Analysts suspect China's fleet of civilian research ships also gather intelligence on behalf of the People's Liberation Army.

navy and suspected militia ships. The Philippines also claims the fishing atoll, which lies about 137 miles west of Zambales. Chinese and the Philippine forces have had increasingly hostile ...

A top military general has issued a stark warning about an "aggressive Beijing" as tensions rise in the South China Sea. The ...

(Armed Forces of the Philippines PAO via AP) MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as ...

Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations training increases Manila's ability to secure and defend territories, the Philippine military said.

In February 2023, the Philippines accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a coast guard boat with a military-grade laser. Manila said the laser temporarily blinded some of its crew in the ...

The Chinese research vessel Tan Suo 3 was detected entering the Philippines’ EEZ on Thursday ... to challenge and escort a Chinese research ship it said was conducting illegal marine scientific ...

The mock battle scenarios under the annual Balikatan military exercises between the United States and the Philippines over ...

The US military has deployed an anti-ship missile launcher for the first time on Batan Island in the Philippines, as Marines unloaded the high-precision weapon on the northern tip of the ...

This photo taken in October 2024 shows the U.S. NMESIS anti-ship missile launcher in Hawaii. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Defense Department)(Kyodo) MANILA (Kyodo) -- The Philippines and the United ...

US Forces Deploy Anti-Ship Missiles in Philippines and Stage Live-Fire Drills Near China Hotspots BATAN ISLAND, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. military has deployed an anti-ship missile launcher ...