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The Philippines and Japan have started negotiations on an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement that – if adopted – would ...
The Philippines' fighter jets have always sparked intense debate about their strength in the face of rising regional tensions ...
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday rejected a Chinese claim that its naval forces conducted sea and air patrols in the South China Sea last week, saying what it was the continuous ...
The Philippines is prioritizing land-based defense capabilities amid the high cost of procuring F-16 multirole fighter jets from the United States.
The Philippines has acquired 12 FA-50 Block 70 light combat aircraft worth over $700 million from South Korea’s Korea ...
Manila has actively purchased frigates, corvettes, aircraft and weapons from South Korean defense firms to modernize its armed forces.
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has launched the first offshore patrol vessel (OPV), BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS-20), in ...
CHINESE vessels lingered near contested areas in the South China Sea last month, in line with China’s “swarming” and “gray-zone” strategies amid heightened regional tensions, the Philippine military ...
The Philippines is working with the US and Lockheed Martin Corp., the Bethesda, Maryland-based aircraft manufacturer, to determine how it can finance the major F-16 acquisition. Romualdez, however, ...
Strapped for cash, the region’s militaries are faced with a choice between pursuing war-fighting capabilities or restricting ...
This year’s annual AI Expo for National Competitiveness was a hidden race to turn the military into “Ender’s Game.” ...