Current Events in Asia-Pacific

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

From The Diplomat [excerpt]

From Flight Global [excerpt]

The PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century (ONI)

Annual DoD Report Claims Steady Chinese Military Expansion (DefenseNews)

ADIZ Update: Enforcement in the East China Sea, Prospects for the South China Sea, and Implications for the United States (US China Commission, pdf)

Carrier-capable version of LCA

Chinese attack helicopter's secret Russian roots (Aviation Week, Ares blog)

Is North Korea Working Toward a 'Carrier-Killer' Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile? (The Diplomat)

What to Expect From a North Korean Nuclear Test (Foreign Policy)

Indias Missile Defense: Is the Game Worth the Candle? (The Diplomat)

India To Get Soviet-era Aircraft Carrier in 2013 (DefenseNews) Maybe.

Russia Announces a Naval Buildup in the Pacific (The Diplomat)

From Jane's [excerpt]

Apparently sounds as MiG-29K should be overhauled after each carrier landing! http://www.defensenews.com/land/2017/08/04/indian-navy-wants-russian-mig-29k-jets-to-be-ruggedized/

China practices Taiwan invasion with civilian ferries, bomber flights in Bashi Channel (Jane's)

India's Indigenous Nuclear Submarine, Agni-V ICBM Set To Launch In 2015 (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

Looks Like Chinas Building a Giant New Warship (War is Boring blog) First Iran and their wooden aircraft carrier. Now China and its 'son of Kirov'? Colour me skeptical.

China Making Some Missiles More Powerful (New York Times)

From http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/09/camp-bastion-attack-shocks-isa.html [excerpt]