Stop-gap measure: PH signs $700-M deal with South Korea for a squadron of FA-50s
The Philippines has signed a $700-million deal with the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) for 12 FA-50 aircraft to boost the country’s air defense capability.
Responding to future security threats
The Philippines has been drawing valuable lessons from conflicts in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the recent India-Pakistan border disputes.
Philippines prepares for armed drones, missile attacks
In the future, the Philippines and its oldest security ally, the United States, will stop holding large-scale joint and combined exercises to test their operational readiness.
China’s freedom of navigation operations patrols
China is attempting to create a buffer zone in the South China Sea, militarizing artificial islands to keep away the US and its allies from patrolling the strategic waterway where about $3 trillion worth of annual trade passes.
Controversy over midrange capability missiles
The Philippines must have an integrated air defense system to cover 100% of the country’s Philippines Air Defense Identification Zone (PADIZ) as well as have an effective maritime domain awareness.
