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The Philippine Army consists of 11 infantry divisions, 1 armor division, 1 combined arms brigade, 1 artillery regiment, 5 engineering brigades, 1 aviation regiment, and 7 combat support units which are spread throughout the Philippine Archipelago.
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps). The President of the Philippines is the Commander-in-Chief of the AFP and forms military policy with the ...
May 17, 2024. Credit: Photo 162663114 © Bumbleedee | Dreamstime.com. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently approved a “wish list” of big-ticket military procurements with an...
The Philippines is aiming to accelerate military upgrading to meet external threats such as from China but it has been facing delays and underfunding.
Hundreds of American and Filipino troops concluded Monday June 10, 2024 a new combat exercise in the northern Philippines which tested their endurance in more than a week of brutal heat and volatile weather and braced them to respond to any threat in tropical jungles and on scattered islands, two U.S. and Philippine generals said.
Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Philippines this week to officially announce a $500 million package to help the Philippine military build its maritime capabilities,...
The joint exercise was another major step toward security cooperation since the announcement early this year that the Philippines would give the U.S. military access to four new military staging...
The armed forces of the Philippines, the United States and four other countries began joint naval exercises off the coast of the Philippines' northern Luzon island facing Taiwan in a display of ...
Now, the Philippines is inviting the U.S. to increase its military footprint in the country again—giving access to four new military bases amid rising tensions with China, the two countries...