The State Department on Thursday urged China to stop its military pressure against Taiwan and engage in "meaningful" dialogue after Beijing conducted military drills near the self-ruled island this week.

The Pentagon said on Wednesday that Lockheed Martin was given a contract involving foreign military sales to Taiwan to meet what Washington calls "an urgent operational need" of the Taiwan Air Force.

Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a $328.5 million U.S. defense contract to manufacture and deliver advanced targeting and navigation systems, with a substantial portion of the work supporting the operational needs

As Taiwan blasts China's "highly provocative and reckless" blockade rehearsal, Trump touts his relationship with Xi Jinping and says an invasion is unlikely.

Lockheed Martin (LMT) was awarded a ceiling of $328.5M undefinitized contract action issued as a letter contract for Department of Defense and Foreign Military Sales Sniper, Infrared Search and Track,

The drills were on a larger scale than previous ones and featured the use of rocket systems that could give mainland Chinese forces an edge.

China launches biggest military encirclement of Taiwan in 8 months with live-fire drills, rockets and warships in massive 'Justice Mission 2025' exercise.

China launched live-fire drills around Taiwan that it said would simulate a blockade of the self-ruled island's key ports, prompting Taipei to condemn Beijing's "military intimidation."

China’s “Justice Mission 2025” drills are encircling Taiwan with air and naval power while Beijing releases high‑res drone imagery of Hsinchu Air Force Base in a chilling show of force. Taipei warns the blockade rehearsal and US $11.

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said that it has detected a spike in Chinese military activity around the island, detecting 130 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 14 naval vessels, and eight official ships in surrounding airspace and waters as of Tuesday morning.