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August 4, 2024 at 5:44 AM. MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Germany and the Philippines agreed Sunday to rapidly finalize a defense pact that would allow joint military training and possible sale of ...
July 8, 2024 at 7:51 AM. MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint drills in the Southeast Asian ...
July 8, 2024 at 1:21 AM. By Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema. MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and Japan boosted their defence ties by signing a reciprocal access agreement (RAA) on Monday, saying ...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP) ( Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps ). The President of the Philippines is the Commander-in-Chief of the AFP and forms military policy with ...
14. 4. Former Belgian Land Component M113A1B upgraded to M113A2+ standard, integrated by Elbit Systems with turret and 76mm L23A1 gun from decommissioned FV101 Scorpion CVR (T). There are also a few M113A1 armed with the 76mm L23A1 gun and turret, but was done in-house by the Philippine Army. Infantry fighting vehicles.
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) (Filipino: Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.Initially formed as part of the Philippine Army as the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC) in 1935, the PAAC eventually saw combat during World War 2 and was formally separated from the Army in 1947 as a separate service branch of the AFP under ...
The Philippines' defence chief has ordered the military to boost the number of troops stationed at the northernmost islands near Taiwan to fortify Manila's territorial defence capabilities.
October 3, 2023 at 12:33 AM. The United States military kicked off two weeks of multilateral exercises with its Philippine allies and multiple international partners on Monday amid rising tensions ...