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As China's navy grows, the US fleet is on a 'downward trajectory,' maritime expert says
The US Navy is still the world's most powerful. But as pressure grows around Taiwan, the pace of de…
Polly Thompson
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China's submarine force is stressed by their more realistic training for combat
Submarine crews are undergoing more arduous training to sail farther from China, and it's taking a …
Michael Peck
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The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, is leaving Japan after nearly a decade in the Pacific
USS Ronald Reagan, stationed in the Pacific for roughly nine years, will be replaced by USS George …
Ella Sherman,Chris Panella
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Japan showed off the destroyer it's turning into an aircraft carrier for F-35 stealth fighters
Japan hasn't flown fighter jets from carriers since World War II, but it's building out its capabil…
Chris Panella
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Japan's historic economic comeback shows just how screwed China is right now
China is facing the same kind of economic collapse that hit Japan in the 1990s. But it might get ev…
Linette Lopez
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Japan is converting its 2 biggest warships into aircraft carriers, and US Marines are helping it train to use them
This month, US Marine Corps F-35Bs became the first fixed-wing aircraft to operate on a Japanese ai…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Japan's 'Big Whale' submarines add another weapon to bottle up China's navy
Japan's new "Big Whale" submarines carry the advanced capabilities that make them powerful threats …
Ben Brimelow
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Japan is rethinking how to use its tanks to prepare for a potential clash with China
Japan is changing how it designs and uses tanks to counter a new threat from China, but it still ha…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Shinzo Abe assassination suspect spent 3 years in the Japanese navy and had trained with guns
Japan's former leader was shot during a speech in Nara, and died hours later. Police arrested a 41-…
Bill Bostock
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Airmen in Japan spent 10 days training to keep the Air Force's biggest plane flying
Many bases in the Pacific have no dedicated C-5M maintenance crew, which means maintainers at Yokot…
Airman 1st Class Tyrone Thomas
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Japan seeks extra defense budget amid China, N Korea concern
The Defence Ministry says its "defence power reinforcement and acceleration package" is designed to…
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Biden said the US would use military force if China attacked Taiwan
Joe Biden said the US still followed the One China policy, but that it would respond if Beijing tri…
Sinéad Baker
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China's recent military flights around Taiwan show how its bomber fleet is flexing its muscles
China has rapidly increased its long-range bomber flights over water in recent years, catching the …
Christopher Woody
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British warships, aircraft, and a force of Royal Marines are joining a US Navy carrier strike group in waters near Israel
A collection of US firepower is already in the eastern Mediterranean, including an aircraft carrier…
Jake Epstein
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Video shows Ukrainian special forces retaking control of gas drilling platforms in the Black Sea during daring raid
Ukraine said it successfully recaptured strategically important gas drilling rigs in a two-day oper…
Thibault Spirlet
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China and Japan are building forces to fight it out on Pacific islands — here's how they stack up
Military success in the Pacific depends on two things: naval strength and amphibious capabilities. …
Benjamin Brimelow
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A shadowy fight between Israel and Iran is at risk of becoming a bigger war. Here's how their militaries stack up.
A drone attack on a tanker last week has raised the risk of an overt war between Israel and Iran, t…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Fears of a Chinese attack on Taiwan are growing, and Taiwan isn't sure who would help if it happened
"This problem is much closer to us than most think," the new head of US Indo-Pacific Command said i…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Japan is ditching its attack helicopters in another sign that one of the most important modern military weapons is losing its luster
Helicopters are valuable weapons, but they have vulnerabilities, and their role may shrink as cheap…
Michael Peck
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China's ships are getting bigger and more aggressive, and Japan is scrambling to keep up
China's massive Coast Guard and a new law expanding what it can do have worried its neighbors, mayb…