The initial, unverified images of the new aircraft provide no concrete evidence of sixth-generation fighter capabilities. However, analysts note that the designs hint at a significant leap forward from the country’s fifth-generation fighters.

As the Biden administration learns about the scope and scale of the so-called Salt Typhoon breach that it attributed to China, officials are laying the blame on companies that were slow to identify the attack.

China launched the first of its next-generation amphibious assault ships, as the Chinese navy ramps up capabilities amid growing territorial tensions.

A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings.

The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven companies on Friday in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country’s political crisis set off by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning imposition of martial law and ensuing impeachment.

The federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan for service members and civilian employees will allow participants to transfer money from their traditional accounts into the plan’s Roth accounts starting in 2026, according to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved the country’s largest-ever defense budget for the coming fiscal year, keeping with its plan for defense budget increases until fiscal 2027. The plan to spend 8.7 trillion yen, or about $54.8 billion, is a 9.7% increase from this year’s budget.

Warren “Red” Upton, the last surviving veteran of the battleship USS Utah, died on Christmas Day.

This year saw a host of multinational exercises and engagements, plus touching homecomings, epic sporting events and World War II commemorations. Here are the best 2024 images from Stars and Stripes.

Savage Sandwich Co. dishes out beloved classics with creative twists, including house-made sauces, flavored fries and novel toppings. 

North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks, Ukraine’s military intelligence said Thursday.

The carrier said it was able to stop the onslaught and restore its systems hours later. Experts have repeatedly raised concerns about the vulnerability of Japan’s cybersecurity, especially as the country steps up its defense capabilities and works more closely with the U.S.

South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on Dec. 3.

Japan will soon set a new legal standard for levels of PFAS in tap water and require regular testing for the chemicals.

The new O’Malley Dining Facility at Kunsan Air Base is more than twice the size of the old building.

Dungeons and Dragons marked its 50th anniversary this year and with the attention it receives from U.S. service members at Camp Humphreys in South Korea, the tabletop fantasy game is well on its way to 100.

China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from territorial disputes to the discharge of water from Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant.

Hong Kong police have announced a fresh round of arrest warrants for six activists based overseas, with bounties set at $1 million Hong Kong dollars for information leading to their arrests.