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Multinational Forces Validate Defensive Readiness During Exercise Balikatan 2026

Over 500 service members from the U.S., Philippines, Australia and New Zealand successfully coordinated fires from land and air to defeat a simulated adversary attack during Balika...

Balikatan 2026: 17,000-Troop Drill Rehearses Territorial Defence Against Chinee Invasion Amid Taiwan Tensions

Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines has become the largest iteration of the annual war games so far, with more than 17,000 troops taking part from 20 April to 8 May.The exer...

Balikatan expands with naval, air defense drills

THE Philippines and its allies have launched a multinational maritime exercise in the South China Sea, widening joint operations under this year’s Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder)...

Balikatan 2026 was Rehearsal for Defense of the Philippines, Paparo Says

Balikatan 2026 was a rehearsal for the defense of the Philippines amid a “dangerous security environment,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Samuel Paparo said at the conclusion...

Philippines, US Kick Off Largest Ever Balikatan Exercises Close to Regional Flashpoints

With the Iran war simmering, U.S. officials will seek to reassure Asian allies that they remain a reliable and committed partner.

U.S., Multinational Allies Launch Exercise Salaknib's Second Phase in the Philippines

The Army's 25th Infantry Division, in close partnership with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and multinational allies, officially launched the Joint Pacific Multinational Readi...

Exercise Balikatan Concludes Amidst South China Sea Tensions

  This year’s Exercise Balikatan, which concluded last week, was the biggest ever such annual exercise mounted jointly by the Philippines and the Unit...

Rappler Recap: PH, US open ‘biggest’ Balikatan drills yet 

What makes this year’s drills the biggest and what are soldiers from seven countries training for, exactly?

Japan Extends SEA Military Presence Via Balikatan Exercise

War preparation by other means?

‘Littoral Deep Battle’

LAOAG, Philippines — Target drones resembling Chinese amphibious infantry fighting vehicles approached the La Paz Sand Dunes at a steady pace. In the next few hours, a combined for...

PH, Australia launch ‘Kasangga’ military drills in Camarines Sur

LEGAZPI CITY — The Philippine Army and Australian troops on Monday opened the “Kasangga” 2026-1 joint military exercise at Camp Elias Angeles in Pili, Camarines Sur. The Philippine...

'This is how we prevail in the Pacific': US, allies train to repel amphibious assault

The U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division brought several new weapons to this year's Balikatan exercise.

U.S. Missile Surge, Reach Showcased at Philippine Balikatan Drills

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 demonstrat...

U.S. Missiles Deploy Near Taiwan During Balikatan Exercise, Chinese Action Group Operates Nearby

MANILA, Philippines — American missile systems were deployed last week to a remote Luzon Strait island 100 miles south of Taiwan as part of Washington and Manila’s Balikatan 2026 m...

Balikatan 2026: 5th Battalion, 3rd Artillery Regiment, 7th Infantry Division Conducts HIRAIN Live-Fire Iteration

PALAWAN, Philippines– Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Artillery Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command-Pacific) conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket Syste...

U.S. Marines Practice Logistics from the Sea Across the Philippines Ahead of Balikatan

U.S. forces debuted a new logistical method across the Southeast Asian archipelago using new facilities and civilian barges to position forces ahead of Balikatan 2026. Military Sea...

Rappler Recap: US Marines shoot drones, fire missile in Balikatan 2026 drill 

The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Demonstration is one of many major activities under Balikatan 2026, the largest and most complex iteration of the bilateral war games to date

Rappler Recap: US Marines shoot drones, fire missile in Balikatan 2026 drill 

The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Demonstration is one of many major activities under Balikatan 2026, the largest and most complex iteration of the bilateral war games to date

Hawaii troops in Philippines for military exercise

This week in the Philippines, the latest iteration of the annual Balikatan military exercise kicked off as American commanders in the Pacific work to reassure allies in the region...

Hard and psychological power shown in South China Sea exercise

In the Balikatan military exercise, taking place in the Philippines, troops from the Philippines, US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and France have been getting real comba...

Why Southeast Asian nations are hesitant to join major US-Philippine Balikatan drills

Balikatan, the flagship annual military exercise between Manila and Washington, begins in the Philippines this month without a single neighbouring Southeast Asian member taking par...

U.S. Army Stages Equipment at American-owned Subic Bay Facility for Balikatan, Alliance Contingencies

The U.S. Army is using a facility in Subic Bay to stage equipment for exercises and alliance contingencies, according to a recent think tank report and imagery released by the Pent...

Balikatan Military Drills ‘Directly Relate to a Potential Contingency Involving Taiwan,’ Experts Say

Missile deployments, Japanese participation, and First Island Chain focus underscore Taiwan-related security integration

Philippine, US military drills to facilitate closer relations with Japan