The Russian navy continued its deployment in the Indo-Pacific region as a detachment of warships trained for air defense in the South China Sea, according to a report on Thursday. The Russian flotilla is composed of corvettes Gromky, Rezky and Hero of Russia Aldar Tsydenzhapov, as well as support vessel Pechenga, which are under the…
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,…
China warned the Philippines not to be “extremely irresponsible” by buying an offensive missile system from the U.S., as tensions remain high over the South China Sea. Gilberto Teodoro, the defense secretary of the Philippines, revealed to the Financial Times on Sunday that his country was considering purchasing the Mid-Range Capability, also known as Typhon,…
American and Japanese air defense units conducted live fire trainings with their Patriot missiles as Chinese and Russian military aircraft continued to fly near Japan’s airspace. Operation Shining Star is an annual training exercise where air defense experts from the United States and Japan execute simultaneous live fires of the Patriot air defense missile system….
Two new Chinese fighter jets, capable of operating from aircraft carriers, were officially unveiled this week. This is another sign that China is trying to rival American sea power. The J-15T and the J-15D, both variants of the J-15 family of carried-based fighter aircraft, made their debuts at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition,…
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….
The Chinese Air Force has unveiled two new stealth combat aircraft to rival the American F-22 and F-35 advanced fighter jets, including one that can collaborate with drones in combat. The latest Chinese fighter aircraft capable of avoiding detection, the J-20S and the J-35A, made their debuts at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition,…
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…
China’s military on Monday launched military drills around Taiwan, calling the large-scale exercises a “stern warning to the separatist acts of Taiwan Independence forces.” The exercises, code-named Joint Sword-2024B, are intended “to test the joint operations capabilities of the theater command’s troops,” China’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. It did not say when the…
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…