Japan and the Philippines Sign New Defense Pact as They Face Growing China Aggression Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact that would allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other...
Xi Is Testing Japan’s Ties With Trump by Escalating Trade Battle China is testing Donald Trump’s support for America’s top ally in Asia by imposing export controls on Japan months after the...
US Says China’s Taiwan Drills ‘Unnecessarily’ Raised Tensions The PLA simulated a blockade of the global chip hub for two days this week with live-fire exercises encircling the island.
Taiwan’s President Pledges to Defend Island’s Sovereignty After Chinese Military Drills China recently wrapped up live-fire drills around Taiwan featuring rocket launches, aircraft and warships.
Pacifist Japan Has Slowly Transformed From Exclusively Self-Defense to a Military Buildup Japan is accelerating a military buildup program designed to double annual arms spending.
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Japan's Cabinet OKs Record Defense Budget That Aims to Deter China Japan's Cabinet approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to...
US and Japan Hold Joint Flight Drills as China Ups Military Activity near Japan U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their...
Japan Builds up ‘Missile Archipelago’ Near Taiwan to Counter China As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of...
Japan and Australia Urge Calm After Chinese Radar Locks on Japanese Jets A spokesperson for the Chinese navy defended China’s flight training near the island of Miyako and accused Japanese aircraft...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.
Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return...
How Veterans at Grey Bull Rescue Are Bringing Americans Home From the World’s Most Dangerous Places When Americans become trapped in some of the world’s most dangerous places—inside active war zones, under collapsing...
Veteran Writer Says FBI Visit Followed Her Criticism of Student Veterans of America Marine veteran writer Elizabeth Hartman says FBI visited her after she criticized Student Veterans of America leadership...
In UK, Veterans Age 65 Told to Prepare for War As the UK readies for possible military conflict, low numbers in the Armed Forces are pushing the British government to bring...
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-01/world-news-uschina-military-drills-filepic-get.jpg?itok=M5NzlIEf "A Taiwanese air force Mirage 2000 fighter jet takes off at Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu on Dec. 29, 2025. China launched "major" military exercises around Taiwan on December 29, in what it called a "stern warning" involving live-fire drills in waters and airspace near the island. Taiwan said Monday it had detected four Chinese coastguard ships near the island's waters. (Cheng Yu-Chen/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)")
