» by GI Korea January 21st, 2013 at 5:57 pm » Comments (18)

Here is a further example of the growing capabilities of the Chinese Navy: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy now has an aircraft carrier, new jet fighters to fly off the flattop ...more »

» by GI Korea January 21st, 2013 at 8:13 am » Comments (3)

Considering the current territorial dispute with China over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands it makes sense that the Japanese would be ramping up the offensive capabilities of their Navy: So far, so low ...more »

» by GI Korea September 25th, 2012 at 1:08 pm » Comments (44)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] This is China's first aircraft carrier "Liaoning," whose commission was confirmed on the Web site of China's Defense Ministry on Sept. 25, 2012. The image was ...more »

» by GI Korea August 10th, 2011 at 8:45 am » Comments (32)

It will be interesting to see what this means for the Chinese Navy in 20 years: China launched its first aircraft carrier for a maiden run on Wednesday, a step likely ...more »

» by GI Korea July 27th, 2010 at 8:11 am » Comments (17)

Via the Marmot's Hole comes this interesting contrast in Naval power.  First are the two aircraft carriers the US George Washington and the South Korean Dokdo at port in Busan ...more »