The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) Annex on 18 May. The ceremony took place at the Japan Coast Guard… Continue reading "U.S. and Japan Coast Guards Expand Cooperation, Begin Operation SAPPHIRE"
BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) was commissioned into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on May 6. The vessel is the largest to date to join the PCG fleet, providing a boost… Continue reading "Philippine Coast Guard Commissions Largest Vessel to Date"
Philippine Army (PA) and Marine Corps (PMC) are set to receive multi-launch rocket systems (MLRS) as early as June of this year. News of the upcoming shipment was announced on… Continue reading "Philippines Set to Soon Receive First-Ever MLRS from Korea"
On 9 March, the first TAI/AgustaWestland T129B ATAK attack helicopters arrived in the Philippines. Two Turkish Air Force A-400M cargo aircraft landed at Clark Air Base at 12:30 AM with… Continue reading "Turkish Attack Helicopters Arrive In The Philippines"
Two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), USS Jackson and USS Charleston, visited Philippine ports on 20 and 24 January respectively. These visits follow the various exercises, notably the 27th annual Cooperation… Continue reading "Littoral Combat Ships Visit Manila & Subic Bay"
Philippine Navy (PN) and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ships conducted a passage exercise (PASSEX) off of Subic, Zambales. The exercise took place on November 14, with participating units… Continue reading "Philippine & Japanese Navies Enhance Cooperation In Exercise"
On November 9, Philippine state media reported that five S-70i Black Hawk helicopters were delivered. The AN-124 carrying the helicopters arrived on November 8 at Clark Air Base. With their… Continue reading "Philippine Air Force Receives Black Hawk Helicopters"
On October 30, Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) of the Philippine Navy announced the successful launch of a Spike-ER missile as a part of Pagsisikap 2021. The firing of the… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Successfully Fires Missile In Naval Readiness Exercise"
On October 20, Philippine state media reported that the Philippine Navy (PN) had completed training with the Mistral 3 surface-to-air missile system (SAM) on BRP Jose Rizal. This involved operational… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Completes Surface-To-Air Missile Training"
On 26 September, Philippine Navy (PN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships conducted drills part of Exercise Lumbas 2021 off Cabra Island in the West Philippine Sea. For Australia, the… Continue reading "Philippine Naval Modernization Comes Into Focus During Exercises with Australia"