The Chinese Navy has “dramatically increased” submarine production and could soon deploy a new vessel that’s able to hit ...

China now operates 59 submarines, compared to the US Navy’s 71—but it has expressed the clear intention to catch up.

A U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft flew over the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, just weeks ahead of an anticipated visit to China by President Donald Trump.

TAIPEI, March 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Wednesday, in a move the U.S. 7th Fleet said "demonstrates the United States' ...

Most of China's submarine fleet is diesel-electric, but Beijing is ramping up production of nuclear-powered classes.

Rear Admiral Mike Brookes said in a statement to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission that the Chinese Navy ...

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Navy leaders warn China's new Type 096 submarines can strike the American mainland using JL-4 missiles from their protected coastal waters.

BEIJING — China announced on Thursday a 7-percent boost to its defense budget for 2026 as it steadily increases spending to counter the United States and enforce its claims over Taiwan and the South ...

Passage signals US' commitment to 'free and open Indo-Pacific', says US Seventh Fleet, after Beijing monitored and tracked aircraft The United States has sent a military patrol aircraft through the ...

As China and other adversaries build up their stocks of anti-ship missiles, the US Navy is looking for an answer—one that can be adapted to existing warships’ VLS cells. The US Navy is looking to ...