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Armed Forces of the Philippines
December 05, 2017
Philippines Military Modernization Gets Delayed Boost With Attack Aircraft Deal
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A longstanding requirement gets closer to reality after multiple setbacks.
October 29, 2017
Mayhem in Marawi
By Zachary Abuza
Is the Philippines up to the task of handling the latest wave of Islamist terrorism?
October 14, 2017
Who Will Be the Philippines’ Next Military Chief?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The personnel change comes at a critical time in the country’s security and ongoing defense modernization.
October 05, 2017
Who is the Philippines’ New Army Chief?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the appointment and what it means.
September 13, 2017
US Deploys New Surveillance Drone to Philippines for Terror Fight
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Washington takes another step to boost Manila’s capabilities.
August 29, 2017
What Did the US Pacific Military Chief’s Philippines Visit Accomplish?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at Harry Harris’ visit to Manila.
August 16, 2017
Battle for Marawi Exposes Philippines’ Military Intelligence Crisis
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The ongoing Marawi crisis has pointed to well-known capability gaps that Manila is now attempting to urgently fill.
August 09, 2017
A Trial Balloon Over Mindanao: The Philippines Weighs US UCAVs in Counterinsurgency
By Blanchard E. Neuman
Would U.S. unmanned combat aerial vehicles change the game in Mindanao counterinsurgency?
August 08, 2017
Singapore Military Aircraft Delivers Terror Aid to Philippines
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The city-state begins dispatching aid to Manila as the Marawi crisis continues.
August 08, 2017
Why Has the Philippines’ Military Struggled in its Terror Fight Under Duterte?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Despite advances being made, it has been an uphill climb and the challenge is much deeper than the headlines suggest.
August 01, 2017
US Gives Philippines 2 New Military Surveillance Aircraft Amid Rising Terror Threat
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Washington delivers yet another much-needed capability boost to the Southeast Asian state.
June 14, 2017
Philippines Gets New Artillery Systems from Israel
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The Philippines and Israel have been making inroads in the defense realm over the past few years.