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
The Philippine Navy will boosts its arsenal as the government is expected to receive two landing heavy vessels from the Australian Navy this year 2015. The Australian Royal Navy confirmed that they will donate decommissioned vessels HMAS Tarakan and HMAS Brunei as soon as it gets new safety and navigation equipment. According to Australian Defense … Read more
The Philippine Military will be having an upgrade projects with a total budget of P7.04 Billion for the year 2015, as the country’s armed forces is set to receive a total of 67 projects, including several air assets and drones. The Department of National Defense (DND) had more than P7 billion projects based upon the … Read more