A senior Philippine military official said U.S. and Filipino forces will undertake battle-readiness exercises, including live-fire drills, in a largescale deployment that shows the Trump ...

Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) vice chief of staff Lieutenant General Matsunaga Koji reiterated Tokyo's commitment to ...

The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. remains committed to enhancing the country's defense capabilities ...

MANILA, Philippines — Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Tuesday told troops at the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) to “prepare for any eventuality” such as the ...

Ministry spokesperson Sun Li-fang said Taiwan’s armed forces had elevated their readiness level to ... The drills took place after Hegseth left the region following visits to Japan and the Philippines ...

China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines ... armed clash in the South China Sea, three especially threaten U.S. interests and could potentially prompt the United States to use ...

“These systems will enable US forces and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to train together on using advanced capabilities to defend the Philippines’ sovereignty,” Hegseth said, adding ...

With our strategic basing initiative, we will also expect a heightened tempo of the Philippine armed forces for external and territorial defense to put in our share of deterrence.” As I have ...

enhancing tactical capabilities, and building lasting professional relationships between the U.S. and Philippine Armed Forces.

"On the (MRC) capabilities, we will neither confirm nor deny any deployments. We will train as we see fit, and Philippine armed forces will equip as it sees fit," Teodoro said when asked to comment on ...

“These systems will enable US Forces and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to train together on using advanced capabilities to defend the Philippines' sovereignty,” he added. Philippine Defense ...