China's new Type 055 destroyer rivals the capabilities of the US's aging Ticonderoga class and may exceed it in threatening ...

This article is one of many in a series in which Breaking Defense reporters look back on the most significant (and ...

In the Pacific region, an ongoing rivalry exists between the "old" superpower – the USA – and the emerging Chinese power. The ...

The PLAN’s exercises often expose this shortfall. For instance, during joint drills with Russia in 2021, Chinese vessels ...

China unveiled cutting-edge aerial and maritime military capabilities.

Even when deployed alongside U.S., British, Australian, or other allied naval powers, the Chinese A2/AD threat to surface ...

China has launched its first next-generation amphibious assault ship, adding a powerful cutting-edge warship to the country’s ...

The Type 076 amphibious assault ship is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult for launching fixed-wing aircraft.

A fleet of Chinese naval and Coast Guard ships transited a strait in Japan's southwestern waters in December last year.

China launched the first of its next-generation amphibious assault ships, as the Chinese navy ramps up capabilities amid ...

China's new amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, has an electromagnetic catapult system that makes it essentially a light ...

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is back in the South China Sea following a port visit to Port Klang, Malaysia. Meanwhile ...