China is working hard to catch up to the United States in terms of naval superiority. Here's how many ships it plans to build ...

The Fujian is undoubtedly impressive—but its aircraft sortie rates still trail far behind comparable US carriers due to a handful of critical design flaws.

The mainstay of Chinese carrier air wings was seen with a new anti-ship missile potentially capable of striking targets more ...

A recent Department of Defense report indicated that China would seek to build an additional six aircraft carriers for the People’s Liberation Army Navy over the next decade.

That prediction would see China building aircraft-carriers at more than twice the clip of America, which plans to build only three of them over the same period. But America also plans to retire three ...

WASHINGTON(AP) — With the commissioning of its third aircraft carrier, China now boasts the second largest number of such ships in the world, though it still lags far behind the 11 operated by the U.S ...

China’s navy is gradually moving closer to becoming a peer adversary for U.S.naval forces in the Pacific region, as evidenced by China’s growing number of modern aircraft carriers and amphibious ...

China’s newest aircraft carrier CNS Fujian (18) sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Dec. 16, 2025. Taiwan Ministry of National Defense photo The People’s Liberation Army Navy newest aircraft carrier ...

China took a major step in realizing its regional and global military ambitions when it launched its third aircraft carrier since 2012. Commissioned during a November ceremony at the People's ...

China has unveiled plans for a space carrier that can deploy unmanned fighter jets capable of firing missiles from the edge ...