JSDF Photo Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy J-15 fighters came within 50 meters of a Japanese surveillance aircraft in what officials have called an “unusual maneuver,” announced this week.

Chinese jet fighters tailed Japanese patrol aircraft in separate incidents, with the gap narrowing to just 150 feet at one point, officials from Japan said Thursday, disclosing new details about ...

A Chinese aircraft carrier made one of its deepest forays into the Pacific Ocean over the weekend as Beijing continues to project its military power further from its shores.

– Third carrier – In September, the Liaoning sailed between two Japanese islands near Taiwan and entered Japan’s contiguous waters, an area up to 24 nautical miles from its coast.

In a display of Beijing’s growing military reach, the Chinese Navy sent two aircraft carriers into the Pacific Ocean, far from the country’s coast, for the first time to conduct exercises ...

On a sunken WWII aircraft carrier, experts find a mural, wrecked planes and a station wagon Three miles down, cameras glimpsed the shattered interior of the USS Yorktown, sunk in the Pacific Ocean ...

SINGAPORE—The French Navy is working alongside its U.S. counterpart to help the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) build expertise and knowledge on aircraft carrier operations. As the ...

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) arrives at Port Laem Chabang, Thailand, Jan. 27, 2025. US Navy Photo The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group will carry out the week-long French-hosted exercise Pacific ...

It’s believed Best’s bomb was one of four to strike the vessel, making him the first pilot to successfully bomb two Japanese ...

An article in War History Online titled “ Richard H. Best: The Only WWII Pilot to Bomb Two Japanese Aircraft Carriers in One Day,” authored by Elisabeth Edwards and published on June 24, 2022; and ...

U.S. aircraft carrier joins military drills with South Korea and Japan By Reuters November 12, 20246:00 PM PSTUpdated November 12, 2024 ...

Japan's aircraft carrier JS Kaga completed sea trials off the California coast Friday. The light aircraft carrier was refitted with a flight deck to carry F-35B stealth fighters.