Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged anti-ship missile deployments, increased military training and defense industrial ...

Mr Hegseth, who was visiting the Philippines, blamed the previous Biden administration for insufficient actions that ...

The U.S. and its Philippine ally are also planning special forces training in the closest province to China-claimed Taiwan.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence ...

The Philippines has launched its 3,200-ton frigate BRP Diego Silang at Hyundai Heavy Industries' (HHI) shipyard in Ulsan, ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad" commitment to a defence treaty with the Philippines on ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is on Oahu to meet with Pacific military leaders to discuss China and other security ...

At his first stop in the Philippines, the U.S. defense secretary promised to strengthen deterrence against Chinese “threats” ...

Hegseth made the remarks as he opened his first visit to Asia as defense chief – an important opportunity for US President Donald Trump’s administration to set a tone for its engagement in the region, ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the U.S. intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen ...

As part of the US efforts to establish deterrence in the Indo-Pacific Region, American Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary ...