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China's aircraft carrier formation conducts exercises in South China Sea

AChinesenavyflotillaincludingaircraftcarrierLiaoninghasconductedaseriesofexercisesintheSouthChinaSeasincethenavyreviewlastThursday.Theaircraftcarrierformationen

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APD Review | World surprised by Chinese navy’s latest display

WrittenbyAPDwriterShiJiangyueTranslatedbyDengXianlaiWhenChinesestatemedia,includingbroadcasterCCTVandthemilitary’sofficialPeople’sLiberationArmy(PLA)Daily,repor

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China's Su-35 fighter jets, J-20 stealth jets to sustain airspace safety

China'sSu-35fighterjetsforajointcombatpatrolmissionintheSouthChinaSeaareaanditslatestJ-20stealthfighters'commissionincombatservicewillmaintainairspacesafetyinth

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China sends Su-35 fighter jets for South China Sea patrol

ChinahasrecentlysentSu-35fighterjetsforajointcombatpatrolmissionintheSouthChinaSeaarea,accordingtothePeople'sLiberationArmy(PLA)airforceWednesday.Thedeploymenti

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DPRK says U.S. training tunnel combat troops in invasion preparations

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)warnedThursdaythattheUnitedStatesistrainingtunnelcombattroopsinpreparationforaninvasionoftheDPRK.TheU.S.NationalPublic

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British army to get new combat uniform

London'sRoyalCollegeofArtishelpingBritain'sMinistryofDefense(MOD)todesigna21st-centurycombatuniformfortheBritishmilitary.Thefutureconceptuniformwentontheshowfor

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PLA hones real combat ability for stronger military

More than three years ago, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made improving the army's combat strength a major focus in building a strong army, an idea that has since been the key goal of the military.

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China's air force conducts combat air patrol in South China Sea

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force conducted a combat air patrol in the South China Sea recently, which will become a "regular" practice in the future, said a military spokesperson on Monday.

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Chinese navy conducts combat drill in South China Sea

The Chinese navy conducted a combat drill in waters adjacent to south China's Hainan Island and Xisha Islands on Friday.

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Japan's ruling bloc at odds on enabling SDF to help allies in war zone

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its small ruling partner the New Komeito Party are at odds on a government proposal issued Tuesday that seeks to allow the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to support Japan's allies in combat zone.

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China to improve combat abilities

Beijing says its People's Liberation Army will conduct 40 military drills in 2013, to improve its combat abilities and protect China's security interests.