Tag: Philippines
US agrees four new military bases in the Philippines
The Philippines and the United States have announced their plans to establish four new bases in strategic areas of the Philippines as...
Philippine Air Force receives first of three new C-295 airlifters
The three new C295s will be joining a trio of airlifters delivered by Airbus to the Philippine Air Force in 2016.
US, Philippines kicking off largest bilateral maneuver yet
Approximately 8,900 members of the armed forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US military are teaming up for Balikatan 2022, the...
Turkey delivers first T-129 ATAK helicopters to the Philippines
The Philippine Air Force has welcomed its first two T-129 ATAK helicopters, becoming the first foreign operator of the Turkish-built attack helicopter.
US hands over four Cessna trainers to the Philippines
The United States delivered four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing based in Sangley Point, Cavite, in a...
Philippines inks $375M deal for BrahMos cruise missile buy from India
The Philippines's defense ministry and India's BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) signed the official contract for the purchase of BrahMos cruise missiles...
South Korean shipbuilder HHI scores another success in the Philippines
The Philippine defense ministry has selected South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a program to build two corvettes for the...
France’s MBDA delivers Mistral 3 missiles for new Philippine frigates
French missile specialist MBDA has completed deliveries of the Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) for the two new Jose Rizal-class frigates of...
US Navy kicks off 16th Pacific Partnership drill in Manila
Pacific Partnership brings Indo-Pacific nations together to prepare them for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness missions.
US approves F-16 jets, Harpoon and AIM-9X missiles for the Philippines
While the US approved the sale, it is far from a done deal, as the Philippines has already indicated that the fighter jets were “expensive” for the country.
