Naval Warfare

South Korea arms warships with new cruise missile

24 Nov 2012

South Korea has begun fitting naval destroyers with a new home-developed cruise missile capable of making precision strikes anywhere in North Korea, it was reported yesterday.

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Problems beset new British nuclear submarine

17 Nov 2012

Britain's new multibillion-pound hunter-killer submarine, HMS Astute, has been beset by design and construction flaws that have raised doubts about its performance and safety.

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Into uncharted waters

11 Aug 2011

Owning an aircraft carrier has been the aspiration for generations of Chinese, especially within the People's Liberation Army.

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Shipping forecast

20 May 2010

One thing the Obama administration has in common with the previous administration seems to be an extraordinary paranoia about the alleged threat posed by Chinese naval expansion.

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Navy has plenty of catching up to do, experts say

22 Apr 2009

As the mainland marks the founding of the PLA Navy 60 years ago in Qingdao tomorrow, another equally important anniversary comes to mind - the annihilation of the bulk of China's first modern...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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The Real Cruel Sea

The Real Cruel Sea: The Merchant Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1943

by Richard Woodman

John Murray $450

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Strickland keeps up Winling streak

AT the end of it all, Wayman Strickland was pleased. Not only did he lead his team to a third straight local basketball title, he was voted Most Valuable Player for the third year in a row after...

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China down Seapower to claim third victory in a row

The Chinese Olympic team marched to their third straight victory in the Henderson Super Commercial Cup after beating Seapower 64-60 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium last night, writes Unus Alladin...

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Armed pirates target region's high seas

THE Hong Kong region is singled out for concern in an international report which details the hijacking of ships by pirates using firearms and excessive violence.

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Seapower stay in hunt for Senior Shield

FORMER champions Seapower kept alive hopes of regaining the Senior Shield title with a narrow one-point victory over Fukien in an exciting losers' pool match at the MacPherson Stadium last night...

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Mark Six

THE numbers drawn in yesterday's Mark Six were: 6, 10, 12, 13, 16, 24. The extra number was 4. There was one winning unit for the first prize, which paid $2,254,788.

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