Current Events in Asia-Pacific

China's Navy Forms First Carrier-Borne Jet Force (Defense Aerospace)

Indian Navy Commissions First MiG-29K Fighter Squadron (RIA Novosti)

Annual DoD Report Claims Steady Chinese Military Expansion (DefenseNews)

Australias Submarine Folly (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog) Link to the Australian Defence White Paper 2013.

Is China Carelessly Overextending Itself? (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog)

State Media: China Plans Second, Larger Aircraft Carrier (DefenseNews)

Planning the unthinkable war: 'AirSea Battle' and its implications for Australia (ASPI)

The DF-21D or Carrier Killer: An Instrument of Deception? (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

LCS Freedom Arrives in Singapore (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

China Points Finger At U.S. Over Asia-Pacific Tensions (Aviation Week/Reuters)

Taiwans New Source for Submarine Tech? (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog)

A Russia-China Alliance Brewing? (The Diplomat)

South Korea Selects the Taurus KEPD 350 Cruise Missile (Defense Update)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities (pdf, Congressional Research Service)

U.S. Deploys Sea-based Radar Amid North Korea Crisis (DefenseNews)

U.S. Army Learns Hard Lessons in N. Korea-like War Game (DefenseNews)

China To Buy Russian Fighters, Subs (DefenseNews) 24 Su-35s and four Lada SSK.

I am working on creating a new scenario and was wondering, how does China group its surface ships? Do they have groups similar to US destroyer squadron? Or carrier battle groups? I understand they just commissioned their first carrier so they probably have not completely established their naval strategy, but with other surface ships, is there any methodology the PLAN uses? Thanks for any help, this site and forum has been such a blessing

North Korea threatens US bases in the Pacific

First Littoral Combat Ship Loses, Regains Power (Aviation Week)