Four Chinese warships confronted a Philippine Navy vessel en route to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) on Saturday, in a rare maritime standoff witnessed and documented by members of the media.

Beijing says joint patrols in waters near Scarborough Shoal undermined regional stability and vows to safeguard 'territorial sovereignty' The People's Liberation Army said it dispatched vessels and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. China’s military released footage this week showing a close encounter ...

The Philippines is strengthening its defenses as Chinese military pressure shows little sign of easing.

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The joint patrol near the disputed shoal and a planned cutter transfer announced in Singapore underscore Washington's ...

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 125th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, 25th Infantry Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, recover an unmanned surface vessel during Exercise ...

The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. Exercise Valiant Shield Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 (VS26) concluded on Wednesday following ...

On June 23, China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, transited through the Taiwan Strait. According to an official statement, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed that the carrier had ...

As India’s military modernisation accelerates on multiple fronts, Firstpost tracks the week’s key developments — IAF paperwork that quietly settled Pakistan’s Rafale kill claims, 40 BrahMos-armed ...

KANOYA, Kagoshima Prefecture—Amid the risk of heightening regional tensions, the U.S. Army dispatched its Typhon mid-range missile system to Japan for the second time in less than a year for a ...