10 Chinese Ships vs 1 Philippine Vessel How Beijing Turns Aggression Into “Routine Patrols” 10 Chinese Ships vs 1 Philippine Vessel. On paper, Beijing calls it a “routine patrol.” On the water, it looks very different. The overwhelming numerical imbalance is not accidental; it is designed. By surrounding a lone Philippine ship with coast guard…
China Is Watching the 9th U.S.–Philippines Patrol Very Closely! The West Philippine Sea has seen tension before, but nothing quite like this moment. As dawn breaks over contested waters, Philippine and U.S. warships slice through the waves in tight formation, their radars sweeping, their aircraft carving arcs across the sky. It is a scene that…
China Fires Flares at Philippines Aircraft as New EW Systems Activate in Spratlys A Chinese vessel firing military-grade flares at a Philippine patrol plane, just hours after new PLA electronic-warfare systems were activated across the Spratlys, signals a dramatic escalation in the West Philippine Sea. This is not an isolated incident. It is the opening…
Hegseth’s Pacific Posture Shift: Reinforcing U.S. Deterrence Along the First Island Chain (2025–2030) What if the front line of the next great-power conflict isn’t Washington or Beijing, but a narrow arc of islands stretching from Okinawa to Taiwan and all the way down to Luzon? That is the strategic question framing U.S. Defense Secretary Pete…
Philippines KF-21 Boramae Acquisition: A Strategic Shift in South China Sea Air Power The Philippines is currently in advanced negotiations to acquire South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae, a move that represents the largest leap in Philippine airpower in 20 years and a significant shift in the military balance of the South China Sea. After decades of operating without a…
A Taiwan Invasion Would Be an Emergency for Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea — Why Prime Minister Takaichi Is Right When Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi declared that “a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be an emergency for Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea and Japan will support the United States in the defence of…
China’s Growing Flotilla: Satellite Images Reveal New Flashpoints in the West Philippine Sea In December 2025, new satellite evidence from BBC Verify exposed a dramatic escalation in China’s naval posture across the Philippine Sea, revealing flotillas being resupplied at sea, far from home, and operating with the endurance of a true blue-water navy. What Philippine…
Japan Plans to Export Military Command & Control System to the Philippines Japan has a long history of not exporting weapons. However, sending the Philippines its first military command and control systems changes the situation. What does this mean for the countries of the Indo-Pacific? Japan and the Philippines are constructing networks and systems and…
The Japan–Philippines security axis is accelerating faster than any other defense partnership in the Indo-Pacific, and the latest development marks another leap forward. On November 26, 2025, Philippine Navy Chief Vice Adm. Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta confirmed that Manila is now seeking five additional retired TC-90 maritime patrol aircraft from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, a…
Taiwan now stands at a decisive moment as Chinese pressure reaches historic highs across its skies and seas, raising a fundamental question with enormous strategic consequences: should Taipei expose Beijing’s airspace and EEZ violations the way the Philippines exposes coercion in the South China Sea? Chinese military activity has surged at a scale the world…
