Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 40th edition of Balikatan, which means shoulder-to-shoulder in Tagalog, is scheduled to take place from 21 April to 9 May. The ...

THE Indian-made BrahMos cruise missile system, considered the most powerful weapon in the Philippine arsenal, will be subjected to simulation firing during the maritime strike phase of the Balikatan ...

New Delhi: The US and Philippines held the annual Balikatan military exercises from 20 April to 8 May, focusing on large-scale combat operations that demonstrated allied resolve in the Indo-Pacific ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MANILA – New military sites designated under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and the Philippines ...

Around 17,000 plus military personnel from the Philippines, the United States, Australia, Japan, Canada, France and New Zealand are expected to take part in this iteration of “Balikatan” exercises ...

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 and Marine Air Control Squadron 4 board a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II during a fly-away forward arming and refueling point operation in ...

This year’s Balikatan exercise oriented itself more closely than ever to the Taiwan Strait — and the possibility of a future conflict over the island. Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and ...

With a war in the Gulf and the subsequent oil crisis it’s triggered, it’s all systems go for the largest iteration of yearly military drills that now involve five other nations Over 17,000 troops from ...

PAOAY, Philippines — Japan fired an antiship missile outside its territory for the first time on Wednesday, joining American, Philippine and Canadian forces in a maritime strike exercise near the ...