Tag results for: South China Sea

On April 15, the U.S. Army Pacific announced that the U.S. Army had deployed a Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system to the Luzon region of the Philippines.  According to the Congressional Reporting Service, the missile system has a maximum range of 1,725 miles (2,7776 Kilometers). The deployment includes a missile battery, an operations center, four launchers, prime movers, and modified trailers.  The...

Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels are shadowing a Philippine survey vessel, the BRP H Ventura, as it conducts its hydrologic survey north of Scarborough Shoal. A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, the BRP Gabriela Silang, is also escorting the survey vessel as it is conducting the survey. One of the CCG vessels sailed less than 2 nautical miles (1.85 km)...

Two Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels harassed Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels near Rozul Reef on April 4th. The incident occurred when the two CCG vessels began to harass the Philippine fishing boats that volunteered to support the joint PCG-BFAR operation at the shoal. The operation involved the PCG and BFAR ships...

Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States will conduct a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) today, April 7, 2024. The Australian Ministry of Defence, the Philippine Department of National Defense, and the U.S. Defense Department issued a joint statement confirming they will conduct the exercise on April 6th. The statements said the four...

On March 29, Politico reported that the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines have planned to engage in joint naval patrols in the South China Sea sometime later this year, according to a U.S. Official and a foreign diplomat familiar with the planning.   This comes as the leaders of all three nations are having a trilateral summit on April 11. This...