Russia says it could respond harshly to Japan's missile deployment plans near TaiwanJapan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Sunday that plans were "steadily moving forward" to deploy a medium-range surface-to-air ...
27 Nov, 2025, 10.23 PM IST
US Navy ship on fire; USS New Orleans engulfed in fire off Okinawa coast, crews fight to contain blazeA fire broke out on the US Navy ship, USS New Orleans, near Okinawa. The incident happened on Wednesday evening. US and Japanese forces res...
21 Aug, 2025, 02.13 AM IST
Japan's fighter jets scramble 704 times as 30 Chinese drones, dozens of Russian jets crowd its airspaceJapan's military intercepted foreign aircraft 704 times in the past year. Most interceptions involved Chinese aircraft and drones. Scramble...
11 Apr, 2025, 05.34 PM IST
Japan Cabinet OKs record defence budget as it pushes strike-back capability to deter regional threatJapan approved a record defence budget for 2025, focusing on long-range missiles and deploying Tomahawks. The budget includes spending on m...
27 Dec, 2024, 10.08 AM IST
Taiwan says 'troublemaker' China expands military drills around islandTaiwanese authorities have labeled China a "troublemaker" amid expanded military drills involving around 60 warships and 30 coast guard ves...
11 Dec, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
US and South Korea fly warplanes in interception drills after North Korea''s missile testsSouth Korea and the United States conducted a joint missile-interception drill over the Korean Peninsula, involving advanced stealth fighte...
23 Feb, 2024, 03.17 PM IST
Japan puts military on alert fearing North Korean missileJapanese media reported Saturday that the defence ministry issued the same preparation orders in 2012. Pyongyang has not provided a launch ...
22 Apr, 2023, 03.05 PM IST
US vows to defend space with Japan, deploy mobile Marines as China worries growWeeks after unveiling plans to ramp up security spending, Japan sent its defense and foreign ministers to Washington where the two countrie...
12 Jan, 2023, 10.26 AM IST
US wants to deploy missile-armed Marines along Japan's Okinawa islands: ReportsThe U.S. has already told Japan about the reorganisation, which it will announce after a two-plus-two meeting in Washington on Wednesday be...
10 Jan, 2023, 05.52 PM IST
China says it conducted exercises near TaiwanTaiwan has complained for the past two years about frequent Chinese military activity near it, mostly concentrated in the southern and sout...
09 May, 2022, 08.21 AM IST
Taiwan jets scramble as China air force enters air defence zoneTaiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has complained of repeated such missions by Chinese aircraft, which have become a common occ...
06 May, 2022, 06.52 PM IST
US says will help Japan monitor Chinese incursion around East China Sea islands"The United States is 100 percent absolutely steadfast in its commitment to help the government of Japan with the situation," Lieutenant Ke...
29 Jul, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
US military declares five missing Marines dead after Japan crashThe crash involving an F/A-18 fighter jet with two crew onboard and a KC-130 refuelling tanker with five crew occurred in the early morning...
11 Dec, 2018, 11.47 AM IST
Malabar-16: India, US, Japan to play war games from FridayLed by Eastern Fleet commander Rear Admiral S V Bokhare, Sea King-42B and Chetak helicopters have also been deployed by the India for the m...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.09 PM IST
Missile force propels China as major power, worries USXi described the force as a "core of strategic deterrence, a strategic buttress to the country's position as a major power, and a cornersto...
27 Sep, 2016, 04.35 PM IST
China stuns military experts with new missiles displayThe land-based DF-21D intermediate-range missile is believed to be equipped with onboard terminal guidance systems making it capable of hit...
04 Sep, 2015, 12.47 PM IST
- US to "rebalance" its military in Asia Pacific: Pentagon
Carter said that 60% of US naval assets will be assigned to the Asia-Pacific region by 2020, which he said is a historical shift.
22 Mar, 2013, 12.55 PM IST