MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) confirmed that one of its McDonnell Douglas MD-520 “Defender” attack helicopters crashed in Bohol after a maintenance flight on Tuesday. “We can confirm that we have a downed aircraft in the vicinity of Bohol. As of now, that is the only thing that I can tell you. Right now, […]
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3rd Boat Attack Missile Division of NFWM plays key role in Tawi-Tawi FMO resulting to the neutralization of ASG Subleader and Rescue of Indonesian kidnapped victim. On the morning of March 19, 2021, BA491 of 3rd BA Missile Division responded to Naval Task Group Tawi-Tawi’s (NTG-TT) directive to proceed Tandungan Island via Tandubas to pursuit […]
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Marine Troops from the Marine Battalion Landing Team-6 of 2nd Marine Brigade together with PNP personnel of the Turtle Islands MPS apprehended one (1) Vietnamese Vessel while fishing in Philippine waters in Tawi Tawi. The marines and police were conducting Maritime Security Patrol in support of Law Enforcement Operations in the waters off Bakungan Island […]
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President Rodrigo Duterte approved 15 Black Hawk helicopters’ procurement to address the growing helicopter lifting insufficiency of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The President granted the request during the 51st Cabinet meeting held at Malacañang Palace on Wednesday, Nograles said in a virtual presser.According to the Department of National Defense, they require a total of […]
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday said the “smart munitions” given to them by the United States would be of great help to their ongoing efforts to eliminate the terrorist menace in the country. “These smart munitions with such capability and precision will aid immensely the AFP in ridding the country of […]
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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) in the South China Sea for multinational exercises, Oct. 19. Participants included John S. McCain, JS Kirisame (DD 104) of the JMSDF, and HMAS Arunta (FFH 151) of the RAN. These exercises […]
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The Philippines will not stop infrastructure projects involving Chinese firms blacklisted by ally the United States and will make its own decisions, not those of a foreign power, the president’s spokesman said on Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte will not follow the United States move to sanction Chinese firms involved in building and militarising artificial South […]
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The Philippines announced it had suspended the termination notice of the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr announced earlier, saying he sent a diplomatic note to US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim yesterday, and that “it has been received by Washington and well at that.” “The […]
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The government will use ships and aircraft of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to send the 24,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stuck in quarantine centers to their respective provinces. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, and the Department of Health […]
Read MoreAFP troops from the Army’s 2nd Special Forces Battalion have saved the kidnapped British national and his wife. Government troops rescued the businessman Allan Arthur Hyrons and Welma Paglinawan-Hyrons before 9 a.m. after a firefight with Abu Sayyaf troops took around 10 minutes. Bandits fleed away and leave the couple n the town of Parang, […]
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Vietnam strongly opposed and firmly rejected China’s unilateral decision to ban fishing in the South China Sea where the prohibition of fishing covers the Exclusive Economic Zone of neighboring countries. The ban started on May 1 and will be ended on August 16, 2019. No fishing activities are allowed in parts of the sea under […]
Read MoreThe United States Navy guided-missile destroyers Preble and Chung Hoon to conduct freedom of navigation operation within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson Reefs in the Spratly Islands, a U.S. military spokesperson told Reuters news agency. According to Commander Clay Doss, a spokesman for the Seventh Fleet, the innocent passage aimed to challenge excessive […]
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North Korea test-fired a new variety of tactical guided weapon as a possible sign of its displeasure with unfinished nuclear talks with the United States. North Korea’s latest weapons test emphasized the sensitivity around confronting North Korea’s vast arsenal of missiles. While Washington is preoccupied with North Korea’s attempt to build nuclear-tipped ICBMs, South Korea, […]
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Defense Ministry officials in Taiwan are requesting Google to obscure the country’s missile defense locations, which were exposed in 3D detail in the newest upgrade of Google’s satellite map application. Taiwan Defence Minister, Yen Teh-fa said an agency had been set up to work with Google and seek changes to safeguard national security and to […]
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The United Kingdom will deploy its Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth with her attached air wing Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth jets and carrier strike group to patrol the disputed South China Sea alongside the U.S. Navy. The 65,000 metric ton HMS Queen Elizabeth is expected to be fully operational by 2020. Carrier air wing consists […]
Read MoreTwo United States Navy warships sailed close to disputed islands in the South China Sea on Monday, freedom of navigation where China strongly against it. According to China’s foreign ministry, the country’s navy warned the U.S. warships as they tried to assert free navigation rights in the disputed South China Sea. The ships sailed close […]
Read MoreChina officially confirmed that it is building its third aircraft carrier which is stated to be bigger and more advanced than the other two current warships, a move by Beijing to bolster its blue-water navy capability to operate far from its borders. The aircraft carrier, Liaoning was launched in 2012, which was a refit of […]
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The two B-52H Stratofortress bombers left Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and crossed the vicinity of the West Philippine Sea, according to a statement issued by the US Pacific Air Forces. “This recent mission is consistent with international law and United States’ long-standing commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” the statement added. In […]
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