The Philippine Navy (PN) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) stepped up efforts to enhance their tactical coordination following the conclusion of a two-day visit by senior PN officials to Japan over the weekend. Rear Adm. Joe Anthony C. Orbe, commander of PN’s Philippine Fleet (PF),...
The Philippine Navy (PN) successfully carried out its first-ever aerial launch of a Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile during a live-fire unilateral exercise in waters facing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday, Sept 9. PN Acting Flag Officer in Command Rear Adm. Alan Javier witnessed the...
The Philippine Fleet performs simultaneous unilateral and gunnery exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on March 10, 2025. (Photo: PF) Despite rough seas, the Philippine Fleet (PF) successfully conducted its first simultaneous unilateral and gunnery exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
An Acero-class patrol vessel of the Philippine Navy is delivered by Israel Shipyard Ltd. at Pier 15 in South Harbor, Manila on Sept. 17, 2024. (Photo: Philippine Fleet) Two additional fast attack interdiction craft-missile (FAIC-M) platforms from Israel have been delivered to the country as the...
(L-R) Philippine Fleet commander Rear Adm. Renato David and United States 7th Fleet commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher (Photo courtesy of Philippine Fleet) The navies of the Philippines and United States completed its third staff-to-staff talks this week, providing a platform for the troops...
The Philippine Navy's (PN) Philippine Fleet (PF) officially concluded this year's iteration of Exercise "Pagbubuklod," its unilateral training activity, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, in its headquarters at the Naval Base Heracleo Alano in Sangley Point, Cavite. Philippine Fleet personnel conduct photo...
The Philippine Navy’s Philippine Fleet (PN-PF) and the United States 7th Fleet (C7F) vowed to further strengthen their cooperation by holding more joint activities this 2022, PF acting commander Rear Admiral Nichols Driz said Sunday, Feb. 27. (Courtesy of Pacific Fleet) Driz said this was the...
The Philippine Fleet officially started a five-day maritime drill on Monday, September 13, to harmonize the capabilities of its units with other components of the Philippine Navy (PN). (Courtesy of Philippine Fleet) Dubbed as Exercise "Pagbubuklod" (translation: unification), the event is an annual...
Two hundred families in Cavite City benefitted anew from the weekly outreach program of the Philippine Navy (PN), an initiative which the military started to help communities cope with the challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a military commander said Wednesday, Aug. 18. The...
