The US Air Force’s desire to radically reshape and accelerate the way it develops future fighter planes could propel China to ramp up its plans for next-generation aircraft, Chinese experts said. A military insider familiar […]
Britain’s biggest naval task force since the Falklands War is headed our way. And its centrepiece, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, is sailing into uncertain waters. Regular US deployments of its nuclear-powered behemoths – […]
Taiwan authorities are investigating whether a man from mainland China had managed to cross the Taiwan Strait in a rubber dinghy in a bid to seek political sanctuary. On Saturday, police said a man giving the […]
Britain will send an aircraft carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific next month as it seeks to boost its presence in the region, the Royal Navy said on Monday. Led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, the group will visit […]
China has commissioned its first type 075 amphibious assault ship, which is expected to be deployed in the disputed South China Sea. Military observers said the ship, named the Hainan, may also be deployed in […]
A joint statement by U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga from their recent meeting at the White House has left officials and analysts in Taiwan wondering how far Japan might be […]
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has issued a stern warning for Australians this Anzac Day, saying it’s time the Defence Force turned its attention to nearer shores amid a growing threat from China. Speaking to Weekend Today this morning, […]
To the alarm of the Vietnamese government, China is apparently building a surface-to-air missile base 20 kilometers from its border with Vietnam, as a long-term precaution and near-term warning to neighboring countries, observers say. A […]
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China’s muscling in with missile boats. The Philippines is sending over aircraft. But another player is deploying its military to stake a claim on the South China Sea – Vietnam. As Beijing’s fishing “militia” moved […]
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