The United States has deployed the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson to the Philippine Sea, a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, as China conducted military exercises near Taiwan earlier this week. All three of China’s aircraft carriers remained pierside, including two “flattops” that are operational but did not join the war games near Taiwan,…
The United States Navy will enhance the firepower of its fleet of fast and agile warships, making them capable of launching long-range missiles while deployed in the contested South China Sea. Announcing the upgrade, U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said it would apply to the relatively small Freedom-class and Independence-class littoral combat ships. Both…
Chinese and Taiwanese warships were spotted in a standoff in the contested waters near Taiwan on Tuesday as China continued its “extremely rare” large-scale exercises at sea. Newsweek‘s map illustrates the locations of warships in two colors as seen in photographs captured by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellites. The five blue dots are the…
The Chinese military has designated seven zones along its eastern coast facing the self-ruled island of Taiwan for drills from Monday to Wednesday, Newsweek‘s map shows. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Monday that China, which views Taiwan as part of its territory despite never having governed it, has set up reserved airspace zones off…
The United States has positioned three aircraft carriers in the Western Pacific Ocean this week, including two “flattops” underway in the region during their deployments. Meanwhile, all three Chinese aircraft carriers were pierside at two bases and a shipyard. A Japanese helicopter destroyer, bearing the same name as an aircraft carrier that took part in…
A total of five Chinese warships, including destroyers and frigates, were spotted transiting waterways near Japan, a United States security treaty ally in East Asia, in the past week. The Defense Ministry of Japan reported the Chinese naval movements near the country’s territorial waters, which are measured up to 12 nautical miles from its coasts….
China claimed it and Russia did not “target any third party” while their nuclear-capable bombers patrolled near the allies of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. According to the defense ministry in Japan, the joint Russia–China air patrols were carried out on Friday over the Sea of Japan, also known as the East…
A U.S. aircraft carrier entered the contested South China Sea this week, following a surge deployment that had seen it retasked to the Middle East for combat operations. In China, two aircraft carriers were spotted underway in the country’s coastal waters. A Japanese destroyer, bearing the same name as an aircraft carrier that took part…
The U.S. and the Philippines on Tuesday showcased their air power over the Western Pacific Ocean amid persistent tensions with China. The countries, which have a mutual defense treaty, each provided jets for a training mission over the Philippine Sea, east of the Southeast Asian country, the U.S. Air Force said. The drill increased proficiency…
The United States has upgraded its naval power to keep China at bay by deploying an advanced nuclear-powered submarine to a key Pacific Ocean strategic outpost. The USS Minnesota, a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, and about 140 sailors arrived at their new home at Naval Base Guam on Tuesday. The U.S. Navy said it stationed the…