The striking growth of China’s shipbuilding industry — commercial and military — poses national security concerns for the ...

China, Iran and Russia have conducted joint naval drills in the Middle East. The joint drills held Tuesday, called the ...

But as VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb reports, while the Chinese navy keeps growing, the number of ships in the U.S. fleet is decreasing. VOA footage by Mary Cieslak, Adam Greenbaum ...

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, prompting the Filipino pilot to warn by radio ...

The U.S. Navy has only four active public shipyards. Meanwhile, China has at least 35 sites with known ties to military or national security projects, according to CSIS researchers Matthew ...

Newsweek has emailed the New Zealand Defense Force for comment. The Chinese navy, which is the world's largest by hull count with over 370 vessels, has expanded its global reach and presence to ...

Australia learned about Chinese live-fire naval drills off the country’s coast that forced dozens of flights to be diverted via an alert from a commercial pilot, authorities said on Monday. The People ...

Over the Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea — A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, prompting the Filipino ...

China's first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, makes a training debut in a maritime replenishment exercise in the Yellow Sea in March 2025. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television After its ...

China, Iran, and Russia conducted joint naval drills called Maritime Security Belt 2025 in the Gulf of Oman. These exercises come as tensions over Tehran's nuclear program rise and Houthi rebels ...