U.S. Air Force F-35s are operating on Philippine soil for the first time as part of aerial combat drills between Washington ...

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

The Philippine Air Force and U.S. Pacific Air Forces began joint aerial drills on Monday, July 7under Cope Thunder 25-2, a ...

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

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 ...

Exercise Cope Thunder began on Monday in the Philippines and is scheduled to run through July 18, according to the U.S. Pacific Air Forces.

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 ...