Japan’s navy is one of the world’s largest and most capable. After over 70 years, it’s gaining aircraft carriers again. Yet, given the fact its neighbor and possible adversary is China - is all that ...

The forthcoming patrol of the George Washington comes as the Chinese navy—the world's largest by hull count—continues operations near Japan and Taiwan, which are a U.S. ally and partner, by deploying ...

Five Navy sailors were recently awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for their roles in helping to save the ...

This initiative includes the development of a new missile range on Minamitorishima Island for testing long-range Type 12 ...

The Japanese government reported that Chinese government ships entered the contiguous zone on a record 353 days in 2024.

Kananaskis previously hosted the summit 23 years ago. The event attracted protesters but no major violent incidents occurred.

Japanese defense officials say they recovered the remains of one of two crew members who were missing since their military ...

The world was changing fast in 1957. The Cold War was heating up, American forces were becoming more entrenched in Asia, and ...

TOKYO — Japan’s air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after ...

TOKYO — A Japanese air force plane crashed Wednesday soon after taking off for a training flight in central Japan, the top ...

In April, 2024, two SH-60K navy reconnaissance helicopters crashed during nighttime anti-submarine training near Torishima island, about 600 kilometers south of Tokyo, leaving all eight crewmembers ...

Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Olsen was charged May 7 at Naval Base San Diego with the unpremeditated murder of his wife.