The United States’ NMESIS missile system was used in battle drills during the recent Balikatan 2025 exercises, but no ...

US and Philippines launch military drills with partners as China tensions mount By Brad Lendon, CNN 3 minute read Updated 12:33 AM EDT, Tue October 3, 2023 Link Copied! Video Ad ...

Manila — The Philippines and the United States launched their largest-ever joint military exercises Tuesday, as the longstanding allies seek to counter growing Chinese assertiveness in the region.

MANILA - More than 16,700 Philippine and US troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability.

Australia and the Philippines will resume their biennial military drills in August amid both nations’ “historic high” defense ...

Analysts say the advanced fighter jet’s deployment shows Manila’s deep integration into US deterrence planning in the region.

The United States has deployed its Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) guided missiles to the Philippines for Balikatan, but Logico said the weapons would not be used in the drills.

The Philippine and US militaries on Monday kicked off three weeks of joint exercises that will simulate a "full-scale battle scenario", as the two allies seek to deter Beijing's ambitions in the ...

Australia and the Philippines will pursue ongoing military drills, with outgoing Australian Ambassador HK Yu noting that ...

On April 21, 2025, the United States and the Philippines commenced their flagship annual military exercise, "Balikatan", a Tagalog term meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder".

The Philippines and the United States will carry out their biggest ever joint military drills next month, a spokesperson for the annual war games said on Tuesday, highlighting improved ties with ...