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The large anti-submarine ship “Admiral Panteleyev” of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) made a scheduled call at the port of Manila (Republic of the Philippines) to replenish material supplies and food. The ship returns to its base in Vladivostok after taking part in the first ever joint naval exercise between Russia and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian…
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The Pakistan Navy’s largest and most modern frigate, the PNS Tughril (F-261), has arrived in Manila for a two-day goodwill visit. In a statement on Tuesday, Philippine Navy spokesperson, Commander Benjo Negranza, said the PNS Tughril arrived at Pier 15 at the Manila South Harbor on Monday afternoon for a goodwill visit until Wednesday. “A simple welcome ceremony was accorded…
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A detachment of ships and submarines of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) consisting of the corvette “Gremyashchy” and submarines of project 636.3 “Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky” and “Volkhov” made a planned call to the port of Manila (Republic of the Philippines) to replenish material supplies and food. A detachment of ships performs an inter-fleet transition from the Baltic Fleet to the place of…
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On October 19, U.S. military service members in Palawan delivered intensive care unit (ICU) beds and COVID-19 vaccine cold storage units, valued at over Php758,750 ($15,175), to the Palawan provincial government to assist local partners battling COVID-19. The donation, provided by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, was facilitated through a partnership with the Philippine Coast Guard to transport the equipment aboard…
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The Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) took part in a Maritime Partnership Exercise together with two Indian Navy ships namely INS Ranvijay (Guided Missile Destroyer, D55) and INS Kora (Guided Missile Corvette, P61) on August 23, 2021 in the West Philippine Sea. The two Indian Navy ships were met by BRP Antonio Luna somewhere on the northwestern coast…
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Pacific Partnership 21, the annual U.S-led multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, kicked off with a medical subject matter expert exchange at Manila Naval Hospital, July 28. The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) arrived at the mission port July 14, where participants disembarked before conducting a…
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June 10, 2021 – The Philippine Navy, through the Philippine Fleet, held a simple send-off ceremony to its second frigate, BRP Antonio Luna (FF151), at Pier 13, June 10, with the new PN Flag Officer In Command, Rear Adm. Adeluis Bordado as the presiding officer and Fleet commander, Rear Adm. Alberto Carlos. Also witnessing the ceremony were the Forces, Wing…
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May 3, 2021 – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) safely arrived at Pier 15, South Harbor, Manila at around 08:24 a.m. today, 03 May 2021. On 23 April 2021, said Coast Guard vessel departed Manila to participate in the joint training exercises of the PCG and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the West…
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