MANILA, Philippines — The United States military's Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) has arrived in the Philippines in time for its use in this year's Balikatan ...

The Philippines’ Balikatan, or “shoulder to shoulder”, military drills with the United States this year will be the “Super Bowl” of exercises that will fully test Manila’s defence plan ...

The United States has deployed its Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) in the Philippines for this year’s Balikatan joint military exercises, the Armed Forces of the ...

ANOTHER missile system that can hit ships that are underway is now in the country for the annual RP-US Exercise Balikatan that ... underscored on their radio challenge that the said Chinese ...

MANILA, Philippines — An advanced anti-ship missile system developed for the US military will be used in the April 21 Balikatan exercises in which 14,000 Filipino and American troops are ...

A test of firepower. A projection of strength. A message to China. This year’s Balikatan exercise promises to be all this and more, organisers say, even as the United States adopts an ...

The annual "Balikatan," or "shoulder-to-shoulder" drills reflect deepening defense ties between the two allies, as tensions simmer in the South China Sea and around Taiwan, where China recently held ...

A rifle company — 150 to 200 Marines — from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton is on the island of Mindanao training with Philippine troops ahead of the Balikatan exercise ...

THE US has deployed an anti-ship missile system to the Philippines ahead of their annual Balikatan (Shoulder-to-Shoulder) joint military exercises, a Philippine military official said on Tuesday. “The ...

MANILA, Philippines — The annual military drills between the Philippines and the US will start on Monday as part of the two allies' commitment to peace, security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Col ...

This includes using the NMESIS anti-ship missile system and highly-capable unmanned surface vehicles in Exercise Balikatan this April,” Hegseth said in his speech. “These systems will enable ...

THE 40th iteration of the annual RP-US Exercise Balikatan exercise will start on April 21 with the participation of militaries from allied countries. The military maneuvers will last until May 9.