American and Philippine defense secretaries unveiled a task force designed to deter Chinese coercion in the South China Sea and enhance alliance defense cooperation. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro announced “Task Force Philippines” on Friday at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Kuala Lumpur,

The PLA's Southern Theater Command released a statement, saying it has organized combat-readiness patrols in the territorial waters and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and surrou

China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation for a vessel meant to revolutionize Beijing’s fleet.

Philippine, American, Japanese, Canadian and French forces sail together in the South China Sea as part of Sama Sama 2025. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force photo Philippine, American, Japanese, Canadian and French forces held surface warfare drills in the ...

Role Combat Vessels will be able to project naval power further, and for longer, than previous Singaporean warships.

Singapore is an international maritime and shipping hub that considers maintaining open sea lines of communication paramount.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The U.S. 7 th Fleet rejected as “false” a claim by China this week that its forces drove a U.S. destroyer away from a contested atoll in the South China Sea. China’s Southern Theater Command on Wednesday said it ordered ...