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China's Building Second Aircraft Carrier

China's Building Second Aircraft Carrier

By Zachary Keck
A provincial party leader confirms China has begun construction on its second aircraft carrier.
USS Cowpens Incident Reveals Strategic Mistrust Between U.S. and China

USS Cowpens Incident Reveals Strategic Mistrust Between U.S. and China

By Carl Thayer
The potential remains for mishaps involving naval vessels and military aircraft in the South China Sea.

INS Vikramaditya and the Aircraft Carrier Debate

INS Vikramaditya and the Aircraft Carrier Debate

By Abhijit Singh
A new carrier like India’s does more than just denote blue-water capability.

Foreign Firms Under Siege In China

Foreign Firms Under Siege In China

By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, Qingdao's oil pipeline explosion, the Liaoning in the South China Sea & China's lunar rover. Friday China links.

China’s Aircraft Carrier is South China Sea Bound

China’s Aircraft Carrier is South China Sea Bound

Plus, Pakistan unveiled its first two domestically built drones. Tuesday defense and security links.

China’s Carrier-Based J-15 Likely Enters Mass Production

China’s state media reports suggest the J-15 has entered mass production but can’t take off with bombs.

Aircraft Carriers or Not? Flattops in the Pacific

Aircraft Carriers or Not? Flattops in the Pacific

A number of countries are building amphibious ships with the potential to operate fixed-wing aircraft. Could an arms race ensue?

China Says it’s Building More Aircraft Carriers and Ballistic Missiles

China Says it’s Building More Aircraft Carriers and Ballistic Missiles

Plus, Japan’s Ground Self Defense Forces will participate in RIMPAC for 1st time. Wednesday defense links.

Why China is Building More Aircraft Carriers

“Let’s not assume the PLA Navy is in any hurry to equal the capabilities found in U.S. nuclear-powered flattops.”

Keeping China’s Second Aircraft Carrier in Perspective

Keeping China’s Second Aircraft Carrier in Perspective

New pictures suggest that China is building its first domestically made aircraft carrier. What are the implications?

Time For a Better "Naval Vocabulary"

Time For a Better "Naval Vocabulary"

Recent examples show that naming conventions for various warship classes are far from imperfect.

One Landing Does Not Make a Carrier

One Landing Does Not Make a Carrier

While China’s new carrier has landed aircraft on the flight deck, major challenges still remain.

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