Two U.S. Navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz — a Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet — crashed during separate "routine operations" over the South China Sea on Sunday, with all ...

Thirty Chinese navy and coast guard vessels were detected across multiple contested South China Sea features, according to ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly ...

Maritime conferences across Southeast Asia and China this fall suggests a subtle shift in how regional governments approach ...

China's new Fujian aircraft carrier, unveiled recently by President Xi Jinping with great fanfare, has been hailed by Chinese state media as a major milestone in the country's naval modernization ...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG-65) sails in the front of a formation with the Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), center, the Royal ...

Tensions between China and the Philippines have been elevated for more than two months in the South China Sea and show no signs of abating. The current round of escalation dates to August 11, when ...

Marines and sailors assigned to Maritime Reconnaissance Platoon, Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, survey a boat lane for obstacles and simulated vessels of interest off the ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was scolded Tuesday by a Fox News host who said the Pentagon chief's televised speech reminded him of "something that might happen in China or North Korea." Harold ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The U.S. Secretary of Defense said Friday he told his Chinese counterpart during talks in Malaysia that Washington would “stoutly defend” its interests in the ...