MANILA​ The United States and the Philippines announced on Thursday an agreement to expand American military presence in the Southeast Asian country, where U.S. forces would be granted access to... Read more ..read more

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July 27 (Reuters) - The Philippines has scrapped a deal to buy 16 Russian military transport helicopters because of fears of U.S. sanctions, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing Philippine officials. A former Philippine defence secretary, Delfin Lorenzana, said late on Tuesday the 12.7 billion... Read more ..read more

According to this article ULAQ could be delivered alongside ASFAT's OPVs. A good choice for a nation full of Islands. https://www.turkishdefencenews.com/...offshore-patrol-vessel-export-to-philippines ..read more

It will be in charge of the BrahMos missiles from India. As the Philippines has been rapidly modernizing its armed forces and acquiring missiles, attack helicopters, frigates, patrol ships, and other military hardware to secure the West Philippine Sea, it is now looking at securing those assets and the West Philippine Sea with the use of the Philippines’ first missile systems. The Philippine Navy has formed a new battalion under its command, the... Read more ..read more

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SENATE candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro supported the proposed compulsory national service complementary to mandating the youth to engage in military service. The former Defense secretary said that the Armed Forces of the Philippines has a limitation in its capability to accommodate, train and equip reserve forces if military service for the youth will be mandatory, and having compulsory national service in place would resolve that. Teodoro holds the... Read more ..read more

FASTEST CRUISE MISSILE The BrahMos missile, which has a range of more than 400 km and a speed of Mach 2.8, is shown on a mobile launcher. —PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK PAGE OF DELFIN LORENZANA MANILA, Philippines — The government has awarded a $374-million (P19 billion) contract to India to equip the Philippine Navy with the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missiles. In a Facebook post on Friday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he signed on Dec. 31 the... Read more ..read more

China's Contentious Sea Claims Rejected by International Court China's claim to a vast swath of the South China Sea was dealt a huge blow after its case was overwhelmingly rejected by an international tribunal. www.nbcnews.com The locator on the map is the Whitesun Reef that belongs to Philippines that the Chinese fishing vessels have massed up around. Spratly Islands And Geopolitical Dimensions – Analysis The Spratly Islands dispute can be looked at from a variety of angles. The Spratly Islands are a smattering of more than 100 islets, shoals, reefs and sandbanks midway between V ..read more

According to information published by Philippine News Agency on July 7, 2021, OCEA, a shipbuilding firm in northwest France, has expressed its intent to build a PHP1.5-billion shipyard in the country. The company OCEA built the future BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301), an 84m offshore patrol vessel for the Philippine Coast Guard. The OPV is designed to carry out all maritime security and safety missions under the responsibility of the Coast Guard in the... Read more ..read more