Japan—a key United States ally in the Western Pacific—showcased its ship-sinking and air-defense capabilities during live-fire drills in Australia amid China's growing military threat. The live-fire ...

The Army is working on new tech, drones, autonomy, better decision-making, and more to deter and prepare for conflict with ...

China's economy is the second-largest in the world, and it's on the path to overtake the US's in absolute GDP by 2030 — giving China the ability to spend far more resources on its military than ...

To compare the US and China, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 2025 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense-related statistics website with information on 145 countries.

Weeks after his country was battered by waves of Israeli strikes and the US bombed three of its prized nuclear facilities, ...

The United States might be the most dominant nation in the world, with massive financial and military strength, but it has seen its lead slip away as China catches up.

Senior Pentagon officials are increasingly concerned by China's advancing hypersonic and nuclear capabilities.

European NATO members have projected naval power into the Indo-Pacific through aircraft carrier deployments in recent years, ...

The Philippines is enhancing its naval power by acquiring new warships and second-hand vessels from its allies and partners.

The Defense Department’s latest report on China’s military power seeks to justify the U.S. military’s fixation on the People’s Liberation Army – at the expense of Russia’s military and ...

INSKEEP: The United States, of course, is trying to prevent China from advancing economically in a way that would add to their military power. That's the purpose of a lot of these sanctions and ...

As China’s military isn’t currently built for power projection, Beijing could easily interpret these plans as U.S. intent to destroy China’s defenses in a first strike. Recommended Southern ...