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China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, was launched on Friday. With a total displacement of more than 80,000 tonnes, the vessel is the largest of China’s three aircraft carriers. According to reports, the Fujian is about 300m long and 78m across at its widest point. It is conventionally powered, with a maximum speed of about 30 knots (55.6kph) and can carry 60 aircraft — including about 40 fighter jets, helicopters and airborne early warning and control aircraft. The deck of the carrier is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult system, which can speed up the take-off and landing ...

A New York man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a friend while driving drunk last summer in Burlington County.

As the war in Ukraine entered its 15th day yesterday, an alliance of Western nations led by the US and a number of Asian countries was punishing Moscow. In addition to levying sanctions against Russia, NATO has provided Ukraine with assistance, mainly in the form of military equipment, such as US-made FGM-148 Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missiles and FIM-92 Stinger shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles. The weapons have enabled Ukrainian armed forces to fight back against the Russian military. Taiwan’s military has also acquired such missiles. In 1998, the Ministry of National Defense ...

A photograph released by the Indian military on Jan. 20 showed Air Force Commander General Hsiung Hou-chi (熊厚基) participating in an official capacity in a videoconference on military affairs in the Indo-Pacific region. Although the air force has been low-key about the meeting, it has attracted significant attention. The meeting has four implications: First, meetings or multilateral exercises are part of normal military exchanges between nations. However, due to its unique circumstances, Taiwan has thus far only been allowed unofficial participation in such exchanges, but Hsiung’s par...