A senior Philippine military official said U.S. and Filipino forces will undertake battle-readiness exercises, including live ...

Start planning for actions in case there is an invasion of Taiwan. Okay. So we will extend the sphere of our operations,” he said on April Fool’s Day — which also happens to be the unified command’s ...

The US State Department last week approved the potential sale of 20 F-16C/D Block 70/72 fighters and munitions to the ...

But how do you achieve strength? Strength is achieved ... the flagship military-to-military joint drills between the US and the Philippines. Philippine Marines based in Burgos, Ilocos Norte ...

"Peace through strength is a very real thing ... by Philippine ships into China's waters. Chinese military aircraft have also approached Philippine patrol planes at alarmingly close distances ...

Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and has territorial disputes with the Philippines but Washington has sold both countries F-16 fighter jets.

“Peace through strength is a very real thing,” Hegseth said ... opposes “interference from outside countries” in the South China Sea. “U.S.-Philippines military cooperation must not harm the security ...