Tag: PLAN

China needs "at least three aircraft carriers" to protect its extensive coastline and its interests abroad, a senior Chinese naval expert said Wednesday. "Our country...

The Netherlands government has today approved the national plan on the NATO Defence Investment Pledge. This plan includes the government commitment to designate additional...

China is likely to use an electromagnetic catapult for fighter jets on its third aircraft carrier, experts said on Thursday. The world's leading electromagnetic...

China's second aircraft carrier might conduct its first sea trials in February, military analysts said after Taiwan media reported that China's first aircraft carrier...

Recently the official website of America's Popular Science magazine released a report on the latest news about China's first domestically built aircraft carrier titled...

China will take part in a regular US-led naval exercise starting next month, a top US commander said Friday, despite tensions over Beijing's...

At a time when the PLA Navy has become an indispensable force in safeguarding China’s interests, the nation should further strengthen its maritime capabilities,...

China's second aircraft carrier, which is now under construction, will focus on military operations rather than training and technological experiments, according to a senior...

China is building a modern and regionally powerful navy with a limited but growing capability for conducting operations beyond China’s near-seas region. Observers of...

China has confirmed that it is building a unique aircraft carrier, and that it may even be nuclear-powered. On Thursday, huanqiu.com, the Chinese-language version of...