The Philippine Air Force has just received five new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, another major addition to a fleet that has grown rapidly in recent years. It’s a milestone, no doubt. But as these aircraft touched down on the tarmac, a larger question hung in the air: how far does this upgrade really take the…
What if everything we thought we knew about Indo-Pacific strategy changes with a simple twist of a map? That’s the provocative idea behind U.S. Forces Korea’s adoption of the “east-up” map, a flipped geographic perspective that suddenly places South Korea, Japan, and the Philippines along a striking strategic axis. And according to the USFK Commander,…
The roar of engines echoed across the harbor. Navy officers stood in full dress uniform, their gaze fixed on the horizon as a sleek, grey warship pierced through the blue waters. The BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) had arrived. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., standing tall on the pier under the blazing sun, looked toward the…
From Humiliation to Power: The Rise of China’s Military Might: In 1839, a fleet of British warships arrived off the coast of China, unleashing a devastating conflict that would mark the beginning of the nation’s “Century of Humiliation.” Over the next hundred years, foreign powers carved up Chinese territory, and its military, once the pride…
