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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

US and Philippines armed ... are participating in this year's drills that are staged in western and northern Philippine locations facing South China Sea and the island of Taiwan, which are ...

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 ...

Philippines Calls Joint US Drills 'Defense Rehearsal' as China Tensions Simmer By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - The United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year ...

U.S. and Philippine forces separately unleashed a barrage of missile and artillery fire that shot down several drones acting as hostile aircraft in live-fire drills on Sunday in Zambales province ...

MANILA: The US and the Philippines will start their flagship annual military drills Monday (April 21), touted as a "rehearsal” for the defence of the nation amid ongoing tensions with China.