Two new pieces of equipment have recently joined the ranks of the US Marine Corps (USMC): the NMESIS – short for Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System – and the MADIS (which stands for Marine Air Defense Integrated System). Both items were put through their paces in the Philippines in the multinational Exercise Balikatan held from ...
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U.S. forces surged missiles across the Philippines over the course of Balikatan 2026 at key locations for simulated and live-fire exercises in some of the most intensive demonstrations of American long-range strike capabilities in the Western Pacific to date. From April 20 to May 8, U.S. Army and Marine Corps formations specially created to combat ...
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Japanese troops launched a fiery volley of two Type 88 anti-ship missiles against a decommissioned ship in a landmark drill during Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines. The live missile firing occurred on 6 May, and it took place from the Culili Point sand dunes just south of the city of Laoag in northwestern Luzon. ...
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LAOAG, Philippines — The U.S. Army’s multi-domain forces and watercraft units want to island hop missile launchers across Indo-Pacific in a move that the service claims will extend their reach “towards the South China Sea” and strengthen regional deterrence. M142 High Mobility Rocket Artillery Systems (HIMARS) from the 7th Infantry Division, also known as Multi-Domain ...
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Japan, US, Australia, Philippines conduct joint missile drill near South China Sea Japan’s Type 88 missile struck a decommissioned Philippine Navy ship Philippine President Marcos Jr. observed the exercise remotely from military headquarters in Manila MANILA — Japan’s Self-Defense Forces fired a Type 88 anti‑ship missile during a joint maritime exercise with U.S., Australian, and Philippine…
MANILA, Philippines — A pair of heavily-armed Chinese anti-ship bombers and their fighter escort flew over Scarborough Shoal in a combat exercise meant to deter Manila amid the largest Philippine military exercise in years. The People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theater Command (PLA STC) claimed that its forces conducted a combat readiness patrol at the disputed ...
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NMESIS flown into Batanes and deployed in capital Basco System can target surface vessels at a range of 115 miles NMESIS will be withdrawn from Batanes at close of war games BATANES, Philippines — Philippine and U.S. forces on Saturday showcased the NMESIS anti-ship missile system in Batanes province, near Taiwan, during annual war games, as tensions simmer over […]
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Japan’s US-2 advanced amphibious aircraft made its debut during Balikatan, the largest joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States. A ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) splashed down in South China Sea as part of a joint casualty evacuation drill for the Balikatan exercises last April 27, according ...
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Philippines, US, conduct drills on strategic island Exercises near South China Sea part of annual ‘Balikatan’ programme This year’s Balikatan the biggest ever, with 17,000 personnel from 7 countries PALAWAN, Philippines — As simulated enemy boats and unmanned craft closed in on the shores of Palawan island facing the South China Sea, Philippine and U.S. forces conducted counter-landing drills…
American anti-ship missile launchers have been deployed to the Northern Philippines near the Luzon Strait in support of planned maritime strike, coastal defense and sea denial operations during Balikatan 2026. Around 1,300 Marines and Sailors from the Hawaii-based 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment are in the Southeast Asian archipelago for Washington and Manila’s largest annual military ...
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MANILA — Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday there has only been ‘marginal’ use of Philippine bases accessible to the U.S. military due to land issues. Treaty allies the Philippines and the United States have a 12-year-old Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement that allows a rotational presence of American military in Philippine bases without establishing a […]
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Japan will join the largest military exercises hosted by the Philippines and the United States for the first time as an active participant, deploying around 1,400 combat troops and introducing its Type 88 surface-to-ship missile system along with an array of weaponry as part of the drills, signaling deepening cooperation among allies seeking to uphold ...
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Japan joins live-fire drills for first time, deepening defense ties with Manila Australia, Canada, France, and New Zealand also contribute forces, expanding multinational scope Philippines says drills not aimed at any country amid South China Sea tensions with China MANILA — The latest round of military drills involving the Philippines, the United States and several partner nations […]
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The French Navy will scale down its participation in the upcoming iteration of the largest joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States, citing a shift in deployment due to the Middle East crisis. France will send “between 15 and 20” troops instead of deploying about 150 personnel embarked on an amphibious assault ...
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Japanese troops will set foot on Philippine soil for the first time since World War II to take part in the largest joint drills between the Philippines and the United States. The Japan Self-Defense Force will send a big contingent to participate in this year’s Balikatan exercises following last year’s ratification of the Reciprocal Access ...
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Paris will send an amphibious helicopter carrier and frigate to the Philippines for this year’s Balikatan, marking the largest participation of French forces in Manila’s annual military exercise to date. Two warships, the Mistral-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) FS Dixmude (L9015) and the La Fayette-class frigate FS Aconit (F 713), and their complement of naval ...
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Lors de la mission Clemenceau 25, après avoir pris part à un exercice ayant impliqué la frégate BRP Jose Rizal, le patrouilleur BRP Gregorio del Pilar et des chasseurs légers F/A-50PH « Golden Eagle » au large de Luzon, le groupe aéronaval du porte-avions Charles de Gaulle fit une escale inédite aux Philippines. Ce qui témoignait de...
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