In a significant strategic move, the United States has deployed F-35 stealth fighters to the Philippines for the first time to participate in the “Cope Thunder” joint military exercises. -This ...

The second iteration of Cope Thunder 2025 between the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States Pacific Air Forces ...

The Philippines emerges as a key front in the US-China Indo-Pacific rivalry with the recent deployment of F-35 jets for joint ...

Analysts say the advanced fighter jet’s deployment shows Manila’s deep integration into US deterrence planning in the region.

The United States has for the first time deployed its 5th-generation F-35 stealth fighter at the Clark Air Base in ...

PAF and its counterparts from the US Pacific Air Forces conducted a joint patrol Monday to mark the second iteration of “Cope ...

The US Pacific Air Forces deployed their F-35 Lightning II aircraft, one of the most advanced and lethal fighter jets in the ...

Philippine Air Force (PAF) soldiers and their counterparts in the US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) on Monday formally opened the ...

The 2025 iteration of Cope Thunder runs from July 7 to 18, and will see US and Philippine air personnel and assets train in ‘multiple training locations in Northern Luzon’ ...