South Korean navy amphibious assault ship ROKS Dokdo, foreground, with US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard. US Navy/MCS2 Michael Achterling Aircraft carriers are usually the centerpiece of a fleet, but only a few navies have them. Many more navies have amphibious assault ships or helicopter carriers, which carry aircraft, troops, and gear. Amphibs […]
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China is giving away a warship, and it’s the latest sign of the growing rivalry between Asia’s 2 most powerful militaries
China is giving away a warship, and it’s the latest sign of the growing rivalry between Asia’s 2 most powerful militaries NOW WATCH: How a Wall Street chief strategist’s Costco shopping experience explains the biggest misconception about global trade See Also: China is giving away a warship, and it’s the latest sign of the growing […]
Here’s the hardware the world’s top 25 militaries have in their arsenals
Here’s the hardware the world’s top 25 militaries have in their arsenals NOW WATCH: The US spent $ 611 billion on its military in 2016 — more than the next 8 countries combined See Also: Here’s the hardware the world’s top 25 militaries have in their arsenals These are the 25 most powerful militaries in […]
US, S. Korean militaries to conduct joint drills despite detente with Pyongyang
The US and South Korea will go ahead with military drills off the Korean peninsula despite the “Peace Olympics” and the recent thaw in North-South relations, the South’s defense ministry said in a report to the National Assembly. In the run-up to the Olympic Games in PyeongChang, Seoul was able to convince Washington to delay […]
China’s Xi Jingping has an ambitious plan to catch up with Western militaries
REUTERS/Jason Lee The Chinese military will embark on a massive hardware upgrade and top personnel shake-up under President Xi Jinping’s orders for the PLA to become a world-class fighting force in the next three decades. Laying out his ambitious plan for the People’s Liberation Army in a report to the Communist Party’s national congress on […]
Japanese, US militaries launch major joint drills amid growing N. Korea tensions
The Japanese and US militaries have teamed up for a three-day exercise in the Sea of Japan, in a show of force just days after North Korea launched a ballistic missile which landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The ‘USS Carl Vinson’ and ‘USS Ronald Reagan’ strike groups have joined Japanese destroyers ‘Hyuga’ and ‘Ashigara’ […]
Army general says foreign militaries are getting even with the capabilities of the M1 Abrams tank
US Army, Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II Army Lt. Gen. John M. Murray told the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Airland subcommittee that other militaries — including some potential adversaries — have produced tanks that could match the US’s marquee battle tank, the M1 Abrams. “I think for the very near term, the Abrams is still […]
