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Aircraft Carriers

Sizing Up South Korea’s Coming Aircraft Carriers
By Robert Farley
The development will undoubtedly have an effect on naval planning in Northeast Asia.

Why Did South Korea Decide to Build Aircraft Carriers?
By Robert Farley
The ships will form the core of a well-balanced fleet.

A Nine Carrier US Navy? In 2020?
By Robert Farley
Should the U.S. Navy downsize its carrier force?

South Korea Moves Toward Medium-Sized Aircraft Carriers: Why?
By Robert Farley
What’s driving Seoul to include carriers in its naval expansion plans?

A Mid-2019 Guide to Chinese Aircraft Carriers
By Rick Joe
What is the future trajectory of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy carrier program?

The Significance of China’s Second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
By Robert Farley
Even if the carrier begins trials by 2022, it will be some time before it becomes a useful military asset.

Will China Develop VSTOL Fighters for Its Amphibious Assault Ships?
By Robert Farley
A PLAN VSTOL? It's not as crazy as you might think.

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Departs for Exercises and Possible Port Call in Hong Kong
By Ankit Panda
The Liaoning has left Qingdao for another training deployment.

The Art of the US-India Aircraft Carrier Deal
By Bimal Sareen
When it comes to India and the major defense partner relationship, Trump needs to think big.

China's First Domestically Manufactured Carrier Launches. What's Next for the PLAN?
By Ankit Panda
China's first domestic carrier launches. What's next?

US Defense Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific: What Obama and Carter Will Leave Trump and Mattis
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What will the Obama administration leave the incoming administration on Asia defense policy?

Assessing the 2016 Shangri-La Dialogue and Modi's US Visit
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss #SLD16 and #ModiInUS.

Yes, the Aircraft Carrier Is Still Viable
By Michael Carl Haas
U.S. flattops are not significantly more vulnerable today. It is our frame of reference that has changed.

Carrier Wars: Imagine a US Navy Without the F/A-18 Super Hornet
By Robert Farley
What would a U.S. Navy without the F/A-18 Super Hornet look like?

Chinese Coastguard Ships Approached Disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
By Ankit Panda
Plus, Russia-North Korea ties, a U.S. aircraft carrier switcheroo, Indian Ocean geopolitics, and more. Monday links.
Is This China’s First Homemade Aircraft Carrier?
By Ankit Panda
China is working on its second aircraft carrier, the first to be indigenously built.

US-India Aircraft Carrier Working Group Meets
By Ankit Panda
Plus, Chinese hackers target India, Modi and Obama set up a hotline, and more. Weekend links.

India's INS Viraat, World's Longest-Serving Aircraft Carrier, Set for Decommissioning
By Ankit Panda
Plus, Russia-China tensions, Indian foreign policy, and a nationalist wave in China. Mid-week links.

India's INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier Successfully Undocks
By Ankit Panda
India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant, hit a major milestone this week.

US-India Collaboration on Aircraft Carriers: A Good Idea?
By Ankit Panda
Ashley Tellis claims the United States should help India develop its next-generation carriers. He's right.

TPP as Important as Another Aircraft Carrier: US Defense Secretary
By Prashanth Parameswaran
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter chimes in on the importance of concluding the TPP.

This US Technology Could Give Indian Aircraft Carriers an Important Edge
By Ankit Panda
The United States may sell India its state-of-the-art carrier launch system.

Where Is India's Carrier Fleet Going?
By Robert Farley
India should think long and hard about the logistics necessary to operate a nuclear propulsion carrier.

India's New Aircraft Carrier Plans May Get a Boost
By Prashanth Parameswaran
New Delhi wants to expedite and upgrade its new aircraft carrier currently in the works.
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