Written by North Korea condemned on Saturday recent joint military drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan, warning that it would take immediate actions if needed to defend the state. Last week, the three countries held a three-day joint exercise, dubbed “Freedom Edge”, featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well as the U.S. […]
Philippine Air Force’s NC212i provides logistic support during the simulated island seizure exercise as part of the AJEX DAGIT-PA 08-2024 on November 6 at Kota Island in the West Philippine Sea. MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) showed indifference to the presence of Chinese warships during Wednesday’s maritime drills in the West […]
The Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a “mechanized assault to reclaim an island” simulation on one of the Philippine-held island features in the West Philippine Sea as part of the ongoing Joint Exercise Dagat-Langit Lupa (AJEX Dagit-Pa) on Wednesday, November 6. The exercise was conducted by personnel of the Philippine Air Force and Philippine […]
Article content THITU ISLAND, South China Sea — Philippine forces retook an island in the South China Sea Wednesday in the first such combat exercise in the disputed waters as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance, the Philippine military chief said. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., who witnessed the drills from a navy frigate, […]
Indonesia and Russia kicked off their first joint naval drills on Monday, as the Southeast Asian archipelago’s new leader seeks to boost ties with Moscow. The region’s biggest economy maintains a neutral foreign policy, refusing to take sides in the Ukraine conflict or in great power competition between Washington and Beijing. But newly inaugurated Indonesian […]
The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) stronger emphasis on nighttime training signals readiness for “surprises”, including in a possible war scenario over Taiwan, military experts say. Beijing’s most senior uniformed military official, Zhang Youxia, oversaw the latest such drills, which were held earlier this week in Hebei, a province bordering the capital. Zhang is first-ranked vice-chairman […]
The drills were the latest show of force by China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and has protested Western support for the island. Source link
Chinese President Xi Jinping called this week for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war, state media reported on Saturday, just days after Beijing staged large-scale military drills around Taiwan. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, speaks at a United Nations Office at Geneva on January 18, 2017. Photo: Jean-Marc Ferré/UN Geneva, […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a coastal island just across the Taiwan Strait a day after the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) wrapped up massive military drills around Taiwan. Xi inspected Dongshan county in the southeastern province of Fujian on Tuesday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The Taiwan-facing island county has served as a regular base […]
China’s military conducted large-scale drills Monday around Taiwan in “a stern warning” to those seeking the island’s independence, ratcheting up pressure after the territory’s President Lai Ching-te reiterated last week that the two sides are not subordinate to each other. The exercise in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south and east of […]