Weak shipbuilding could be the US Navy's Achilles' heel in a war with China
A hollowed out industrial base, which the Navy depends on, could spell trouble for the sea service in a high-end conflict in ...
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China's Maritime Moves in South America: A Wake-Up Call for U.S. Leadership
China is still Mahanian. Twenty-one years ago I closed out my very first hefty journal article, over at Comparative Strategy, ...
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China's Aircraft Carriers Have 1 Big 'Bubble' Advantage over the U.S. Navy
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is rapidly expanding its aircraft carrier fleet, with three carriers operational ...
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China Sinking a Navy Aircraft Carrier Is the Ultimate 'Nightmare Scenario'
The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers face significant vulnerabilities against advanced anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) systems, ...
China Is Unleashing a New Stealth Fighter, And It’s a Direct Challenge to America
With the lighter, cheaper jet, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force has become the second air force after the U.S. to ...
Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches
Philippine forces have staged drills that included seizing an island in the South China Sea as Chinese navy ships kept watch ...
Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers would give China's growing navy new reach, and ...
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, like American carriers, would be a major jump for China, giving its navy a global reach.
US Boosts Air Power on China's Doorstep
The arrival of the F-35C, a type of radar-evading combat aircraft also known as the Lightning II, is part of the forward ...
Megaport opens up Latin America to Chinese trade as US looks on
A new China-backed megaport in Peru may create whole new trade routes that will bypass North America entirely.