Year: 2015

Philippine Marine Corps and US Marines Amphibious Training

Philippine Navy to Upgrade Cagayan Naval Base

Naval Task Group 11 head Captain Albert Mogol said there are campaigns to improve the Naval Base in Cagayan for addressing humanitarian and catastrophic response activities. The things being developed  is the ability to take action and to supervise whatever actions are happening in that area and to save from harm our interests in the […]

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Taiwan Coast Guard

Taiwan Increase Maritime Cooperation With Philippines And Japan

Taiwan’s coastguard desires to advance cooperation with the Philippines and conduct  joint search and rescue exercises despite anxious standoffs in disputed waters. The countries have decided to work toward joint exercises and have already apprehended deliberations on how to perform rescue operations. Both sides are making an effort. In late May and early June 2015, […]

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Japan Beechcraft TC-90

Japan to Provide 3 Maritime Patrol Plane to the Philippines

Japan wants to grant planes to the Philippines for them to use  for patrolling  in the disputed Spratly  Islands and Scarborough Shoals which is located in the South China Sea.  Japan was recommending  the three 3 Beechcraft TC-90 King planes that could be built-in with basic surface and air surveillance radar. The process of acquiring […]

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Malaysian Navy Frigate

Malaysia Seeks Peaceful Solution to South China Sea Dispute

Malaysia called for more hard work to stumble on a peaceful solution to increasing tensions in the disputed South China Sea, they would stipulate that China  should stop land reclamation and other related actions, they added that Chinese territory should be no double standards on the issue, in reference to land reclamation work by the […]

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Chinese Military is Gearing Its Aide to Jungle Warfare with Brazil

Chinese military seek for assistance in the developing jungle warfare training capabilities in Brazil. The Brazilian officials in Centro de Instruçao de Guerra na Silve (CIGS), Brazil’s jungle warfare training center, revealed that China had booked with them to train their military force. China now asks Brazil assistance to provide trainers to the program of […]

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Japan Fastest Train

Japan to Provide 88 Billion to Build Philippine Railways

Japan has assured the Philippines about US$2 billion in soft loans to improve the Philippines’ crumbling railway system, a biggest ever support for the Filipino project. The amount is about 240 billion-yen or 88 billion pesos in the Philippine Currency,  it’s a clear indication of continued better  cooperation between the former Second World War foes […]

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Taiwan Coast Guard Cutter

Taiwan – Philippines Fisheries Agreement

Taiwan – There is no particular date on the prospect for Taiwan’s fisheries deal with the Philippines. For about two years of talks and claims that the agreement has reached the final review. Since 2013, Taiwan and the Philippine government have been negotiating together  on law enforcement cooperation on fishing matters in terms on their […]

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Philippine Navy AW109 Power Helicopter

Philippines House Representative Asks Military For Wish List

A hearing conducted by the House Committee on National Defense and Security earlier this month ,The Chairman and Muntinlupa Rep. Rodolfo Biazon  stated that the Department of National Defense (DND) should submit a “wish list” so that the Congress can expertise additional legislative measures to support these projects. He added also that seeing the overall […]

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China First Island and Second Island Chain

China to Control Western Pacific

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is setting up to broaden its air surveillance and attack capabilities to the Western Pacific which consist the vicinity of Japan, ensuring its domination of the air. They also emphasizes the requirement to develop and enhance nine types of “strategic equipment” such as a new type bomber and a Terminal […]

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Philippine Air Force

Philippine Air Force 2015 – Successful Acquisition

  January 2014 – two Light lift transport aircraft worth 814 million pesos February 2014 – three air search radars from Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.- Elta for P2.6 billion March 2014 – State arms procurement agency of South Korea signed a US$420 million contract to export 12 FA-50 fighter jets built by Korea Aerospace Industries […]

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Philippines 105 mm Howitzer

US and Philippine Marines Share Mortar and Howitzer Skills

The United States Marines fired simultaneously with the Philippine Marines at a simulated objective for enhanced combined capabilities during the final bilateral artillery fire. The training include firing live round of 120 mm mortar and 105 mm howitzer. 12th Marine Regiment combines skills with the Philippine Armed Forces 105mm howitzer and 120 mm mortar April […]

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Philippine Marines

US and Philippine Marines Behind Enemy Lines

MV-22 Tiltrotor Ospreys flew in dropping off infantry men from 4th Marine Regiment along with their Filipino counterparts into the valley to start the field training exercise Combined Vigilance. United States and Philippine Marines conduct a regimental aerial assault into Crow Valley, Philippines, during exercise Balikatan 2015. The large scale exercise in Crow Valley is […]

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