The Philippines, which is a United States treaty ally in the South China Sea, received a new missile-armed warship on Tuesday ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged anti-ship missile deployments, increased military training and defense industrial ...

The Philippines took possession of the first of two corvette-class warships with "advanced weapons and radar systems" on ...

The NMESIS system will be used during the upcoming Balikatan military exercises and then remain for further bilateral drills ...

The U.S. military is sending a new autonomous missile system and drone sea vessels to the Philippines amid growing tensions ...

A ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official on Tuesday said the country's maritime domain awareness (MDA) capability must be ...

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The US, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China ...

US Navy USS Shoup (DDG86), left, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) frigate JS Noshiro manuever during the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity ...

2025 In this handout provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, from left, Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) frigate JS Noshiro, US Navy USS Shoup (DDG86), and Philippine Navy BRP ...

During the daylong maneuvers, the BRP Jose Rizal, a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer ... shared maritime awareness,” Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr ...