China reports U.S. can track only half of PLA sub fleet; Conflict with Philippines

Of all the weapons platforms available to China’s military forces in the South China Sea, the PLA Navy’s 70-plus submarine fleet is the most lethal.

Testing complete, new missile defense technology to be loaded on Navy ships

 

The U.S. Navy has finished testing the next generation of its Aegis ballistic missile defense system and given the green light to put it on at least nine cruisers and destroyers by 2015, officials said.