China has been extending its reach in the South China Sea by building artificial islands atop reefs. China's claims over these islands is unlawful and many countries are fighting back.

Landing Craft, Air Cushion can swiftly reach landing sites that are hard to access due to its speed and cross-country ...

Meanwhile, a set of photos released by the U.S. Navy shows the USS Benfold, the Dewey 's sister ship, operating at an undisclosed location in the South China Sea on May 12.

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint ...

The U.S. Navy characterized the Chinese ship's actions in the South China Sea as "unsafe and unprofessional" -- the term typically used by the U.S. military to describe risky close calls ...

On Jan. 24 while conducting regular flight operations in the South China Sea the jet crashed on the carrier's deck while attempting a landing.

BEIJING, June 15 (Reuters) - China's military held joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea on Saturday, a spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command said.

In recent years, China has towed a decommissioned offshore oil-drilling rig and two giant octagonal steel cages into the sea between China and South Korea, saying that the structures were used as ...