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Tiltrotor will bring the Army off the bench in the Indo-Pacific
The author of this op-ed argues the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft gives the Army a quantum leap in capability necessary to win a war in the Pacific.
By Maj. Gen. Rudolph “Rudy” Ostovich (ret.)
China flies record 52 planes toward self-ruled Taiwan
It was China's largest show of force on record.
By Huizhong Wu
Frontline Photos: Oct. 3, 2021
Sailors fire M240s off the coast of Canada, the Golden Knights drop in on California, Marines arm an F-35B aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
US raises concern as China flies warplanes south of Taiwan
A statement from U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price warned that China's military activity near Taiwan risks miscalculation and undermines regional peace and stability.
Frontline Photos: Sept. 19, 2021
The Air Force Thunderbirds over Cleveland, soldiers firing a Carl Gustav in Alaska, sailors transiting the Taiwan Strait and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
As US exits Afghanistan, China’s military conducts assault drills in seas near Taiwan
China has stepped up military exercises around self-ruled Taiwan, which it considers its own territory.
By Staff and wire reports
An Army brigade posted to Taiwan, and other ways to counter China being floated
The force could act as a "tripwire" for China, but it may abandon the longstanding U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity.
By Todd South
China sends largest group of military aircraft in single day near Taiwan
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense said 28 People’s Liberation Army aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone from the southwest.
By Mike Yeo
China denounces NATO statement, defends military spending policy
NATO leaders said China is working to undermine global order, a message in sync with President Biden’s calls to confront Beijing on China’s trade, military and human rights practices.
Iran’s largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the U.S. was aware of the loss of the Iranian ship, but declined to comment further.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press