One of the most modern naval vessel of the Philippines, the Philippine Navy’s first Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) has arrived at the Manila South Harbor breakwater on Saturday as confirmed by Navy spokesperson Capt. Lued Lincuna. The country’s first SSV, BRP Tarlac was docked at Pier 13 in Manila Harbor. The modern Navy vessel has … Read more
The Philippine government had sealed an agreement to acquire two anti-submarine helicopters for the Philippine Navy according to the confirmation made by a Defense Department official. According to the official, the Anglo-Italian AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopters will be delivered in a little over a year. Defense Undersecretary Fernando Manalo confirmed the latest development in the … Read more
The Philippines will be the first Southeast Asian country who signed a defense equipment cooperation agreement which will allow Japan to transfer defense equipment and technology, possibly surveillance aircraft, to the country. In a statement released to the media, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin was quoted as saying “What underpins this agreement is not only our … Read more
There are plenty of reasons why China is afraid of the Philippines and one them was already revealed lately. The United States is reportedly open to the proposed joint patrol with the Philippines in the hotly-disputed South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea. The United States confirmed their intentions to join the Philippines in … Read more
One of the two United States Navy Ship which will be donated to the Philippines as promised by President Barack Obama during his APEC visit to the country, the US Research Ship RV Melville will be used to study the rich region east of Luzon, the Benham Rise Benham Rise is the potentially rich submerged … Read more
The President of the United States (POTUS), President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that the United States of America would hand over two warships to the Philippine Navy to boost its maritime security capabilities. The announcement of Pres. Obama was made during the visit of the US President to the Philippine Navy flagship, BRP Gregorio … Read more
The Philippine government will be buying one of the first and most advanced equipment the country will acquire to improve its armed forces. For the very first time in the history of the Philippines, the country will buy electric and diesel-run submarines, including advanced missile systems. According to a news report posted by Gulf News, … Read more
The Philippine national government confirmed to the media, that the Philippine troops was repairing a crumbling ship, the Word War II-vintage BRP Sierra Madre to ensure that the ship remains livable for a tiny unit of Filipino Marines guarding the hotly disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. In an interview with Agence … Read more
The Philippines and the United States are regularly conducting the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises in the Philippines successfully but one intriguing footage of the exercise was the photo posted by Chiara Sambrano on Instagram. A photo which went viral recently features some members of the Philippine Navy using fake guns alongside members … Read more
Showing no fear amid Chinese warnings, the Philippines and Japan flew another patrol planes near the disputed South China Sea for the second straight day on Wednesday. According to officials, a Japanese P-3C Orion and a Philippine Navy islander flew on a search and rescue drill 50 nautical miles northwest of Palawan island. However, with … Read more