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Austin seeks meeting with China, says ‘right time to talk is now’
“The United States believes that open lines of communication with the People’s Republic of China are essential," Austin said.
US Navy tests amphibious concept at Talisman Saber exercise
The U.S. Navy has put its up-gunned expeditionary strike group concept into practice within a realistic war-fighting scenario.
Chinese intel-gathering ship spotted near US-Australia exercise
The vessel could have used its communications intelligence suite to attempt to eavesdrop on exercise communications as well as used its radars to gain an insight into how the allied air and naval forces conducted operations during the exercise.
US Navy littoral combat ship shows off maintenance capabilities overseas
The LCS Coronado has successfully conducted an expeditionary preventive maintenance availability while on a scheduled port visit to Vietnam, in a demonstration of its ability to conduct maintenance while deployed.
US aircraft in Philippines in battle against ISIS
Local media covering the fighting between troops belonging to the Armed Forces of the Philippines or AFP and militants in the city of Marawi on Mindanao Island have photographed an AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma Unmanned Aerial Vehicle being operated by Western personnel near the battle, as well as a Lockheed-Martin P-3C Orion circling the city on separate occasions.
Pentagon: China ups military capabilities, plans base in Pakistan
China is continuing the rapid development of its military and power projection capabilities, with Pakistan being touted as the likely location of its second overseas base, according to the Pentagon’s newly released report on trends and developments on China’s military.
Global allies call for continued US patrols in South China Sea
Speakers at an Asian security summit have called for a continuation of U.S. Navy freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea, with the dispute still on participants’ minds even as other regional security challenges have made the news in recent weeks.
Satellite image shows Chinese deployment of new aircraft to South China Sea
China has deployed its latest airborne early warning and control aircraft to an air base on the fringes of the disputed South China Sea, according to exclusive satellite imagery obtained by Defense News.
US, Chinese aircraft in 'unsafe' encounter in South China Sea
The U.S. Pacific Command detailed what it called an "unsafe" close encounter between a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion aircraft and a Chinese aircraft Wednesday.
