The Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), embarked with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 and the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), arrived in Manila for a port visit beginning April 11. Named after the 26th US President and commissioned on...
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The Philippines and China are forging ahead with plans for joint oil and gas exploration in the disputed South China Sea, even as both sides recognise and accept each other’s firm “red lines” in protecting their sovereignty claims. In an exclusive interview with the...
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The Royal Navy’s HMS Sutherland docked in the Japanese port of Yokosuka on Wednesday morning and will take part in operations to combat efforts by North Korea to get around United Nations sanctions of banned commodities, including fuel and components for the regime’s...
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A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier on Thursday arrived in Manila for after sailing through the disputed South China Sea. USS Theodore Roosevelt and its 65 supersonic F18 jets, spy planes and helicopters, along with Carrier Air Wing 17 and guided-missile cruiser USS...
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Some warships of the Philippines’ traditional allies – US, Japan, and Australia – are set to dock in the Philippines this week for port visits amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea. The USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Manila on Wednesday for a port visit,...
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The Philippines and Indonesia on Tuesday launched coordinated border patrols to boost safety and security in the two countries’ common boundary areas. The operations dubbed as CORPAT PHILINDO XXXII-18 is scheduled on April 10 to 29, the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao...
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China has started deploying communications and radar jamming equipment in two of its outposts in the Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea, US defense officials said. First reported by the Wall Street Journal on Monday, the US assessment is backed by a satellite...
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The Navy of the Philippines and the Royal Australian Navy today held a round of maritime exercises against piracy and terrorism in the waters near Sabah. According to Rene Medina, commander of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao, patrol boats, HMAS Broome and HMAS...
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The Philippines and France have pledged to work together to increase defense cooperation to safeguard peace in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). French Ambassador Nicolas Galey told reporters Monday that the contested South China Sea was among the...
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US aircraft carrier arrived on Monday in Vietnam for the first time since the end of the Vietnam war, dramatically underscoring the growing strategic ties between the former foes at a time when China’s regional influence is rising. The grey and imposing...
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For the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, a United States aircraft carrier is scheduled to make a port call in Vietnam on Monday, signaling how China’s rise is bringing together former foes in a significant shift in the region’s geopolitical...
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That was how Sen. Panfilo Lacson described the presence of one of the US Navy’s longest-serving active carriers in the contested South China Sea, control of which is at the heart of a maritime dispute between the Philippines and China. “Not being pro USA and...
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