would have been inconceivable to many in the Philippine Navy a decade or two ago. The 7,200-ton landing platform dock (LPD) is a far cry from the Second World War-era landing ship tanks and donated ...

MANILA – Nineteen ships belonging to the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy were among 260 assorted vessels monitored in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in February, a ...

and Philippine Navy's BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) sail together in the West Philippine Sea during a maritime cooperative activity (MCA) between the two forces on Feb. 21, 2025. (Photo: Armed Forces of the ...

Per tracking by the PN, Padilla said this can be broken down into 9,255 foreign vessels and 2,032 local ships. This monitoring is part of the AFP's Maritime Domain Awareness Strategy which seeks to ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy (PN) on Saturday said the visit of a U.S Navy commander highlighted efforts to boost the country’s submarine defense cooperation. U.S Navy Commander ...

They were at a distance of more than 120 nautical miles away," said Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, during a press conference on ...

navy ships and fighter jets. They held anti-submarine warfare drills and aerial combat training Friday in the South China Sea, Philippine and French officials said. "We aim to deepen our ...

The Philippine government has dismissed claims saying that Palawan is part of China as it continues to fight disinformation on social media. In an X post, the Philippine Navy vessel BRP Sierra Madre ...

For most of the 20th century, virtually every naval ship had asbestos aboard in some capacity. Now, the U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest rate of mesothelioma, a cancer ...