This year’s Balikatan Exercises will be a “full battle test” for thousands of participating Filipino and US soldiers, Armed ...

Tokyo's presence at Balikatan 2025 will see Japanese vessels drill alongside American and Philippine navies in the South ...

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Tuesday said that this year's "Balikatan" exercise will feature a so-called "full battle test" where all military doctrines and ...

The United States military will be deploying its Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System or NMESIS anti-ship ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged anti-ship missile deployments, increased military training and defense industrial ...

The Marines are set to deploy a new rotational force to the Philippines at a major upcoming exercise. The 3rd Marine Littoral ...

This year's exercise marks 40 years of joint drills aimed at strengthening the U.S. and Philippines' defense capabilities in ...

U.S. Will deploy navy/marine expeditionary ship interdiction system ‘NMESIS’ to Philippines. The deployment of the cutting-edge ‘Nmesis’ will be done as part of Balikatan drills 2025. This comes amid ...

As 16,000 troops gear up for the 40th Balikatan, one Philippine general says he ‘doesn’t care’ how China reacts: ‘if they’re ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to travel to Manila this week to meet Philippine leaders and forces, the ...

(Cpl. Malia Sparks/Marine Corps) The U.S. and Philippine militaries will launch the 2025 Balikatan military exercise in April, marking 40 years of joint drills aimed at strengthening the countries ...