Aircraft Carrier

China’s newest hi-tech aircraft carrier, explained

The Type 003 carrier is China’s most-advanced warship ever built and its launch has cemented Beijing's position as a top contender among global shipbuilding industries.

China announces launch of first indigenous aircraft carrier

The Fujian aircraft carrier features a full-length flight deck with a catapult launch system, making it more technically advanced than the other two Chinese carriers.

Turkish defence minister, UK defence secretary discuss cooperation on Daesh

Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar is on a two-day visit to the UK to reaffirm close cooperation on defence and security, where he was hosted by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on HMS Prince of Wales.

US moves aircraft carrier out of Gulf in a sign of ebbing tensions

Pentagon spokesman says the USS Nimitz carrier strike group had sailed from the US military's Central Command in the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific Command region after some nine months at sea.

Will the latest skirmish be a watershed moment for India-China relations?

The border spat could accelerate existing trends of geopolitical and economic divergence between Beijing and New Delhi, with far-reaching consequences for the region too.

Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-stricken ship

Removal of USS Theodore Roosevelt's commander condemned by members of the US House Armed Services Committee, who called it a “destabilising move” that will “likely put our service members at greater risk and jeopardise our fleet’s readiness."

Why do American presidents want to buy Greenland?

The world’s largest island has long been on the mind of successive American leaders who have been interested in its strategic and economic value.

China eyes high-tech army, says US undermines global stability

Beijing issues its first white paper since 2012 that gives rare insight into the world's largest army and China's military ambitions.

Iran sees some progress on nuclear deal, but not enough

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said progress was made at talks in Vienna aimed at saving the nuclear deal but probably not enough to convince Tehran to change its decision to go over the deal's core atomic restrictions one by one.

Trump warns Iran of ruin if it starts fight

US President Donald Trump's has tightened economic sanctions against Iran and his administration says it has built up the US military presence in the region. Tehran has described the US moves as "psychological warfare" and a "political game."

John Bolton’s modern and postmodern road to war with Iran

The current standoff between the US and Iran represents the symbiosis of hard military assets and cyber escalation.

Saudi Arabia says oil infrastructure attacked by drones

Houthi rebels claim drone attacks a response to Saudi "crimes" in Yemen. The assaults are the latest in a series of security challenges faced by the Middle East, following the alleged sabotage of oil tankers off UAE coast.