Tagged: #philippine-sea

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A line of grey warships including a US aircraft carrier and a Japanese helicopter destroyer sail in formation on open blue sea

USS Theodore Roosevelt sails with Japanese, Australian, Canadian and French warships in Keen Sword

The US carrier strike group joined a five-navy formation in the Philippine Sea on 21 October as Keen Sword 27 moved to sea, with US F-22s flying from Kyushu.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read

A small white Philippine Coast Guard patrol boat sails in front of a large grey Japanese navy landing ship on open sea

Indo-Pacific

Marcos to summon China's envoy after he says Beijing could easily win a fight with Manila

Philippine leaders, including the defence secretary, read Ambassador Jing Quan's remark about using force as an attempt to intimidate Manila over the South China Sea.

TaiwanDefence · 6d ago · 3 min read

Marines in camouflage and helmets walk in a line along a rocky, tree-lined beach as small waves wash ashore.

Indo-Pacific

Philippine defence chief seeks brigade-sized Army force and stronger Marine presence on Palawan

Gilberto Teodoro and AFP chief Antonio Nafarrete told Western Command troops that the province facing the South China Sea needs a larger, sustained tri-service presence.

TaiwanDefence · 7 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A white China Coast Guard patrol ship with hull number 3105 and a red and blue stripe sails on dark blue open sea.

Indo-Pacific

Philippine military's monthly tally of Chinese ships at disputed features nearly doubles to 101

The Philippine military said it monitored 101 Chinese navy and coast guard vessels at four West Philippine Sea features in September, up from 56 in August, with the sharpest rise at Pag-asa Island.

TaiwanDefence · 6 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Coast Guard video still of vessels and a helicopter off Pag-asa Island

ANALYSISAnalysis

CCG 21581 blocked boat HSRB-019 off Pag-asa

On 4 October 2026 the Philippine Coast Guard said CCG 21581 blocked HSRB-019 near Pag-asa, timely because a PLA Navy helicopter circled the same boats that morning.

TaiwanDefence · 5 Oct 2026 · 4 min read