South China Sea
Austal - Philippines Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Simulation
Austal’s OPV design for the Philippine Navy is based on a proven platform that has demonstrated success operating in tropical environments and conducting border patrol and maritime operations. Pri…
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PH Military starts deployment of troops in Spratlys
MANILA, Philippines - The military yesterday started its rotation of Air Force and naval contingents for deployments in Pag-Asa Island in the Spratlys. Originally scheduled before Christmas, the ai…
Philippine Navy
Philippines in the Market for 8 Attack Choppers
MANILA, (PNA) -- Defense Dept. spokesperson Dr. Peter Paul Galvez Tuesday confirmed the Philippines is in the market for eight brand new attack helicopters. He said the acquisition process has been o…
Philippine Navy
Philippines To Buy 2 Maestrale Frigates From Italy
MANILA — The Philippines is set to buy two Maestrale-class frigates from Italy, a defense official said Wednesday, as the Asian nation races to upgrade its military amid mounting territorial disputes…
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Pictures of the day: Philippines' new missile-armed warship
Philippine Navy's Spokesman Lt. Commander Gregory Fabic Said That In Due Course BRP Gregorio del Pilar And BRP Ramon Alcaraz Could Gain An Anti-submarine & Surface-to-surface Missiles Warfare…
South China Sea
PH, US to hold war games off Scarborough Shoal
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines and the United States will hold joint naval exercises off Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal), a reef in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) claimed by both th…
Philippine Navy
Next on Philippine Navy’s list: New frigate, anti-submarine helicopter
After acquiring the warship BRP Ramon Alcaraz the Philippine Navy said a frigate and an anti-submarine helicopter are next on its shopping list. Philippine BRP Ramon Alcaraz outfitted with ASW capabi…
Philippine Navy
Philippines' newest warship Ramon Alcaraz test-fires successful in Florida
The Philippines’ newest warship successfully test-fired its main weapons system off the Florida coast on Tuesday, proving its reliability, according to the Philippine Embassy in the United States. T…
Philippine Navy
China's 'behavior' needs even larger PHL defense spending - NSC
A ranking official of the National Security Council on Thursday detailed China's “aggressive behavior” in the West Philippine Sea, as he called for additional defense spending to uphold the Phili…
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Philippine Navy
World War II LST Threatens China
June 12, 2013: The Philippines is fighting an unequal battle with China over conflicting claims to the Spratly Islands. Although closer to the Philippines than China, the Chinese have a much more ag…
South China Sea
US to boost PH maritime security amid sea row
MANILA has agreed to increasing the presence of American troops in the Philippines amid the growing tensions over the territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmi…
Philippine Navy
Philippines to Receive Riverine Patrol Boats from US
The Philippine Navy (PN) is set to receive six riverine patrol boats (RPBs) from the United States in August under a US Navy (USN) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract. The Silver Ship’s new 40 feet…
South China Sea
Philippine BRP Ramon Alcaraz outfitted with ASW capabilities, Harpoon missiles
The Philippine Navy's (PN) second Hamilton Class cutter, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16), will be fitted with anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability, a military spokesman said. Alcaraz, now underg…
South China Sea
Philippines to Procure 2 Naval Vessels worth P2 billion
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of National Defense (DND) is now rushing the procurement of big-ticket items, including the acquisition of two naval vessels to improve the country’s territorial …
Philippine Navy
Philippine second warship armed with anti-ship missile system — DND official
The Philippine BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16), the country’s second Hamilton-class cutter due to arrive this August, is a far more potent weapon platform than her sister ship, the BRP Gregorio del Pilar (…
Philippine Navy
Philippines Interested in the aircraft carrier 'Principe de Asturias'
Indonesia has ruled out the purchase of the ship after the visit that turned several representatives of his government to the arsenal of Ferrol. In the bid for the Spanish carriers have also entered …
Philippines
Philippine Navy opens fire at Taiwanese fishing boat, 1 dead
Taipei expressed its "grave concern" to Manila yesterday after a Taiwanese fisherman was killed by armed men aboard a Philippine vessel. The incident in waters 164 nautical miles off the so…
