times, the People’s Liberation Army, Navy and Air Force all saw important upgrades in technology and capability during 2016, including the recent launch of the country’s first […]
07/28/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia
Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, already behind schedule, still may not be ready for a fight
(NationalSecurity.news) It has cost taxpayers nearly $13 billion, making it the most expensive warship in history, but the Pentagon’s weapons-tester says in a new memo the ship may not yet be ready to fight. As reported by Bloomberg News, the USS Gerald R. Ford could struggle in its principle task – launching and recovering aircraft […]
06/16/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia
Are Russian recon planes in Syria really spying on American carrier groups?
(NationalSecurity.news) American defense analysts believe that a Russian submarine-hunter turned spy plane spotted Sunday over Syria may be reconnoitering U.S. Navy carrier strike groups operating in the Mediterranean Sea, sources told AMI Newswire.  The Russian Tu-142 Bear F, equipped with high-tech sensor packages, reportedly was filmed June 5 over Idlib, in northwest Syria near Aleppo. The story was reported Monday by AMI […]
06/10/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia
Navy deploying the most carrier strike groups in four years
(NationalSecurity.news) The U.S. Navy has four carrier strike groups deployed simultaneously, the most since 2012, with another two undertaking local operations, meaning six of the fleet’s 10 groups are underway, which is unusual, Pentagon officials said this week, adding that one more is preparing to get underway. As reported by DefenseNews, the USS Ronald Reagan […]
06/06/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia
China and Russia aren’t the only nations building carrier-killers
(NationalSecurity.news) In recent years there has been much made of Chinese and Russian “carrier killer” ballistic missiles – weapons designed solely for the targeting and destruction of U.S. aircraft carriers, seagoing behemoths that carry enough firepower to destroy entire cities. Turns out that Moscow and Beijing aren’t the only countries building such weapons. So is […]
05/13/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia
U.S. lawmaker: ‘Send American carriers to Taiwan’ after China snub
(NationalSecurity.news) The chairman of the House Armed Service Committee’s subcommittee on Sea Power called on the Obama administration last week to send American aircraft carriers to ports of call in Taiwan after China refused to allow the USS John C. Stennis to make a port call to Hong Kong. Rep. J. Randy Forbes, R-Va., said […]
02/25/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia
Report: U.S. aircraft carriers may be losing their military primacy
(NationalSecurity.news) A defense think tank has issued a report suggesting the era of military supremacy for U.S. Navy aircraft carriers may be coming to an end as other great powers develop new weapons and technology that could imperil or thwart the carrier’s mission. The report, by the Center for a New American Security, acknowledges that […]
02/09/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia
Amid a rising China, the U.S. is working to turn India into an aircraft carrier power
(NationalSecurity.news) China made operational its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, in recent years and is building a second carrier, the first indigenous ship of its class. As Chinese naval power grows and as Beijing is making aggressive moves to “build” islands in the South China Sea, all of these factors have combined to lead a […]
02/02/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia
China will use its carriers to enforce territorial claims in the South China Sea
(NationalSecurity.news) The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has specific plans for its budding fleet of aircraft carriers: Projecting power beyond the country’s coastal waters; and enforcing outsized territorial claims in the South China Sea, including some of the most disputed regions. Those are some of the conclusions noted by HIS Jane’s Navy International, a well […]
01/27/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia
China’s carriers will turn South China Sea into a ‘Chinese lake’ by 2030: Study
(NationalSecurity.news Beijing will build enough aircraft carriers to transform the South China Sea into a virtual “Chinese lake” by the year 2030, a new security study is warning. As reported by the Washington Post, the study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies also noted that the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region […]
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