US EditionF-35 Drills in Philippines Signal US Ramp-up in Combat Readiness in Asia-Pacific
PHILIPPINES, JUL 7 – The exercise includes 2,301 participants and aims to strengthen defense ties and readiness under the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty in the Indo-Pacific region.
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US fighter aircraft F-35 joins PAF patrol to mark annual air drills
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and its counterparts from the United States Pacific Air Forces (Pacaf) conducted a joint patrol Monday to mark the second iteration of “Cope Thunder” bilateral air drills this year. Pacaf’s F-35 fighter aircraft joined PAF’s light combat aircraft FA-50 in patrolling the country’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone including the West Philippine Sea. Officials said the US stealth fig…
Photo from Philippine Air Force The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) formally kicked off the second phase of Cope Thunder Philippines 2025 (CT PH 25-2) at Clark Air Base, Mabalacat City, Pampanga on Monday, July 7. The bilateral air exercise will last until July 18 and will be conducted at various training locations in Northern Luzon. According to PAF spokesperson Col. Consuelo Castillo, the exercise aims to stren…
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PAF, US PACAF open 2nd iteration of Cope Thunder air drills
MANILA – Philippine Air Force (PAF) soldiers and their counterparts in the US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) on Monday formally opened the second iteration of this year's Cope Thunder Philippines (CT PH 25-2) at the Clark Air Base in Mabalacat City, Pampanga. "Running from July 7 to 18, 2025, this…
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