Chinese air and naval forces conduct a combat patrol around Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea on July 3, 2025.

Washington and Manila support regional and global security by increasing readiness and strengthening deterrence, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said.

The littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords, front, exercises with the Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable-class multi-role stealth frigate RSS Steadfast in the South China Sea, on May 25, 2020.

MANILA, Philippines — American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower near the disputed South China Sea that has alarmed Beijing.

South Korea plans to deliver the first three of 12 FA-50 Block 70 light combat aircraft to the Philippines by 2028, ahead of ...

The move comes as Chinese and Philippine vessels have clashed in increasingly hostile interactions in the region.

Encounters between Chinese and foreign military aircraft and vessels near the East Asian country are not uncommon.

Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the ...

THITU ISLAND, South China Sea — Philippine forces practised retaking an island in the South China Sea Wednesday in the first such combat exercise in the disputed waters as Chinese navy ships ...

MANILA, Philippines — American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower near the disputed South China Sea that has alarmed Beijing.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — American and Filipino forces have launched their largest combat exercises in years in a show of allied firepower that will include joint sails with the French navy and ...