Few people understand Russia’s shadow fleet as well as Ivo Värk, the commander of the Estonian navy. It often tracks dozens of shadow vessels passing through the Gulf of Finland every day. But when it ...

Another defensive weapon the Pentagon wants fully stocked in the event of a conflict with China is the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Interceptor. The THAAD is one of the biggest missiles ...

The Richmond’s Merlin MK2 helicopter was shadowed by a Chinese counterpart, the Changhe Z-10 and Beijing’s fighter jets launched “constructive kills," or dummy attacks that serve as a warning, the ...

In the 19th century, China was crippled by colonial exploitation and internal decay. Today, its naval fleet has become the centerpiece of a military surge that's changing geopolitics. With unmatched ...

Fighter jets from China simulated missile attacks on a UK warship passing through the Taiwan Strait, according to a report. Royal Navy aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, was also reportedly ...

EU/NATO states are weighing a blockade or port denial strategy in the Baltic to counter Russia’s hybrid warfare and dark fleet operations.

China is building Type 055 destroyers, which are larger than the U.S.’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and have greater firepower.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold, with sailors in their summer whites manning the rails, concluded a decade with the U.S. 7th Fleet.

In September 2025, a fleet of warships from China appeared in restricted waters in the Taiwan Strait, raising tensions after they were intercepted.

A classified US intelligence report, seen by the ABC, says vessels have been modified to carry tanks and partake in amphibious operations in what Taiwan considers part of China's "expansionist ...

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, attends the ground breaking ceremony for the landmark fuel storage facility in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on September 15, 2025.

In a rare show of power, Beijing has released a flood of photos and footage of its new superweapon. The warship gives Chairman Xi Jinping a new level of power. Now witness the firepower of this fully ...