In the area of advanced multirole fighters alone, the People’s Republic of China imported 100 Su-30MKK/MK2s over the past eight years, whereas Taiwan did not purchase any new combat aircraft. Nor did it procure any surface warships or submarines, except for one retired Keelung Class DDG from the United States. Taiwan virtually wasted the [...]
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Analysis: Threatening Taiwan — Part 2
Posted by Matt in July 25th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Taiwan, Circumstance, Combat Aircraft, Ddg, Military Development, Military Strategists, New President, Republic Of China, submarines, Surface Warships, Taiwan, United States
Britain Gives Go-Ahead For Two “Super Aircraft Carriers”
Posted by Matt in May 21st, 2008 | no comment
Published in Britain, Military, Aircraft Carriers, Defence Ministry, Hms, Hms Prince Of Wales, Majesty, Ministry Of Defence, Prince Of Wales, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, Surface Warships
Britain has given a green light for the construction of two new “super-aircraft carriers” for the country’s Royal Navy, the defence ministry said Tuesday. The carriers, to be named Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, will be the biggest and most powerful surface warships ever constructed in Britain, the Ministry [...]
China’s Naval Secrets
Posted by Matt in May 5th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Uncategorized, beijing, Dominance, Fleet, Hainan Island, Lifeblood, Military Expansion, Piers, Sea Lanes, Soldiers And Sailors, South China Sea, Southern Tip, Straits Of Malacca, submarines, Surface Warships, Taiwan China, Taiwan Strait, Tensions, Territorial Claims, Underground Base, Wsj
Experts attempting to understand the strategic aims behind China’s aggressive military expansion have generally focused on Taiwan. But a new naval base points at Beijing’s significant and growing interest in projecting power into waters far from the Taiwan Strait. China, in fact, is equipping itself to assert its longstanding and expansive territorial claims in the [...]
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