In a race similar to the Anglo-German naval buildup before World War I, the US, Japan and China are gearing up to build large ...

PLA Navy now fields more warships than US Navy and is on track to deploy 425-ship fleet by 2030, sustained by industrial base ...

Reports in the French media say that an additional 220 Aster 30 missiles have been ordered under a tri-national procur ...

In a bid to improve the Mogami class's anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities, Japan has begun installing the vertical ...

Pacific. Given the geopolitical implications of China’s emergence as a maritime power that could soon rival the US, it’s odd ...

According to experts, the latest round of military drills with Type-055 warships is a clear message for China's rivals as it ...

Meanwhile, the guided-missile frigate HMAS Hobart has completed its 15,000km ... are Australia’s most potent surface combatants. Its main armament is a 48-cell vertical launch system (VLS) capable of ...

They are 13,000 tonnes in size and are armed with 112 vertical-launch system (VLS) missile tubes. The Australian navy's premier surface warship, the Hobart-class destroyer, is just 7,000 tonnes and ...

Over the past few days, the Australian media has been dominated by the activities of the Chinese navy's Task Group 107 as it has progressed south alo ...

Whatever happens in the near term, it is obvious that there is a serious arms race occurring for dominance in the South China Sea.

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo labeled China's continuous concern over the Philippines' typhon missile system as an overreaction. In an interview with NewsWatch on Feb.