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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 (…
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 …
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…