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The Philippines meets its NMESIS in Balikatan exercise
Two new pieces of equipment have recently joined the ranks of the US Marine Corps (USMC): the NMESIS – short for Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction
7 June 2026
Two new pieces of equipment have recently joined the ranks of the US Marine Corps (USMC): the NMESIS – short for Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction
U.S. forces surged missiles across the Philippines over the course of Balikatan 2026 at key locations for simulated and live-fire exercises in some of the
A United States-led zero-trust network platform designed to integrate allied military operations during crises– the INDOPACOM Mission Network (IMN)– was tested for the first time
LAOAG, Philippines — The U.S. Army’s multi-domain forces and watercraft units want to island hop missile launchers across Indo-Pacific in a move that the service
MANILA, Philippines — A pair of heavily-armed Chinese anti-ship bombers and their fighter escort flew over Scarborough Shoal in a combat exercise meant to deter
Japan’s US-2 advanced amphibious aircraft made its debut during Balikatan, the largest joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States. A ShinMaywa US-2
American anti-ship missile launchers have been deployed to the Northern Philippines near the Luzon Strait in support of planned maritime strike, coastal defense and sea
Japan will join the largest military exercises hosted by the Philippines and the United States for the first time as an active participant, deploying around
The French Navy will scale down its participation in the upcoming iteration of the largest joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States,
Japanese troops will set foot on Philippine soil for the first time since World War II to take part in the largest joint drills between
