Balikatan 2024 Kicks Off with Maiden French Participation
Balikatan 2024 kicked off today. The US-Filipino exercise sees the French Navy participating for the very first time.
22 Apr 2024
Balikatan 2024 kicked off today. The US-Filipino exercise sees the French Navy participating for the very first time.
13 Mar 2024
The Philippine Navy has started training their sailors on how to operate South Korean-made corvettes which are set to arrive in the next two to three years.
10 Feb 2024
France will join in this year's Balikatan joint military exercises that will focus more on maritime in areas of the far-northern Philippines close to Taiwan, military officials confirmed.
06 Feb 2024
The Philippines has confirmed that it will acquire submarines for its fleet as part of efforts to strengthen its territorial defense amid China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea.
23 Jan 2024
Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL held the keel laying and first steel cutting ceremonies for the Philippine Navy’s future 124-metre LPDs...
04 Jan 2024
Navies of longtime defense allies the Philippines and United States sailed together for a two-day joint naval drills in the South China Sea...
23 Nov 2023
Israel Shipyards announced the delivery of the third batch of Shaldag Mk V fast attacking interdiction boats (FAIC) to the Philippine Navy.
22 Nov 2023
On Wednesday 22nd, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries held a Keel Laying Ceremony for the lead ship of 3,200 ton Philippine Navy Corvette at its Ulsan Shipyard, with public officials and defense industry personnel from both the Philippines and South Korea in attendance.
04 Nov 2023
Amid a flurry of multilateral exercises, South China Sea tensions, and the start of Manila’s last phase of military modernization, Naval News caught up with the skipper of BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151).
19 Oct 2023
This week, Philippine naval aviation unveiled its aerial ambitions as the force celebrated its 76th ...