The Latest Breaking News from South China Sea

The U.S. and its allies need to push back harder against China after they “acquiesced and allowed” Beijing to expand its footprint in the South China Sea over the past decade, Australia’s Defense Minister Peter Dutton said.

Accident occurred in South China Sea, one of the most critical geopolitical arenas of the 21st century

F-35C Lightning II combat jet sank in South China Sea along with millions of dollars in cutting-edge technology and classified equipment

The US Navy is attempting to retrieve its most advanced fighter jet from the bottom of the South China Sea amid fears that the Chinese military could salvage it first.

Fears that subs from China, which claims the area, could be first to reach wreckage that plunged from deck of aircraft carrier

Multimillion-dollar fighter jet fell into the disputed waters after a landing accident in which seven sailors were hurt.

The rapid response in the South China Sea comes after the UK scrambled to retrieve its misplaced F-35 from the Mediterranean

The U.S. Navy said on Tuesday it was making arrangements to recover an F-35C warplane that fell into the South China Sea after a landing mishap this week.

Pilot safely ejected from the jet and was recovered via US military helicopter

A US Navy F35C Lightning II combat jet conducting exercises in the South China Sea crashed while trying to land on the deck of an American aircraft carrier, injuring seven sailors, the military said Tuesday. The pilot was able to eject before the aircraft hit the deck of the USS…

The U.S. military says a Navy combat jet conducting exercises in the South China Sea has crashed while trying to land on the deck of an American aircraft carrier, injuring seven sailors