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China Threatens Counter Measures As US Approves Possible Sale Of Over $1Bln In Military Equipment To Taiwan

The Chinese Embassy in Washington told Sputnik that China opposes the newly approved $1.1 billion US arms sale package to Taiwan and will take...

China Claims ‘Big Breakthrough’ In Hypersonic Flight Communication; Says Can Maintain Consistent Contact With Mach 5+ Vehicles

China has made startling claims about testing 'reliable communications' during multiple hypersonic flight tests, more than a year after it propelled its first hypersonic...

Japan Is Pushing For Highest Ever Defense Budget; Eyes Hypersonic Tech, Long-Range Missiles & Drones To Counter China

Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada recently iterated that Tokyo had entered a new era of crisis, advising the country to rethink its security approach...

Taiwan Shoots Down Chinese Drone Near Kinmen Islands Days After Vowing Action Against Hostile UAVs

The Taiwanese Defense Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the island's armed forces had shot down a civil drone intended for aerial photography in the...

Taiwan Eyes US’s 2 Most Powerful Weapons – MQ-9B UAVs & HIMARS MLRS To Strengthen Its Defenses

Given China's increasing military assertiveness in the region, Taiwan is now striving to strengthen its military capabilities with US support.  The self-governing island hopes to...