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

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

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

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

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’ ...

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 ...

MANILA said that it is seeking closer military cooperation with Auckland, aiming to maintain regional security and improve disaster response preparedness, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ...

Cope Thunder was first held in 1976 in the Philippines. However, in 1992, it was moved to Eielson Air Force Base and overtime renamed Red Flag Alaska.

Cope Thunder moved to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, in 1992, and was eventually renamed Red Flag Alaska. Airpower exercises are also part of Balikatan, the annual, multi-service U.S.-Philippine ...

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