A US Coast Guard cutter joined Philippine warships in a patrol near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea last week as Washington continued backing Manila in its maritime dispute with Beijing. According to a report from USNI News, the exercise, conducted from May 26...
The US is seeking funding to construct a maintenance facility for the Philippine Coast Guard in the Philippine island province of Palawan, which has a coast on the South China Sea, according to a report from USNI News. The report said that the Pentagon has recently...
The US fired a Tomahawk missile in the Philippines from its new Typhon launcher for the first time during Washington and Manila's annual Balikatan Exercise, a major provocation aimed at China. The Typhon, also known as the Strategic Mid-Range Fire System, was...
The US and the Philippines on Monday launched what's being billed as the "biggest ever" Balikatan Exercise, an annual military drill that, for the first time, includes a significant contingent of Japanese troops as Tokyo increases its military activity in the region,...
The $901 billion 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed by President Trump last week, includes up to $3.5 billion in military aid for the Philippines as the US continues to build up its forces and allies in the Asia-Pacific to prepare for a potential...
The US will fund and construct a base for fast boats for the Philippine military on the South China Sea amid heightened tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed rocks and reefs in the area. The base will be built on the west coast of the Philippine island...
The US military fired munitions into the South China Sea this week using HIMARS rocket systems amid soaring tensions with China in the region. The live-fire drills occurred on the Philippine island province of Palawan as part of the annual US-Philippine Balikatan...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the US would deploy an anti-ship missile system to the Philippines, a move that's sure to raise tensions with China. The Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMEIS) has a range of about 100...
Two US Air Force B-1 bombers joined Philippine fighter jets in a flight over the South China Sea on Tuesday near the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed reef that's controlled by China. A spokesman for the Philippine Armed Forces said the provocative flight was the first...
The Philippines said Monday that it plans to acquire a new controversial US missile system, known as the Typhon, prompting Beijing to warn of an "arms race" in the region. The Typhon missile launcher is a ground-based system concealed in a 40-foot shipping container...
