The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reaffirmed its commitment to defending the country’s sovereignty, including ...

Australia is understandably concerned about Chinese adventurism in the Indo-Pacific’s Second Island Chain—but there is little that it can do to stop it.

HD Hyundai built two new guided-missile frigates for the Philippine Navy, giving it a firepower upgrade for South China Sea.

Chinese ships attempted to drive away vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine ...

Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...

A total of 20 China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels and People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships were spotted in different West ...

More money and industry innovation could help the Navy mitigate its challenges. But they don’t tackle the root cause of a ...

China operates the world’s largest navy by hull count, allowing it to expand its military presence and assert its influence.

The world’s largest shipbuilder, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), is the primary supplier of these new ...

ILLEGAL PRESENCE. A Chinese frigate is seen conducting "aggressive and unsafe" maneuvers against Filipino naval vessel BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35) in Bajo de Masinloc on May 5, 2025. The Philippine ...

MODERN WARSHIP. BRP Diego Silang (FFG-07), the country's newly commissioned guided-missile frigate, sails in this undated photo. The warship, commissioned on Tuesday (Dec. 2, 2025) at Naval Operating ...

Manila’s second Korean-made offshore patrol vessel was launched ahead of schedule last month at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard, marking the latest step in the Philippine Navy’s gradual ...