China's naval capabilities have been expanding in recent years, but its newest aircraft carrier lags behind U.S. counterparts in some important ways.

China, a major power with the world’s numerically largest navy, could adopt a nuclear-powered design for its next aircraft carrier as the military giant extends its reach in the Pacific, analysts say.

Iran is close to buying a supersonic missile from China that could destroy American aircraft carriers. Officials from the ...

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 ...

As the war between Iran, the United States and Israel intensifies across the Middle East, attention has turned to the weapons that could shape the nav.

BANGKOK — China began sea trials of its most advanced amphibious assault ship on Friday, only a week after commissioning its latest aircraft carrier as part of the rapid modernization of its navy, ...

Fresh satellite imagery reveals China constructing a fourth aircraft carrier equipped with a nuclear propulsion system at the Dalian shipyards located in Liaoning province. The warship, publicly ...

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 ...

The Chinese aircraft carrier the Fujian undergoing sea trials - CCTV Video News Agency/YouTube On paper, China's latest aircraft carrier looks awesome. The Fujian was commissioned on the 5th of ...

The Pentagon believes China operates over 370 naval ships and submarines, including three aircraft carriers. The third and most advanced, the CNS Fujian, was officially put into service in early ...