Military Drills

Taiwan detects 3 Chinese military aircraft, 6 vessels around its territory

Of the three People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, one of them entered Taiwan's eastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)

Taiwan detects 2 Chinese military aircraft, 7 vessels near its territory

These repeated patterns of escalated manoeuvres by China around Taiwan have raised concerns over regional stability

Taiwan detects 17 Chinese aircraft, 5 naval vessels near its territory

In response to the PLA's activities, the MND initiated war-preparedness drills at strategic locations across the island

Taiwan detects 34 Chinese military aircraft, 16 vessels around territory

In response to the PLA's activities, the MND initiated war-preparedness drills at strategic locations across the island

Taiwan detects 53 Chinese military aircraft, 11 vessels around territory

In response to the PLA's activities, the MND initiated war-preparedness drills at strategic locations

Taiwan detects 15 Chinese aircraft, 8 naval vessels around its territory

In response to China's action, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity

Taiwan detects 18 Chinese military aircraft, 7 vessels near territory

Notably, the latest Chinese military action is part of tensions between Taiwan and China, with frequent military activity by Beijing

Taiwan detects 10 Chinese aircraft, 5 navy vessels around its territory

Notably, China has increased its military activities around Taiwan by deploying aircraft and naval vessels

Third India-Australia Joint Military Exercise begins in Maharashtra

The exercise AUSTRAHIND was started in 2022 in Rajasthan and has since then become an annual event

Taiwan detects 12 Chinese military aircraft, 5 vessels around territory

China has increased its military activities around Taiwan by deploying aircraft and naval vessels since September 2020

Taiwan detects 6 Chinese military aircraft, 9 vessels around territory

Notably, the latest Chinese military action is part of tensions between Taiwan and China, with frequent military activity by Beijing

Taiwan detects 12 Chinese aircraft, five naval vessels around territory

A day before, MND said that China launched satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center

China conducts new military drills near Taiwan, warns of separatist acts

The drill also serves as a stern warning to the separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces

China holds large naval, air force exercises around Taiwan as warning

China held large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday in what it called a warning against Taiwan independence. China's Defense Ministry said the drills were a response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's refusal to concede to Beijing's demands that Taiwan acknowledge itself as a part of the People's Republic of China under the rule of the Communist Party. Taiwan's Defense Ministry called the drills a provocation and said its forces were prepared to respond. The PLA's Eastern Theater Command spokesperson Navy Senior Captain Li Xi said the navy, army air force, missile corps were all mobilised for the drills. This is a major warning to those who back Taiwan independence and a signifier of our determination to safeguard our national sovereignty," Li said in a statement on the service's public media channel. Taiwan was a Japanese colony before being unified with China at the end of World War II. It split away in 1949 when Chiang Kai-shek's ...

Taiwan detects 27 Chinese military aircraft, 6 vessels around territory

China has increased its military activities near Taiwan, including regular air and naval incursions into Taiwan's ADIZ

India to host four-nation Malabar naval exercise from Oct 8 to 18

India will host the four-nation Malabar naval exercise beginning Tuesday amid evolving security situation in the region. The navies of India, the US, Australia and Japan will carry out a series of complex naval drills during the 'sea phase' of the mega wargame. "Exercise Malabar 2024 is scheduled to take place from October 8 to 18, beginning with the Harbour Phase in Visakhapatnam, followed by the sea phase," the Indian Navy announced on Saturday. The Malabar exercise, which began in 1992 as a bilateral naval drill between the US and the Indian Navy, has evolved into a key multilateral event aimed at enhancing interoperability, fostering mutual understanding and addressing shared maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region. The exercise will feature the participation of various Indian naval platforms, including guided missile destroyers, multi-purpose frigates, submarines, fighter aircraft and helicopters. "The exercise will focus on a broad range of activities

Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military aircraft, three vessels around territory

This latest Chinese military activity adds to a series of similar provocations by Beijing in recent months

Taiwan detects 9 Chinese military aircraft, 4 vessels near its territory

China has increased its military activities near Taiwan, including regular air and naval incursions

Taiwan detects eight Chinese military aircraft, 7 vessels around territory

In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships to monitor PLA activity

Taiwan detects 41 Chinese military aircraft, 6 vessels near territory

In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity