The brilliant blue waters, thick foliage and bucolic atmosphere on this seemingly idyllic archipelago deep in the Pacific Ocean belie the key role it now plays in a titanic geopolitical struggle.

North Korea earlier this week conducted the first test-firing of the weapons system of the new "Choe Hyon-class" warship it recently unveiled, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.

The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest Legend-class national security cutter, USCGC Calhoun (WMSL 759), has seized approximately 10,000 pounds of cocaine valued at $74 million during operations in the Atlantic Ocean....

The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Carrier Strike Group reported the loss of an F/A-18E Super Hornet and tow tractor during a routine operation in the Red Sea on...

The U.S. military campaign against Yemen’s Houthi forces has intensified since President Trump took office in January 2025, marking a significant escalation in efforts to secure Red Sea shipping lanes....

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony for the launch of a “new multipurpose destroyer,” state media KCNA reported on Saturday.  The...

The Philippine Navy said a Chinese aircraft carrier battle group had passed near its northern maritime boundaries in the run-up to a six-day maritime exercise with the U.S. that began on Thursday as part of their annual Balikatan military drills.

The Royal Navy‘s flagship HMS Prince of Wales departed Portsmouth today, leading the UK’s premier naval deployment of 2025. The carrier strike group embarks on an ambitious eight-month mission spanning...

Denmark will spend about 4 billion crowns ($614 million) on building and procuring 26 navy vessels for patrolling, oil spill response and surveillance of undersea cables, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Tuesday.

Russia’s newest icebreaking patrol vessel, the 8,500-tonne Ivan Papanin, has completed the first series of ice trials in the Arctic Ocean. The 114 meter-long and 18 meter-wide armed icebreaker is scheduled to enter into service with the country’s Northern Fleet this summer.

More than 14,000 Filipino and American soldiers kicked off annual military exercises on Monday for a "full battle test" between the two defense treaty allies in the face of regional security concerns, including tensions in the South China Sea.

By Cliff Venzon Apr 20, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The US and the Philippines will start their flagship annual military drills Monday, touted as a “rehearsal” for the defense of the nation amid...