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Read previewChina launched the first sea trial of its newest aircraft carrier on Wednesday, per the state-run news agency Xinhua. However, according to John Bradford, a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs fellow, the Fujian falls far short of US aircraft carrier standards. Related stories"There is nothing yet that compares to the USS carriers," he told Business Insider. AdvertisementUnlike China's two other carriers, the Liaoning and Shandong , the Fujian features a catapult system designed to launch aircraft, according to reports, much like US aircraft carriers. Business Insider previously reported that China's two other aircraft carriers — the Liaoning and Shandong — had outdated Soviet-era designs and smaller air wings, making them notably inferior to US carriers.
Persons: , John Bradford, Bradford, Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis, Gerald Ford, Shandong — Organizations: Service, Xinhua, Business, People's Liberation Army Navy, Foreign Relations International Affairs, US, CNN, Chilean Naval Reserve, Congressional Research Service, Center for Strategic, International Studies, CSIS, Gerald Ford Class, Defense, Naval Locations: China, Fujian, Shanghai's, Shanghai, Liaoning, Shandong
Two Navy SEALs went missing off the coast of Somalia during a night mission on January 11. It's now conducting recovery operations, but experts say their bodies will likely never be found. AdvertisementThe bodies of two Navy SEALs lost at sea earlier this month will probably never be found, military experts said. Airborne and naval platforms from the US, Japan, and Spain took part in the "expansive" search-and-rescue operations, per CENTCOM. He added: "Our prayers are with the SEALs' families, friends, the US Navy, and the entire Special Operations community during this time."
Persons: CENTCOM, It's, , Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis, Inglis, Joe Buccino, Buccino, Bradley Martin, Martin, Michael Erik Kurilla Organizations: Navy, Service, US Central Command, Associated Press, Chilean Naval Reserve, Meteorology, Oceanography Center, US Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command, University of San, Oceanography, Naval Research, Special Warfare, US Navy Locations: Somalia, Yemen, Gulf, Aden, CENTCOM, Japan, Spain, University of San Diego
They were helping seize Iranian weapons being sent to the Houthis in Yemen, CENTCOM said. The US Navy and its allies have made attempts to shut down this flow of weapons in the past. Advertisement"One of the main problems with the Red Sea in the Gulf of Aden is the type of states that surround them — Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, and Sudan," Inglis told BI. Inglis predicts there will now be other such operations, with the US Navy targeting more vessels smuggling weapons. AdvertisementBut, he said, "Iran will continue sending weapons to them in the same way that the Soviet Union did to Cuba in the 1960s."
Persons: CENTCOM, , Michael Erik Kurilla, Mark Cancian, Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis, Inglis Organizations: Navy, Service, US Central Command, US Marine, Center for Strategic, International Studies, US Navy, Chilean Naval Reserve, Middle East Institute Locations: Somalia, Yemen, Iran, Gulf of Oman, Gulf, Aden, Ethiopia, Sudan, Israel, Soviet Union, Cuba
Read previewTwo US Navy SEALs who went missing off the coast of Somalia have little chance of survival after four days, military experts said. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. But their world-class training in water survival give them better chances than most people. Reached by Business Insider early on Monday, a Pentagon spokesperson said they "have nothing new to provide." Advertisement"If they were alive, they would have found them," Inglis told Business Insider.
Persons: , US Fleet Forces Command didn't, John Kirby, CBS's, Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis, Inglis, Mark Cancian, CENTCOM, Sam Tangredi, Tangredi Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, Associated Press, Navy, Central Command, Pentagon, US Fleet Forces Command, National Security, Sunday, Chilean Naval Reserve, US Marine, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Somalia, Gulf, Aden
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