Details of a growing family of standard-sized weapon systems appeared on social media, along with video of an EMALS in action ...
The vast expanse of the South China Sea has become a theater of maritime brinkmanship, where modern naval powers play a dangerous game of chess with billion-dollar warships. When tensions escalate and ...
The phrase “EMERGENCY CALL” may sound like military hyperbole, but when it comes to China’s naval expansion and its challenge to U.S. maritime dominance, this sense of urgency reflects a very real ...
A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. OPINION: China has ...
HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) and its embarked helicopter intruded May 27, 2026, over the airspace of the Paracel Islands, according to the People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theater Command. PLA photo ...
Visitors pose for a photo with the Chinese flag in front of the Shandong during the aircraft carrier’s port visit to Hong Kong, July 7, 2025. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ John Kwok Nagnm April 23 marks ...
China now operates 59 submarines, compared to the US Navy’s 71—but it has expressed the clear intention to catch up. China is expanding its submarine force to directly compete with its American ...
A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy during a military display in the South China Sea. (Reuters) SYDNEY — China is conducting a vast undersea ...