In a seeming bid to counter increasingly aggressive Chinese activities in the South China Sea, the U.S. plans to finance and construct a fast boat facility on the western coast of Palawan in the Philippines. The facility will be built to launch at least five fast boats, which will be constructed by U.S.-based company ReconCraft….
HONG KONG: Fancy going on board a Chinese warship to see fighter jets, helicopters, and training displays up close? Hong Kong residents snapped up the first batch of tickets to tour the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong – docking in the city from Jul 3-7 – in under a minute. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA)…
The Shandong aircraft carrier strike group will stop in Hong Kong from July 3 to 7 as part of the 28th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule. The visit marks the first time a PLA Navy aircraft carrier strike group has visited Hong Kong in eight years. The public can board the homegrown…
At its narrowest point, the Persian Gulf is only 55 kilometres wide. One coastline is dotted with US military bases, and the other bank is the border of Iran. The United States has a substantial military footprint across the Middle East, amassed over decades. Several permanent bases in the region house thousands of troops, advanced…
Muscatine, Iowa — When Dennis Snyder of Muscatine, Iowa, took his yearbook photos more than six decades ago, he thought he would be a member of the graduating class of 1963. “It’s hard to believe I was ever that young,” Snyder joked to CBS News. The summer before his junior year at Muscatine High School,…
A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the Philippine forces accidentally sank Monday hours before the mock assault, prompting the drill to be cancelled, U.S. and Philippine military officials said. The BRP Miguel Malvar, which was decommissioned by the Philippine navy in…
Navy seeks new generation of skilled workers to ramp up submarine production – CBS News Watch CBS News While the president is cutting jobs, a search is on for a new generation of workers to build nuclear submarines. The Navy has ordered 29 nuclear subs, and the company that makes them has school kids on…
Groton, Connecticut — At Charles Barnum Elementary School in Groton, Connecticut, a group of fifth graders are learning about submarines. It’s the beginning of a recruitment effort by General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton’s biggest employer, and the Navy’s biggest submarine builder. The Navy has an order in with Electric Boat for 29 submarines to be…
Two Navy pilots are safe after a military fighter jet crashed in the San Diego Bay in California, officials said Wednesday. Two Navy officials told CBS News that both pilots ejected from the plane. It crashed around 10:17 a.m. local time. They were the only people aboard the aircraft, which a Navy official identified as…
The Navy is working to digitize its infrastructure and operations. (Graphic by Breaking Defense, original images via Getty and DVIDS) WEST 2025 — The way the US will beat the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in a near-term Indo-Pacific conflict won’t be with new ships, but with a focus on cutting-edge software and artificial intelligence…