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

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

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

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

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

The Chinese navy added nearly one-third of its vertical missile launch cells in 2021 and 2022 alone, according to a new ...

For all the talk about how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is rising to dominate the Indo-Pacific not only economically ...

China's surface navy is growing at a rapid pace as busy shipyards turn out new warships, but the US maintains an edge ...

China has launched a new amphibious assault ship, named the Sichuan, which is capable of launching fighter jets and is ...

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

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Defense Department report reveals China's rapidly growing weapons arsenal and "psychological warfare" operation ahead of new ...