Sep 15, 2023 | South East Asia (SEA), Regional, Activities, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
A Canadian navy ship equipped with advanced weapon and sensor systems arrived in the Philippines on Thursday, Sep. 14, as one of the three vessels that Ottawa is sending to the country to flex its military might in the Indo-Pacific. The Royal Canadian Navy...
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Sep 10, 2023 | Activities, Regional, South East Asia (SEA), Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign, West Philippines Sea Update
The Philippines and Australia have joined hands to ensure a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific as the two sides expressed the importance of their role as maritime nations. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Australian Prime Minister...
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Jan 1, 2023 | Activities, Regional, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
(LEAD) S Korean warships-decommissioning (LEAD) S. Korea decommissions 8 warships after decades of naval service (ATTN: CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) — The South Korean Navy decommissioned eight warships Friday after more than three decades of service...
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Jan 1, 2023 | Regional, Activities, Global, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
THE joint drills by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) around the island of Taiwan on Sunday in response to the recent escalation in the US-Taiwan collusion were record-breaking, surpassing even the peak number observed in the large-scale PLA drills...
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Dec 24, 2022 | Activities, Regional, Others, Domestic
Thousands of passengers trooped to various seaports nationwide on Saturday, Dec. 24, to go to the province or take a vacation elsewhere where they would spend the Christmas Day with their families. PCG spokesperson Commo. Armando Balilo said the PCG monitored a...
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Dec 22, 2022 | Activities, Regional, Domestic
MANILA – The Philippine Fleet announced that it has opened to the public its most modern warships and assets in celebration of the 87th founding anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).In a Facebook post on Wednesday, it said the public was allowed to...
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Dec 22, 2022 | Activities, Others, Uncategorized, Domestic, Seaborne Transport of Logs
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation’s Office for Transportation Security said it has begun inspections in airports, sea ports, bus terminals and railway stations to ensure operators and stakeholders implement and maintain adequate security...
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Dec 16, 2022 | Activities, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 5, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated...
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Dec 16, 2022 | Activities, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
Sailors aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) depart Norfolk Naval Shipyard on Dec. 1, 2022. US Navy Photo The second oldest carrier in the Navy wrapped sea trials after completing more than a year of repairs at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, USNI News has learned....
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Dec 16, 2022 | Activities, Others, Domestic, Foreign
High-ranking officials of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will meet Philippine Air Force (PAF) commanding general Lt. Gen. Connor Anthony Canlas Sr. at Clark Air Base in Mabalacat City, Pampanga on Wednesday, Dec. 7, for a goodwill visit. .Maj. Gen. Takahashi...
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Dec 15, 2022 | Activities, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
The Soviet fishing fleet was once a near-permanent fixture on America’s Pacific coast, hauling in an estimated 1.2 million tons of fish until the two sides reached an agreement to limit the Soviet catch in exchange for a relaxation of rules on Soviet port visits....
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Dec 15, 2022 | Activities, Others, Foreign
Russian Tupolev Tu-95 turboprop-powered strategic bombers fly above the Kremlin’s cathedrals in Moscow, on May 7, 2015, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade. Russia will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany on...
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