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Senate passes final defense policy bill

The compromise bill authorizes limited assistance for Ukraine, implements AUKUS and institutionalizes a nuclear weapon.

By Bryant Harris

6 months ago

Biden National Defense Strategy tackles China, Russia, nuke deterrence

The administration’s first National Defense Strategy highlights Beijing’s growing military strength.

By Joe Gould and Meghann Myers

20 months ago

That time the Navy decided to build a flying cannon

At least the American prototype didn't crash into a insane asylum. A British version did.

By Robert Guttman, Aviation History Magazine

5 years ago

Cambodia dismisses reports that China will build a naval base there

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said his government will not allow any foreign military bases in its territory and called media reports that China is seeking a naval base there "fake news."

6 years ago

New radome, solar panels spotted on Chinese-occupied reef

The platform appears to be topped with a radome and solar panels, and its strategic location makes it likely it is intended to extend China’s radar or signals intelligence collection in the area.

6 years ago

Born in war, Bangladesh’s rock ‘n’ roll is dying

The seeds of rock ‘n’ roll culture were planted in Bangladesh during the birth of the country in 1971, after a war for liberation separated this majority-Muslim territory from Pakistan.

By Mubashar Hasan, University of Oslo

6 years ago

Carrier Ronald Reagan in Hong Kong after bombers buzz South China Sea

The arrival of the carrier Ronald Reagan and its strike group in the Asian financial hub is being seen as a friendly gesture ahead of a planned meeting later this month between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

6 years ago

Japan’s Abe lays wreath in Australia city bombed in WWII

It was also another chance for Japan and Australia to present a united front as regional partners in the Asia-Pacific amid ongoing concerns of spreading Chinese influence, including the country’s building of islands in the disputed South China Sea.

6 years ago

Video shows near collision of US and Chinese warships

The footage — obtained by the South China Morning Post newspaper purportedly from the British Ministry of Defence ― shows a Chinese Luyang-class destroyer nearing the port side of the American guided-missile destroyer Decatur.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

6 years ago

Navy research vessel docks in Taiwan amid tensions with China

U.S. hears China's protests over the ship's visit.

6 years ago

Black woman who fought discrimination during trailblazing Navy career dies at 83

Raye Montague made history as the first person to design a Navy warship — the frigate Oliver Hazard Perry — with a computer program. She produced the key draft design for the guided-missile frigate in less than 19 hours.

6 years ago

Beijing defends warship confrontation in the South China Sea

Ambassador Cui Tiankai said on Fox News Sunday that the confrontation took place "on China's doorstep."

6 years ago