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Laser Weapon on type 071.

Laser Weapon Appears On Chinese Amphibious Assault Ship

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 19, 2024
A new type of submarine has appeared in China, featuring X-form rudders for the first time on a crewed Chinese design. Whether the recently spotted submarine is a further iteration of an existing class, or if it’s an entirely new design, it reflects the rapid pace of development in China’s submarine program, which features increasingly advanced and innovative nuclear- and conventionally powered types.

China’s Latest Submarine Features X-Shaped Stern

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 29, 2024
Satellite imagery shows curious activity, including a cluster of crane barges, at a prominent shipyard in China over a period of several days in June 2024.

Odd Activity At Chinese Submarine Shipyard Draws Interest

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 18, 2024
A Chinese nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) has surfaced in the Taiwan Strait, prompting the Taiwanese defense ministry to issue a reassurance that it has a “grasp” of the situation. The appearance of the submarine follows recent activity by People’s Liberation Army aircraft and vessels around Taiwan, which Beijing views as a breakaway province that must eventually be reunited with the mainland. However, while uncommon, all signs point to the submarine’s presence in the strait as being part of a transit back to port.

Chinese Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Surfaces In Taiwan Strait

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 18, 2024
Type 074 sunk by wake homing torpedo by the Chinese Navy.

Chinese Submarine’s Torpedo Destroys Amphibious Landing Ship During Exercise

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 17, 2024
A pair of apparent mockups of the Chinese GJ-11 Sharp Sword uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) have emerged at a site just over a mile from where the country is building the first of its new monster Type 076 amphibious assault ships.

Mockups Of China’s Sharp Sword Stealth Drone Appear Near New Supersized Amphibious Warship

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 14, 2024
China's first example of a new class of big deck amphibious assault ship, which may also be able to act as drone-focused light aircraft carrier, is continuing to take shape, and that shape is big.

China’s Type 076 Is Shaping Up To Be A Monster Amphibious Warship

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 29, 2024
Nearly 50 warplanes, along with ships and assets ashore, took part in the first day of what Chinese authorities have dubbed "punishment" drills encircling Taiwan following the inauguration of the island's latest President.

China’s “Punishment” Drills Around Taiwan: Day One

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 24, 2024
A Chinese stealth vessel at sea

China’s Mysterious Stealthy Warship Has Headed Out To Sea (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Oliver Parken
Posted on May 15, 2024
China’s latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, appears poised to leave port to begin its first at-sea trials. The development comes soon after five aircraft mockups appeared on the deck of the flattop, as you can read about here. Once the Fujian goes to sea, it will mark a hugely important step in the development of China’s naval aviation, with the carrier being the first of its kind to be fully locally designed and also its first to launch aircraft via catapults rather than by a ‘ski jump’ takeoff ramp.

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Pulls Away From Its Pier Ahead Of Sea Trials

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 29, 2024
Mockups seen on the deck of the Chinese carrier Fujian

Deck Of China’s Nearly Complete Carrier Now Hosting Multiple Aircraft Mockups

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Apr 17, 2024
J-15 AND J-35 MOCKUPS ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER LIAONING

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Heads To Sea With Mockup J-35 Stealth Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 29, 2024
Our Best Look At Taiwan’s First Homegrown Submarine

Our Best Look At Taiwan’s First Homegrown Submarine

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 27, 2024
China carrier J-35

Mockup Of China’s Stealthy J-35 Fighter Appears On Unexpected Aircraft Carrier

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 13, 2024
A new target on a range in northwestern China is clearly a full-scale representation of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.

China Has New Full-Scale Target Of America’s Ford Supercarrier

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 5, 2024
People's Liberation Army Navy Type 003, Fujian, pictured during a CCTV news segment

Our Best Look At China’s Nearly Completed New Aircraft Carrier

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Jan 3, 2024
Pictures and videos show testing of the catapults on the Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian, which is still being fitted out, has begun.

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Begins Catapult Testing

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 27, 2023
Type 054B

This Is China’s New Type 054B Frigate, Could Become Backbone Of Navy

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 28, 2023
China Russia joint patrol alaska

China-Russia Flotilla Near Aleutians Prompts Calls For Naval Base In Alaska

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Aug 9, 2023
china-us-shipbuilding-gap

Alarming Navy Intel Slide Warns Of China’s 200 Times Greater Shipbuilding Capacity

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 11, 2023
Chinese Carrier Recently Sailed Near Guam, Enters South China Sea

Chinese Carrier Recently Sailed Near Guam, Enters South China Sea

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 25, 2023
New Chinese Carrier Concept Looks A Lot Like U.S. Navy’s Ford Class

New Chinese Carrier Concept Looks A Lot Like U.S. Navy’s Ford Class

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 7, 2023
KJ500 AEW&C

China’s Massive Fleet Of Radar Planes And The Strategy Behind It

By Thomas Newdick, Andreas Rupprecht
Posted on Apr 5, 2023
SHANDONG CV-17

Mock Attack On U.S. Navy Vessels Underway During Chinese Fighter’s ‘Unsafe Intercept’

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Intercept China US South China Sea

Pentagon Releases Video Of Chinese J-11 Fighter Making ‘Unsafe Intercept’ On U.S. Jet

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Chinese Drone Mothership

China’s Naval Mothership For Aerial Drones Looks To Be Operational

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 23, 2022
WS10 China Naval Fighters

China’s J-15 Naval Fighter Is Now Powered By Locally Made Engines

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 23, 2022
Thermal Radar China Carrier

This Spinning Camera On China’s Aircraft Carrier Is A Key Defense System

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 30, 2022
Electronic Warfare Barge China

Chinese Countermeasure Barge Covered In Radar Reflectors Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 24, 2022
type-055-destroy-close-up

Our Most Detailed Look Yet At China’s Type 055 Super Destroyer

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 3, 2022
J-15S_PLAN

Our Best Look Yet At China’s J-15S Two-Seat Carrier-Capable Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 1, 2022
Our First Clear Look At China’s KJ-600 Carrier-Based Radar Plane’s Nose

Our First Clear Look At China’s KJ-600 Carrier-Based Radar Plane’s Nose

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jul 26, 2022
Our Best Look Yet At China’s J-35 Carrier-Capable Stealth Fighter

Our Best Look Yet At China’s J-35 Carrier-Capable Stealth Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 22, 2022
Maps and pictures showing various Chinese and Russian naval vessels that have been sailing around Japanese territory in June 2022.

Burst Of Chinese, Russian Naval Activity Tracked In Waters Around Japan

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 21, 2022
Fujian Aircraft Carrier launch

China Launches The Fujian, Its Most Capable Aircraft Carrier Yet (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 17, 2022
A satellite image showing China's still-under-construction Type 003 aircraft carrier at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai on June 14, 2022.

New Chinese Aircraft Carrier’s Dry Dock Is Flooded, Launch Imminent

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 14, 2022
Chinese USV

This Is Our Best Look Yet At China’s Knockoff Of The U.S. Navy’s Sea Hunter

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jun 9, 2022
Pictures reportedly showing an array of drones on the deck of the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong.

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Seen With A Fleet Of Drones On Its Deck

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 2, 2022
CHINA_PLAN_AGI_SPY_SHIP

Chinese Spy Ship Makes First Appearance Near Australian Submarine Communications Base

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 13, 2022
Scores Of ‘Dark Vessels’ Belonging To China’s Maritime Militias Are Operating In Contested Waters

Scores Of ‘Dark Vessels’ Belonging To China’s Maritime Militias Are Operating In Contested Waters

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Feb 22, 2022
Beijing Scorns Australia’s Claim That P-8 Patrol Plane Was Targeted By Chinese Warship’s Laser (Updated)

Beijing Scorns Australia’s Claim That P-8 Patrol Plane Was Targeted By Chinese Warship’s Laser (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 22, 2022
China’s New Carrier-Capable Stealth Fighter’s Canopy Is Its Most Intriguing Feature

China’s New Carrier-Capable Stealth Fighter’s Canopy Is Its Most Intriguing Feature

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2021
China’s Giant Moving Warship Target In The Desert Shows How Seriously It’s Taking The Naval Arms Race

China’s Giant Moving Warship Target In The Desert Shows How Seriously It’s Taking The Naval Arms Race

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 8, 2021
China’s Carrier-Capable Naval Stealth Fighter Has Flown

China’s Carrier-Capable Naval Stealth Fighter Has Flown

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 29, 2021
Armada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around Japan

Armada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around Japan

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 21, 2021
China’s Massive 11-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun Has Been Adapted For Close-In Defense On Land

China’s Massive 11-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun Has Been Adapted For Close-In Defense On Land

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Sep 27, 2021
Chinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S. Coast Guard (Updated)

Chinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S. Coast Guard (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 14, 2021
British And Chinese Aircraft Carriers Both Underway In The Tense South China Sea (Updated)

British And Chinese Aircraft Carriers Both Underway In The Tense South China Sea (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jul 30, 2021
China’s Latest Submarine Seems To Have Lifted Its Sail Design From Sweden’s New A26 Class

China’s Latest Submarine Seems To Have Lifted Its Sail Design From Sweden’s New A26 Class

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 22, 2021
Mockup Of China’s Stealthy FC-31 Fighter Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Testing Rig

Mockup Of China’s Stealthy FC-31 Fighter Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Testing Rig

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jun 9, 2021
Close-Up Photo Shows China’s New Aircraft Carrier Rapidly Taking Shape

Close-Up Photo Shows China’s New Aircraft Carrier Rapidly Taking Shape

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 4, 2021
China Is Testing A Beastly 20-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun (Updated)

China Is Testing A Beastly 20-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 20, 2021
U.S. And Chinese Carrier Groups Mass In The South China Sea

U.S. And Chinese Carrier Groups Mass In The South China Sea

By Adam Kehoe
Posted on Apr 11, 2021
Now China Has Cruise Missile Carrying Catamarans Chasing Away Ships In The South China Sea

Now China Has Cruise Missile Carrying Catamarans Chasing Away Ships In The South China Sea

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 8, 2021
China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako Strait

China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako Strait

By Adam Kehoe
Updated on Apr 4, 2021
Watch This Chinese Z-8 Naval Helicopter Fly Just Feet Off The Ground Along A Highway

Watch This Chinese Z-8 Naval Helicopter Fly Just Feet Off The Ground Along A Highway

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 17, 2020
China Deployed Bombers To One Of Its South China Sea Islands For The First Time According To Photo

China Deployed Bombers To One Of Its South China Sea Islands For The First Time According To Photo

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 10, 2020
Image Shows Chinese Submarine Entering Mysterious Cave Facility At South China Sea Base

Image Shows Chinese Submarine Entering Mysterious Cave Facility At South China Sea Base

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Aug 19, 2020
Watch Chinese Frogmen Fire Their Special Underwater Guns

Watch Chinese Frogmen Fire Their Special Underwater Guns

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Aug 10, 2020
China’s Big New Amphibious Assault Ship Just Went To Sea For The First Time

China’s Big New Amphibious Assault Ship Just Went To Sea For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 5, 2020
Navy P-8 With Secretive Radar Pod Surveils Massive Chinese Naval Base In South China Sea

Navy P-8 With Secretive Radar Pod Surveils Massive Chinese Naval Base In South China Sea

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 15, 2020
Fire Breaks Out On China’s Massive New Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship

Fire Breaks Out On China’s Massive New Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 11, 2020
New Pentagon Map Shows Huge Scale Of Worrisome Russian and Chinese Naval Operations

New Pentagon Map Shows Huge Scale Of Worrisome Russian and Chinese Naval Operations

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 10, 2020
China Just Launched Its Huge And Incredibly Quickly Built Amphibious Assault Ship

China Just Launched Its Huge And Incredibly Quickly Built Amphibious Assault Ship

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 6, 2019