U.S. lawmaker: ‘Send American carriers to Taiwan’ after China snub
(NationalSecurity.news) The chairman of the House Armed Service Committee’s subcommittee on Sea Power called on the Obama administration last week to send American aircraft carriers to ports of call in Taiwan after China refused to allow the USS John C. Stennis to make a port call to Hong Kong. Rep. J. Randy Forbes, R-Va., said Read More
Report: U.S. aircraft carriers may be losing their military primacy
(NationalSecurity.news) A defense think tank has issued a report suggesting the era of military supremacy for U.S. Navy aircraft carriers may be coming to an end as other great powers develop new weapons and technology that could imperil or thwart the carrier’s mission. The report, by the Center for a New American Security, acknowledges that Read More
Amid a rising China, the U.S. is working to turn India into an aircraft carrier power
(NationalSecurity.news) China made operational its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, in recent years and is building a second carrier, the first indigenous ship of its class. As Chinese naval power grows and as Beijing is making aggressive moves to “build” islands in the South China Sea, all of these factors have combined to lead a Read More
China will use its carriers to enforce territorial claims in the South China Sea
(NationalSecurity.news) The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has specific plans for its budding fleet of aircraft carriers: Projecting power beyond the country’s coastal waters; and enforcing outsized territorial claims in the South China Sea, including some of the most disputed regions. Those are some of the conclusions noted by HIS Jane’s Navy International, a well Read More
China’s carriers will turn South China Sea into a ‘Chinese lake’ by 2030: Study
(NationalSecurity.news Beijing will build enough aircraft carriers to transform the South China Sea into a virtual “Chinese lake” by the year 2030, a new security study is warning. As reported by the Washington Post, the study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies also noted that the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region Read More
