China has the world's largest coast guard fleet, and it's still building up on an ambitious scale. It's been taking ships from its navy and could be getting its own vessel modeled after a destroyer.

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy could be fielding up to 400 ships in the coming years, the Navy secretary said – up from about 340 now. Meanwhile, the US fleet sits at under 300 ships.

China’s latest aircraft carrier is much more than a big ship Along with technical and operational advances, the Fujian represents a response to 19th-century humiliation. J. Michael Dahm and ...

Brandon Weichert’s essay “The Era of Large US Navy Warships is all Done Now” applies equally well—if not better—to China. In fact, it is China that has arguably invested in a “useless ...

The U.S. Navy is still considered the most powerful in the world when it comes to firepower and tonnage, but the number of Navy ships has fallen behind China’s. The United States has 296 ships ...

Nuclear commercial ships would save a lot of on fuel (perhaps $50 million per year on average). Mass production of nuclear commercial ships would eliminate a lot of air pollution and would enable to ...

China's shipbuilding industry is massive, expanding, and fueling its naval modernization. Its most significant shipyards produce both military and commercial vessels, leveraging industry for ...

South Korea received all six aircraft from Boeing by June 2024, which was followed by a year-long training period for pilots and mechanics, which included flight training.

China has launched its first next-generation amphibious assault ship, adding a powerful cutting-edge warship to the country’s fast-expanding navy as it races to rival the military power of the ...

China is expanding its nuclear arsenal as well as its navy and inventory of long-range anti-ship missiles. China is building nuclear warheads faster than the Defense Department expected.

If the Navy ships choose to approach China, many will be hit by Chinese missiles and damaged if not destroyed, resulting in lost U.S. ships and casualties on a scale unseen since World War II, the ...