US anti-ship missile ... general explained that the drills launched in Quezon, Manila’s metropolitan area, were for the “defence” of the country. In response, China accused the Philippines ...

The US and the Philippines kicked off their flagship annual military drills Monday, touted as a “rehearsal” for Manila’s defense amid ongoing tensions with China. Billed as the “Super Bowl ...

China has frowned on such war drills in or near the disputed South China ... “We’re talking about a full battle test." US Marine Corps Colonel Doug Krugman of the 1st Marines Expeditionary ...

China on Monday said the joint military drills by the US and the Philippines “undermine regional strategic stability.” “The Philippines, in collusion with external countries, has been ...

Discreetly at first, now openly and explicitly, Balikatan has turned into joint preparations for war with China. Marine Lt. Gen. James Glynn, US exercise director for Balikatan 2025, told the ...

The US military has deployed an anti-ship missile launcher for the first time on Batan Island in the Philippines, as Marines unloaded the high-precision weapon on the northern tip of the ...

Beijing on Tuesday said the United States used ‘various despicable methods to steal secrets of other countries, interfere in ...

The annual "Balikatan," or "shoulder-to-shoulder" drills reflect deepening defense ties between the two allies, as tensions simmer in the South China Sea and around Taiwan, where China recently ...

Lieutenant General James Glynn, the exercise director for the U.S. side, described this year's drills as "full battle ... beginning in the South China Sea," Glynn told a media briefing.

US and Philippine Joint Combat Drills Show Trump Is Not Scaling Back on South China Sea Region MANILA, Philippines (AP) — About 14,000 American and Filipino forces will take part in battle ...