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U.S. Admiral Talks 3rd Chinese Aircraft Carrier: ‘Go Ahead and Build that Big Ship’

Chinese carrier Shandong. PLA Photo

China’s pursuit of more aircraft carriers validates the U.S. Navy’s commitment to building more American aircraft carriers in the future, the U.S. admiral in charge of providing forces to the fleet said on Thursday.

“Good on ‘em. It makes the argument that carriers are important,” Adm. Chris Grady, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, said on Thursday. “We have them. They want them and they’re building them.”

Grady was responding to reports based off a new analysis...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/17/u-s-admiral-talks-3rd-chinese-aircraft-carrier-go-ahead-and-build-that-big-ship

Canadian Frigate, Supply Ship Buzzed By Chinese Fighters In Taiwan Strait

The Canadian navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Regina (FFH334) U.S. Navy photo.

A Canadian Navy frigate and supply ship were buzzed by two Chinese fighters earlier this week as the warships transited the Taiwan Strait, days after U.S. Navy surveillance plane tracked a Chinese aircraft carrier in the same waters.

Halifax-class frigate HMCS Regina (FFH 334) and Naval Replenishment Unit Asterix passed through the strait on Monday, traveling from a port visit in Vietnam to participate in Operation...

https://news.usni.org/2019/06/28/canadian-frigate-supply-ship-buzzed-by-chinese-fighters-in-taiwan-strait

Top Stories 2018: International Naval Developments

HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived back in Portsmouth following successful First of Class rotary wing trials in the Atlantic. Royal Navy Photo.

USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime stories in 2018. This story is part of a series; please also see U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy Operations and U.S. Marine Operations.

Freedom of navigation operations, increased submarine activity, aggressive flight operations and...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/27/39932

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