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US vs. Chinese aircraft carriers: How the world's top flattops stack up
The US Navy's carrier fleet is superior to the Chinese, though China's new Fujian aircraft carrier …
Benjamin Brimelow
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A close encounter with a Chinese aircraft carrier has become a badge of honor for a US Navy destroyer crew
In April 2021, USS Mustin tracked the Chinese carrier Liaoning in the South China Sea and made sure…
Christopher Woody
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Satellite photos show China's new aircraft carrier coming together quickly and reveals more about its design
New high-resolution satellite images show that China has nearly finished work on the carrier's flig…
Ryan Pickrell
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Photos of China's new aircraft carrier are leaking, and they appear to show a modern flattop in the making
China's latest aircraft carrier "is not a US carrier, as things are today," one expert told Insider…
Ryan Pickrell
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China's overseas naval base is now big enough for its aircraft carriers, a top US commander says
"They have just expanded that by adding a significant pier that can even support their aircraft car…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Air Force is training to take down Chinese warships, but China's military has built a 'wicked' problem for it to overcome
In a war with China over Taiwan, "the first target that we're going to have to deal with is the shi…
Christopher Woody
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The Soviet Union is long gone, but its aircraft carriers live on
While the Soviet Union never did much with its carriers, a few live on as important naval assets fo…
Benjamin Brimelow
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China is getting ready to field its 3rd aircraft carrier — here's why it's no match for US flattops
China likes to brag about its two carriers and the third one it is building, but they have a long w…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The Russian navy's biggest warships are becoming its biggest headaches
Russia's navy has had limited involvement in Ukraine, but Moscow's setbacks there may force it to r…
Benjamin Brimelow
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As Russia's only aircraft carrier falls apart, some Russians want to undo a shady ship deal with China 25 years ago
Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning began life as a Soviet warship. Now a Russian lawmaker thinks it …
Michael Peck
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A 120 million-year-old dinosaur fossil with the bones of its final snack still inside of it reveals it enjoyed eating our ancestors
A McGill professor of paleontology found a tiny fossilized mammal foot inside a winged dinosaur cal…
Kelsey Neubauer
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US and Chinese warships are getting up close to keep an eye on each other, but US officials worry their run-ins could escalate
Unsafe intercepts by Chinese pilots have increased "to the extent now that, again, looks like a pat…
Christopher Woody
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Asia's 2 biggest militaries are both getting new aircraft carriers. Here's how China's and India's latest flattops stack up.
It will be a while before India's and China's new carriers reach their full potential, but the flat…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Russia's long-struggling aircraft carrier has its return to action delayed again
Defects found in work being done on the Admiral Kuznetsov mean it won't be delivered until 2024, a …
Christopher Woody
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Chinese basketball fans yelled racial slurs at former Toronto Raptors player Sonny Weems and told him to 'get out of China'
A small crowd was filmed yelling vulgarities at Guangdong Southern Tigers basketballer Sonny Weems …
Matthew Loh
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Satellite photos suggest China could launch its newest aircraft carrier in a matter of months, experts say
Experts say the ship could launch in three to six months, though it will likely be years before the…
Ryan Pickrell
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Chinese TikTokers are visiting Evergrande sites with drones to investigate if the company is resuming construction on its real estate projects
Some TikTok used drones to hover over Evergrande work sites to record footage and check if workers …
Cheryl Teh
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China is working on a next-generation fighter jet for its growing fleet of aircraft carriers and could unveil it this year
News on the next-generation fighter jet comes as China continues to make significant progress on a …
Ryan Pickrell
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A Kyoto-themed shopping street in China was forced to shut down after social media users accused it of being a form of 'Japanese occupation' and 'cultural invasion'
The street is part of a Japanese-themed town located outside the city of Dalian that cost locals ne…
Julie Gerstein
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China's first stealth fighter for aircraft carriers is emerging, but a big problem still weighs it down
A model jet spotted on a fake aircraft carrier is the latest hint about what China's navy may have …