Japan allowed U.S. nuclear-armed warships to call at its ports without prior consultation in a secret agreement during Cold War negotiations leading to a revision to the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty ...

According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a state's sovereignty ends after the 12 nautical miles of its territorial sea. The U.S. and its allies have deployed their navies to ...

Chinese warships have been circumnavigating Australia’s coastline for more than three weeks, passing within 200 miles of ...

Japan has stepped up its sales pitch for Australia’s $10bn general purpose frigates program, sending one of its Mogami-class ...

The State Department notified Congress this week of a potential $200 million foreign military sale to support Japan’s Hyper ...

YONAGUNI/NAHA (Okinawa) – A Chinese buoy placed south of Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost point located just 111km from Taiwan, is now a simmering cause of diplomatic friction despite ...

Russian, Chinese and Iranian naval ships are drilling together in the Gulf of Oman as part of an annual exercise. Meanwhile the Russian Pacific Fleet’s flagship, cruiser RFS Varyag (011) and corvette ...

The Buckley-class destroyer escorts were designed as smaller, cost-effective alternatives to standard US Navy destroyers, excelling in anti-submarine warfare. Among them, the USS England stood out, ...