Tag: South China Sea
US Navy sails guided-missile cruiser near China-claimed Spratly Islands
The US Navy has carried out a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea, with guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG...
Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan begins South China Sea ops
The US Navy's forward-deployed Ronald Reagan carrier strike group began South China Sea operations on July 13 for the first time during...
US destroyer exercises freedom of navigation off Paracel Islands, shadowed by...
US Navy destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) completed a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea near the Paracel...
Chinese J-16 fighter in unsafe intercept of Australian P-8 over South...
The J-16 cut across the nose of the P-8 and released a bundle of chaff at very close distance, some of which were ingested into the engine of the P-8 aircraft.
Australia, Japan, US stage joint drill in South China Sea
Ships from the navies of Australia, Japan and the United States met up in the South China Sea for multinational training maneuvers...
US littoral combat ship Charleston completes extended stay in South China...
US Navy's Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) arrived in Guam on February 14, following an extended underway period including...
US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, amphib USS Essex drill in...
US Navy ships assembled around the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and amphibious assault ship USS Essex wrapped up training maneuvers in...
US carrier Ronald Reagan enters South China Sea
USS Ronald Reagan's arrival could provide an opportunity for three-carrier ops in South China Sea with USS Carl Vinson and HMS Queen Elizabeth
US carrier Carl Vinson enters South China Sea as USS Benfold...
The carrier's arrival in SCS coincides with a freedom of navigation operation carried out by destroyer Benfold.
US Navy marks 5th anniversary of South China Sea ruling with...
The US Navy sailed destroyer USS Benfold in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands on July 12 to mark the 5th anniversary of the South China Sea ruling.
