September 2021 | International Law Alerts | National Defense

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Saturday announced that two of its FA-50PH fighter jets were “scrambled” to intercept an unidentified aircraft detected some 120 nautical miles northwest of Bolinao, Pangasinan on September 2.

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) fleet of FA-50 jets are on guard keeping watch of the country’s skies even before the Sept. 2 incident of a detected unidentified aircraft flying 120 nautical miles northwest of Bolinao, Pangasinan.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is determined to identify and address gaps in its peace advocacy programs and security operations

The Philippine Fleet, the primary unit of the Philippine Navy (PN), will hold a series of exercises aimed at boosting its warfighting capabilities

The military on Tuesday discovered a New People’s Army (NPA) hideout where the rebels had been assembling anti-personnel mines in Barangay Dungeg, Sta. Teresita, Cagayan, after conducting airstrikes against the insurgents.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday welcomed a newly-designated Spanish defense attaché who made a courtesy call on AFP officials at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

FORT RAMON MAGSAYSAY, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija – A new hangar facility was inaugurated at the Philippine Army’s Aviation Regiment here on Saturday.

A Philippine aircraft carrying soldiers crashed in July after an “unrecoverable stall”, killing more than 50 people in one of the country’s worst military air disasters, the armed forces said Thursday.

The allocation of funds for three big-ticket modernization projects for the military has been delayed due to the government’s move to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic response, the country’s defense chief said on Thursday.

President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday warned he is ready to “use the might of the military” to ensure a peaceful and violence-free elections next year.

Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana visited the United States of America to meet with US senior officials, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Philippines-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT).

The long-stalled implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), a key agreement between the Philippine and US militaries, is necessary for both countries to fully deliver on commitments under its military alliance, Southeast Asia Analyst Greg Poling said on Thursday, September 16.