Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces opened annual combat drills Monday that include repelling an island attack ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said the deployment of advanced US weapons platforms in the ongoing ...

Joint US-Philippines army training exercises have been taking place this week as part of the 40th Balikatan – or “shoulder to shoulder” – program held close to Taiwan. Australia has ...

The US Avenger Air Defense System took centerstage on the second day of this year’s Balikatan exercises, where Filipino and ...

The exercise marks the first time the aerial defense system has been deployed outside the U.S. with a U.S. Marine Corps unit.

Battalion of the Philippine Army based in Miagao, Iloilo joined two key events in Iloilo aimed at ensuring peaceful elections ...

Philippine army Maj. Gen. Francisco Lorenzo said the excercises during Balikatan, meaning shoulder to shoulder in Tagalog, are not aimed at any particular country. "It’s joint training with the ...