China had protested what it called "close-in reconnaissance" of Chinese territory by the U.S. military in the past.

The U.S. has the world's largest carrier fleet with 11 in service, while China ranks second with three and Japan has two ...

The U.S. Pacific Air Forces told Newsweek that the RC-135 spy planes were conducting planned, routine operations.

Comparatively, China and Russia, the world's next-largest aerial powers, only have a total of 2,000 to 3,000 military aircraft each. But this map is only a quantitative measurement of air power ...

Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.