Japan has officially approved a special defense agreement with the Philippines, making it possible for military drills ...

Their newly ratified reciprocal access agreement paves the way for Japanese forces to train on Philippine soil for the first ...

As the U.S. military has been ramping up its training in the Philippines, American troops are an increasingly common sight.

Its military says drones armed with explosives or used for surveillance have become a focus of joint exercises with allies ...

The Philippines and United States militaries have sailed together in the South China Sea for a seventh time to boost ...

The Philippines and the US have launched the largest iteration of their annual Balikatan military drills, deploying thousands of soldiers in what has been called the “Super Bowl” of exercises ...

A Philippine military statement described this year’s largescale combat exercises as “a full-scale battle scenario meticulously designed to rigorously test and enhance the combined capabilitie ...

Japan's Diet on Friday approved a significant defense agreement permitting Japanese forces' deployment to the Philippines for ...

It was supposed to be one of the highlights of largescale annual military exercises by the United States and the Philippines from April 21 to May 9 with about 14,000 U.S. and Filipino forces ...

MANILA, March 24 - Soldiers from the Philippine and the U.S. armies began three weeks of joint military exercises on Monday, with drills focused on territorial defence and commanding large-scale ...

US forces on Saturday deployed the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) anti-ship missile system as part of the ongoing Balikatan military exercise in the Philippines.

In addition, as many as 19 countries are set to join as observers for the exercises this year, which the Philippine military notes highlights their shared commitment to peace, security and ...