Thousands of Filipino and American troops kicked off joint military exercises in the Philippines on Monday, as Beijing's growing assertiveness in the region raises fears of a conflict.
The most expansive Balikatan exercise ever began yesterday, covering almost the entire length of the country and reaching the ...
Philippine and U.S. forces will simulate retaking enemy-occupied islands during joint military drills starting next week in areas facing Taiwan and the South China Sea as Manila shifts its focus to ...
The yearly exercises, known as ‘shoulder to shoulder’ or Balikatan in Tagalog, will mostly take place in the country’s ...
During its West Philippine Sea patrol with France and the United States, the country’s air force conducted an airdrop ...
More than 16,700 Philippine and US troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms ...
The US and the Philippines launched the largest and most expensive iteration of their annual joint military exercises today.
Balikatan, or ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ drills will for the first time take place outside of the Philippines’ territorial waters ...
Japan, India, also take part in drills as observers amid mounting maritime tensions in South China Sea - Anadolu Ajansı ...
The joint military drill, involving 16,700 American and Filipino soldiers, will stimulate exercises of sinking a target ship, ...
U.S. and Philippine officials will lead "mega drills" in the coming weeks, with an emphasis on deploying land-based missiles ...
This will be the first time a major annual war exercise will be held outside Philippine territorial waters. Read more at ...