Philippines

Asia-Pacific Military Exercises 

Armed Forces of Philippines, U.S. Forces Conclude Annual Balikatan Exercise

April 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Exercise Balikatan, Military exercise, Philippines, U.S. Armed Forces, USA, USS Wasp (LHD-1)

Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concluded the 35th iteration

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Philippine Navy Downgrades Designation of Gregorio del Pilar-Class Vessels from Frigates into Patrol Ships

April 3, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BRP Andrés Bonifacio (PS-17), BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15), BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF-16), Frigate, Gregorio del Pilar-class frigate, Patrol vessel, Philippine Navy, Philippines

The Philippine Navy (PN) downgraded the designation of its Gregorio del Pilar-class vessels from frigates into patrol ships. The three

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Philippine Air Force C-130H Hercules Tactical Airlifter With 122 People On Board Catches Fire During Takeoff at Clark Air Base

March 28, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Clark Air Base, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Military transport aircraft (MTA), Philippine Air Force (PAF), Philippines

A Philippine Air Force C-130H Hercules tactical airlifter, with 122 people on board, caught fire during takeoff from Clark Air

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

USS Greeneville, USS Emory S. Land Host Philippine Navy Officials During Port Visit

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Emory S. Land-class submarine tender, Los Angeles-class SSN, Nuclear attack submarine (SSN), Philippine Navy, Philippines, Submarine tender, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Emory S. Land (AS-39), USS Greeneville (SSN-772)

The crews of U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine, USS Greeneville (SSN 772) and the submarine tender, USS Emory

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Philippine Air Force W-3A Sokół Helicopter Crash Lands Injuring Twelve

November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Helicopter, Philippine Air Force (PAF), Philippines, PZL W-3 Sokół

A Philippine Air Force W-3A Sokół helicopter crash landed in the Philippines’ Tarlac province, north of Manila, on Thursday injuring

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Philippine Coast Guard Commissions First Two French-Built 24 Meter Fast Patrol Boats

October 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boracay-class patrol vessel, BRP Boracay (FPB 2401), BRP Panglao (FPB 2402), France, Ocea FPB 72, OCEA Shipbuilding, Patrol boat, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippines

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commissioned into the service the first two of the four fast patrol boats with Honorable

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Air Asia-Pacific HLS 

Philippine Coast Guard Orders Single Airbus H145 Helicopter

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H145, Helicopter, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippines

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has placed an order for one Airbus H145 helicopter, making it the first H145 parapublic operator

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Asia-Pacific Land 

Philippines, Bangladesh to Procure Turkish-Indonesian Kaplan MT Medium Tanks

September 11, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Bangladesh, FNSS, Indonesia, Kaplan MT Modern Medium Weight Tank (MMWT), Medium tank, Philippines, PT Pindad, Turkey

The Philippines and Bangladesh has expressed willingness to procure 40 to 50 Turkish-Indonesian KAPLAN MT medium tanks each, Turkey’s Anadolu

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Philippine Navy Flagship BRP Gregorio del Pilar Runs Aground in Disputed West Philippine Sea

August 31, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15), Frigate, Gregorio del Pilar-class frigate, Hamilton-class cutter, Philippine Navy, Philippine Sea, Philippines, South China Sea

The Philippine Navy’s flagship and largest warship, BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15), has ran aground in the vicinity of Hasa-Hasa

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Marine Corps Identifies 13th MEU Marine Lost at Sea as Cpl. Jonathan Currier

August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Accidents/ Crashes, Bohol Sea, Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, Philippines, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA, USS Essex (LHD-2)

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has identified the marine at the center of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and

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