The USAF flew two B-52's into China's Air Defense Identification Zone. NBG. No Big Deal. Not big fucking deal. Just...no big deal.
It matters not. Its not flexing muscle and its the same thing that we have setup. The UK too. Japan, Australia, S. Korea...practically everyone has it.
But an advanced Carrier Battle Group? That my friends is a VBFD. A VERY BIG FUCKING DEAL.
No throw back to Russian single ship operations.
No hybrid type fleet.
They are practically saying that they will meet the US Navy on the high seas, face off with them and that they're planning on winning.
Read about this development here. Also make note of the escorts. Air Defense Ships. Harpoons won't get it done. LRASM (subsonic) will get shot down. And we're cutting defense. Experts say parity in 20 years. I say 10...if we're lucky.