In 2024, the Philippine Department of National Defense launched its Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC), which outlines the roles of the army, air force and navy in defending Philippine ...

Manila could receive $2.5 billion in U.S. security assistance through the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), ...

The Philippines’ Department of National Defense (DND) is preparing to sign a ₱34-billion ($585 million) contract to acquire ...

Italian defense leader Leonardo reaffirms support for the Philippines' military modernization and proposes the Eurofighter ...

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with US senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fisher during a courtesy call in Malacañang Palace Thursday, August 28. The two US lawmakers were also accompanied by ...

U.S Navy sailors conduct flight quarters with a Philippine Navy AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat helicopter aboard the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG-83) during ...

MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines and United States militaries have sailed together in the South China Sea for a seventh time to boost interoperability between the two sides, Manila's armed forces ...

Domestic challenges threaten to derail the military’s efforts to upgrade its capabilities and reorient itself toward new strategic priorities. Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 7 ...

Philippine troops are undergoing 10 days of training aimed at repelling an invasion force, amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. treaty ally and China. Newsweek has contacted the Chinese Foreign ...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino forces transported food, fuel and new personnel to a Philippine territorial outpost in a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, two Philippe officials said.

The world’s largest shipbuilder, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), is the primary supplier of these new vessels, and the latest warship to enter Philippine service is a second HDF-3200 ...