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BRP Antonio Luna (File photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - The Philippine Navy (PN) is poised to be at par with its regional counterparts through the acquisition of more modern warships in the coming years, its acting chief said on Thursday. "In five years time, when the arrival of the seven more Acero-class gunboats, the new construction landing docks, the new generation corvettes, offshore patrol vessels, the average age of our seagoing platforms will be 10 years old. Comparable and even better than our maritime neighbors," PN acting flag-officer-in-command Rear Adm. Caesar...

The Philippine Navy's BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) has tested its main guns and batteries at the sea phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2022, the world’s largest joint and combined naval exercise, held in Hawaii.

The exercises kicked off without Taiwan’s participation, despite a push from Congress, while China’s previous invitations are a distant memory.

US starts the RIM of the Pacific exercise scheduled in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.

Expect the political battle over the island nations like Fiji or the Solomons to be a big part of Chinese-American geopolitics in the new year.