This week, a United States aircraft carrier arrived in waters near the Korean Peninsula for a trilateral exercise as North Korea strengthens its military cooperation with Russia. While tensions between China and the Philippines remain high over the South China Sea, a regional-based Chinese “flattop” has yet to return to its base as of Monday,…
The Pentagon confirmed to Newsweek that it warned China in advance about a test launch of a United States nuclear missile that was fired into the Pacific Ocean last week. An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was launched by the U.S. Air Force on November 5 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California….
China has sent another aircraft carrier into the wider western Pacific Ocean following its first operation featuring two “flattop” warships last month, according to a report on Monday. The Joint Staff Office under the Defense Ministry of Japan reported the movement of Chan’s second operational aircraft carrier, CNS Shandong, and two warship escorts in waters…
This week, China confirmed that it has carried out its first dual aircraft carrier operation, while an American aircraft carrier was conducting exercises in the Western Pacific Ocean. The unprecedented Chinese military operation was conducted in the contested waters of the South China Sea and involved two carrier strike groups, led by the country’s first…
The United States has launched a new cooperation framework with South Korea, one of its key allies, in the contested Indo-Pacific region as it seeks to keep China in check. The announcement was made following a meeting between the U.S. and South Korea at the Pentagon, where U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South…
The Chinese navy, which is the largest in the world, has conducted its first dual aircraft carrier operation, the country’s naval force announced on Thursday. The exercise was conducted in the highly contested waters of the South China Sea in late October and involved two carrier strike groups, led by CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong,…
Two Chinese coast guard ships returned home on Thursday following the conclusion of a joint mission with their Russian counterparts that saw them reach the Arctic Ocean. The ships left on September 13 from Zhoushan, a city in the eastern province of Zhejiang in China. They traveled more than 17,000 nautical miles during the 35-day…
Yekaterina Aksenova, Mr Pichugin’s ex-wife, told Russian media that he had been a portly 100kg (220 pounds) when he set off on his fishing trip but by the time he was rescued, he had lost half his body weight. She said that Mr Pichugin’s belly may have saved him. “It’s a kind of miracle,” she…
Warships from Russia and China staged firing exercises as part of anti-submarine and air defense drills during a joint patrol in the Pacific Ocean, the Russian navy said on Monday. The exercises took place in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Pacific Fleet reported but the report did not reveal the exact…
The defense chiefs of the United States and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to expand military presence in a chain of strategic Western Pacific Ocean islands located near China. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held his first telephone talks with Gen Nakatani, the newly appointed defense minister of Japan, on Tuesday. They reiterated the commitment to…