Philippines, US Launch Joint Combat Drills in 'Full Battle Test' By Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -More than 14,000 Filipino and American soldiers kicked off annual military exercises on Monday ...

The Philippine ... drills, which for the first time will include an integrated air and missile defence simulation to be attended by President Ferdinand Marcos. Sophisticated US weapons including ...

The Philippine ... drills, which for the first time will include an integrated air and missile defence simulation, to be attended by President Ferdinand Marcos. Sophisticated US weapons including ...

The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by Beijing ...

The Philippine ... drills, which for the first time will include an integrated air and missile defence simulation to be attended by President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr. Sophisticated US weapons ...

At such a critical moment in US ... Philippines, facing the regional flashpoints of the South China Sea and Taiwan. Brigadier General Michael Logico, of the Philippine army, said the drills ...

FILE - Filipino and U.S. soldiers participate during a joint military drill called ... On April 2, the United States said it had approved the possible sale of $5.58 billion in long-coveted F-16 ...

Major General Francisco Lorenzo, the exercises director for the Philippines, said the drills were not directed at any country, but could act as deterrent against conflict. "The Balikatan exercise ...

The annual “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder) exercises will run for three weeks until May 9, showcasing an array of US weapons ... director for the Philippines, said the drills were not ...