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 ...

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

Manila’s second Korean-made offshore patrol vessel was launched ahead of schedule last month at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ ...

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 ...

The Philippines signed in June a contract to procure an additional 12 FA-50PH light combat aircraft from South Korea. (KAI) The Philippine government has proposed a 2026 defence budget of PHP299.3 ...

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 ...

The Philippine Navy on Tuesday commissioned the BRP Diego Silang, a new frigate expected to boost the country’s external ...

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 ...

Two new frigates will be the first Philippine warships boasting a vertical launch system for missiles.

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.

Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 7 ride in a combat rubber raiding craft as part of Exercise Alon in San Vicente, Philippines, Aug. 23, 2025. For an archipelagic nation spread ...